Please help me deal with beer fear!!

[Beerfear1]

Yesterday I went to a get together with neighbours and got quite drunk and am now absolutely riddled with anxiety and fear about the whole thing.

I don’t drink often, for this very reason, because I don’t cope well with the aftermath. I suffer from anxiety and OCD so any gaps in my memory are a huge trigger point for me, where my brain will go into overdrive and I’ll imagine the absolute worst case scenario.

Im an ex smoker and I do know I smoked a little and that in itself is making me feel like a failure.

im so annoyed at myself for letting my guard down. But I was having such a good time. It really wasn’t worth it to now spend days feeling like this.

does anyone have any advice to help me get through the next few days? Thanks

Oh we all do it, don't worry. You had a good time. and your neighbours were probably drunk too.

Been there. Many many many times. And other people who were there will be feeling exactly the same. It'll fade very quickly and you'll wonder why you were so worried. Don't feel a failure for smoking, it's really no big deal.

Morning @Beerfear1 , firstly, what would you say to a friend with this problem? Then say it to yourself ! You're only human - I bet your neighbours just saw you having a good time and there's nothing wrong with that.
Secondly, I'd pop over to the neighbours to say thanks. I think that will help put your mind to rest.

Not much you can do now, just look after yourself and try to take your mind off it. Drink as much water as you can, eat some comfort food, watch a movie or something to distract you. The anxiety will fade. If you can talk to someone who was there about what happened that might help. Try not to beat yourself up about it, there things happen and as long as it doesn’t happen often, it’s not a big deal.

Thanks all. I’m really hating myself today. 😩
Have had some breakfast and some water and now curled up under a blanket, feeling sorry for myself.

Oh you're in good company. I was out for most of the day yesterday and left the pub with a friend who is a friend of all of my friends but not someone I know. He said he was going to call a taxi but then couldn't get one, so I had to sit with him in my kitchen for an hour while one came. I woke up with my heart racing over this today, not that I feel I did anything wrong particularly. Pure anxiety

I feel the same op. Bumped into some parents of my dds mates. I was hammered blathering onto them for an hour gosh knows what they think of me now. Then my oh spilled some drinks

Currently cringing under a blanket.

Oh me too! Went to a street party on anew street with some of DHs work colleagues. I wasn't even that drunk, and woken up this morning like OH MY GOD😂 I take comfort in the fact that I can't remember what other people really spoke about, so they're hardly going to remember me.