I am a little anxious right now because we are having a party at our place i usually get anxious at this time however it is more of an excited anxious. anyways I am not drinking because it makes me more anxious through the next 1-2 days I used to love to drink and party but don't anymore because of the next day. anyone else have this happen and does it get better?? I want to have fun with my friends but i dont want to feel like im going to die the next day...

any advice..

On New Years Eve I was at a field trial that I was running my dogs in. Earlier that week I had too many drinks(1 or 2) and I realized I was getting depressed, so I stopped drinking entirely. Everyone was drinking at the party and the main course was everything that I used to love to eat but am now allergic to. Oysters, shrimp, pork. I had a hard time feeling in a party mood, and I was feeling sorry for myself. so I slipped out and went back to my hotel room. I was content That isn't much of a solution. When I give a party and I prepare food I have less of an interest in drinking alcohol. Sometimes I will make a really interesting non alcoholic drink like a alcohol free pina colada. I started taking digital photos and showing them on my laptop at parties. when you don't drink you will begin to realize that a lot of people are no longer drinking. Concentrate on serving the other guests, help clean up. Observe the drunks, that can be very entertaining also, and help reinforce why you don't want to drink. Most other party goers won't care if you drink or not. When you concentrate on entertaining your guests you won't have time to be anxious.

I am starting to realize that I have a problem with alcohol. I drink all weekend long, and when monday comes, I feel absolutely horrible. For me, the drinking stops my anxiety, but when it comes time to sober up on monday, I feel like I just can't handle it. I know I need to stop drinking, but I don't know how because when I stop the anxiety takes over and I can't funciont. I am trying again (starting today) to completely sober up and kick this anxiety to the curb. I have noticed that if I don't drink for a couple days, I do feel much better. So let's join together in our pledge to not drink anymore until we have completely remedied our anxiety issues. I just want to go back to a responsible drinker. I hope I/we can do this!

yeah i have stopped drinking and getting better with my anxiety i am not as scared of the attacks now i have noticed. and not drinking does help a lot. it has been hard for me with all the peer pressure but i am sticking to not drinking let me know how your not drinking is going