I feel worse and worse as the day goes on

[ThePerkyCoralPoet]

I got really drunk last night at the work Xmas party. I ended up going home with a member of senior leadership (would say I see them as a friend but this is the first time we’ve ever been out) we got in the taxi and I was fine up till that point. I was bladdered. I had to stop the taxi. Was sick out the taxi. Then again had to stop and do the same. Stumbled into my house. I am SO embarrassed that I behaved like that. They said it’s okay and texted me today and after I apologised telling me it was really no big deal.

im so embarrassed .

Just be yourself next time you are at work.Move on ,then they will

Nice what? I’ve used a colloquialism that has an unfortunate connotation I’m not aware of. You’re trying to ascribe a set of values to me because I used a colloquialism that in my experience means drunk

so google dictionary straight back at you
I meant no harm

@Zone2NorthLondon Just because you were unaware doesn't mean it's not an outdated offensive word.

You can keep this going I’m not apologising and I won’t be berated
You’re being ridiculously combative. You’re not the vocabulary police, get over yourself

Great advice here: The sooner you acknowledge it in a lighthearted way, the faster you'll feel that sense of relief.

That's pretty common, you're fine until you go outside or get into a moving vehicle and wham, it hits you.

Of course you are embarrassed.
However, did you vomit on anyone? verbally assault any one?
tried to snog anyone?

If not, forgive yourself.
It happens.
It's unlikely to happen again.

Style it out, you hadn't eaten, BIG mistake.

These things happen. folk over imbibe and get munted, it happens
In scale of things it’s kind of tame

Don’t worry about it - you feel worse because you are hungover. You’ve already apologised and presumably your colleague had also had a few.

I once went on a work night out and my boss actually vomited all over me she was so drunk - so people have definitely done worse!

Have you posted multiple threads on this?

Oh bless you! You're not the first person to go too hard on a work night out, nor will you be the last. Also, you'll have some heightened anxiety from the drink itself today.

Last year I went to my Christmas do, the first night out since having a child and my first work christmas party. I was a little nervous being around work people in that capacity and went far too hard and fast on the alcohol. My normally introverted self did a lot of dancing and was exceptionally friendly to everyone, as if I'd known them all forever and felt like I'd massively over shared.
I woke up feeling absolutely terrified and mortified. Read every old thread on here about people's Xmas party shenanigans and then dreaded work.

Monday came and the only comment was "gosh, the 5 of you looked like you had a very good time!" (There were 5 of us who were worse than the rest...!). To which I laughed and said I did. Soon blew over in my own head!

Yes, ordinarily very composed and reserved. Few pinot and she was in the nip running about. We all just expected it,she was embarrassed for few days but hey ho.

You’ve got the beer fear , honestly it’ll be fine don’t get yourself wound up about it

I thought it was going somewhere far worse when you mentioned going home with senior management 😂

@Letmegohome give yourself the night off.

We've all been there stop overthinking it!

You didn't do anything bad, you just got too drunk. Happens to the best of us. Honestly no big deal :). Hope you had a fun evening!

Ha! I expected the revelation to be they’d had sticky sex or she made a pass at the boss

Why are you posting multiple threads about the this @ThePerkyCoralPoet ???

You are me. @ThePerkyCoralPoet .
I don't normally drink and never at work events. Got completely shitfaced.
Someone called an Uber. I puked in the Uber (£££). Nice colleague got her account blocked.
I woke up to a pavement pizza on the clothes I took off next to the bed.

It's happened. Put it down to experience and don't do it again.

Honestly, it really is no big deal. It happens all the time, sure you wouldn’t have an issue if it had been the other way round.

Indeed i used to be a nurse ward Xmas nights out were legendary there was always lots of shenanigans and gossip the next day.

You're in the horror-shame spiral, it's part of the hangover. I promise, no one else is thinking about it as much as you are. In a few days it won't feel so bad.

Everyone gets drunk at some point and cringes when they look back.

I'm just here for the "munted" argument.

This has happened to the best of us at some point.

I try not to drink on a works do because I know this would be me.

I could tell you many stories of colleagues drinking and they would wish they could have your experience instead of their own.

Yours is nothing compared to most and you have absolutely nothing to be embarrassed about.

Focus on what a good night you had.