I absolutely must stop drinking. Hangovers make me suicidal.

[ncnc22]

I'm having the hangover from hell today. It's absolutely awful.

I feel like I'm going to die. I need to quit drinking forever. It's just not worth it.

Are you feeling suicidal, OP? 💐

I was when I woke up. I felt absolutely terrified and full of fear and self hatred.

So cliche, we all know that this is what hangovers do to you.

I've just taken a couple of diazepam.

Sounds like quitting drinking would be a good option here....it comes with other benefits also; for example its cheaper and you consume fewer calories, not to mention avoiding the hangovers.

I don't drink from about November to March because I struggle with getting out of bed early in the winter months (but alas DD aged 2 does not) and it serves me reasonably well enough.

Have you taken a look at the alcohol support pages on here OP? It sounds like you could use some support if you want to discuss your drinking or how the hangovers are making you feel: link

Yeah this is why I quit. Even one glass of wine and the next day was just mentally and physically horrendous. Not worth it for the mediocre buzz. I can’t even look at someone hungover now without a physical reaction. And I have just as much fun sober than I ever did pissed. 🤷‍♀️

Same.

I don't need support in that I most definitely don't have an alcohol problem and am not a danger to myself generally in terms of harming myself but I cannot even describe how emotionally and mentally unwell I get these days if I have more than 1 or 2 drinks.

It's quite strange how this has developed for me. Maybe it's because I drink less frequently. Or maybe it's just that I'm older and can't deal with feeling like I've made a show of myself. Who knows. But I clearly can't hack it any more.

The last time I drank (years ago.) I had the worst anxiety afterwards and it didn't dissipate for 4 days. I was sat at my desk hyperventilating on a Wednesday and I'd not drank since the Saturday. Alcohol also triggers a health problem for me. Since that hangover, I've sworn off it. It did take a while to get used to as I felt I should be drinking on a Friday night and letting go.

Iced water in a nice glass works a treat.

Life without drink is great - I didn't give up deliberately but once my drinking had petered out I realised life was better without. Give it a try @ncnc22 !

Same same @ncnc22 i feel so sad and anxious today. Not to mention the nausea and headache. I keep trying to stop, I go for a couple of weeks, realise how much better life is without drink. Then I get bored and feel like there’s no fun in life and start drinking again. Im hiding how much I’m drinking from my dp, it’s such a mess.
Hope the diazepam does the trick op

Thanks all.

I don't even drink that often, maybe twice a month. But I probably drink too much when I do.

I'm feeling a bit better having taken diazepam. I think I'm really going to try to stop completely. It's not worth feeling like this. This morning was terrifying.

Similar happened to me, OP. It went from hangovers being a bit unpleasant to hangovers leading to a very dark place. I think it's not uncommon as people get older.

I've just stopped drinking altogether as I found it difficult (and pointless!) to just have one drink on a night out.

Bonus being that I have saved a lot of money which I'm putting towards a holiday to a place I really want to visit but have not been able to afford. Not to mention I feel just generally healthier.

This is why I stopped. It's so much better, I promise.