Does anyone else feel tipsy after socialising?

[AGoldenAutumn]

I would say that I'm an introvert, but I find when I'm forced to socialise I end up feeling like I'm tipsy after a while, without alcohol. It makes me more lighthearted and I find it easier to chat, but it is weird. It's like I get a buzz from it all.

I went out with some colleagues and the first hour I felt reserved and uncomfortable, and then it felt like I was tipsy and I started being much more animated and chatty.

Does anyone else experience this?

Yes I do. It was explained to me as a sensory processing issue. We get overwhelmed and the physical response is kind of an up/down of adrenaline. Quite common with introverts and people with social anxiety.

Definitely know that feeling, my ex used to say it was like I was high on life! ☺️

And I'm a introvert too.

Me too but only in the right company/setting.

Oh glad i'm not the only one! I don't know if its a good thing or a bad thing that I should be worried about?

Yes. I wouldn't say I'm an introvert but have a chronic illness which means I very rarely socialise and when I do it feels like pp described - too much adrenaline and socialoverload. Definitely similar to feeling tipsy but with no alcohol.

Yes! I've never been able to really describe it but you put it perfectly.

Yes I get this, I'm an introvert with social anxiety and when I have to socialise this happens to me. I feel dizzy, I talk really fast and animatedly, lots of gestures and over-sharing, I get louder as the time goes on, I smile so much my face hurts. When I get home I get a sort of hangover too where I feel sick with anxiety over the stupid things I've said and my head spins, my thoughts race for ages and re-play everything. (I don't drink at all so it's not a factor.) It would make sense if we get a rush of adrenaline from it. To me socialising is my equivalent of sky diving.

Me too. I have a limit. Then I should go home. Where I need to decompress.

Oh my goodness yes. I said to DH when I'd been out to lunch but driven so no alcohol that it was weird but I felt like I'd been drinking!!

Yep, me too. Feel a bit spaced out afterwards. I haven’t had any alcohol for two years.

OH when I was out with the girls with the husband's present accused me of being drunk and embarrassing him. I was on soft drinks because I was driving. He doesn't approve of the extrovert me. 🙄

I get this. I also get terrible asthma during and afterwards.

I find it triggers all my asthma sensors and I feel both hungover the next morning and hanging out for ventolin the whole time.

I don't drink when I socialise so agree this is a sober thing.

Yup! I get this. I've got better at keeping in under control over the years because I can tell it embarrasses DH. He's too nice to say anything but he starts shifting when I get too overexcited. As a consequence, my friends hadn't really seen that side of me until we went away for a girl's weekend & I got completely overwhelmed by all the socialising & became a lot more extroverted than usual. Thankfully, they thought it was fun & didn't seem embarrassed at all!

As soon as I get back from any amount of socialising I immediately need to decompress. I can often feel it coming on in the car on the way home & frequently get migraines when I've been socialising too much. I've never been drunk or hungover so I've never made that comparison but I shall use it in future to try to explain my weirdness to people!

I'm quite introverted and I get this too. I never knew it was a 'thing' and the explanation of it being a sensory processing matter is really interesting.

I thought it was just happiness and excitement from having a good time.

I have the opposite. I feel very drained by socialising and just want to lie down and be quiet.

I was at a wedding yesterday and I very quickly had had enough of chatting.