Or is socialising more anxiety inducing since Covid?

[Toomuch2019]

So I went out last night with a group from work. Had all of 2 drinks and today have woken up
early with massive anxiety about if I embarrassed myself.

I know this can be quite common but I'm
wondering if it is getting worse since Covid as it seems to be for me. I'm drinking much less than I used to but feeling worse and to be honest I partly just feel like I don't want to go out again like I can't cope anymore.

AIBU to think there is a post-Covid angle here?Does anyone else feel like this is getting worse for them post lockdowns?

Perhaps you're drinking less often, so the effects are more noticeable.

Or maybe it's an age thing.

Try not drinking next time you go out.

@lughnasadh

Perhaps you're drinking less often, so the effects are more noticeable.

Or maybe it's an age thing.

Try not drinking next time you go out.

You are probably right lughnasadh it may well be the drinking less often or age. Will try and not drink at all next time, I don't particularly need a drink to have a good time I generally do it just because everyone else is so won't miss it!

I think this is common just now, we are all a bit rusty socially. Covid has interrupted so many of our old habits, practices, routines. Some people will go back, some people will adopt new ways.

I suppose it depends what you were like before and how much lockdown affected you mentally. I don't feel anxious socialising, but then I never have done and I've been living my life as I normally did pre Covid since lockdown ended.

I am an anxious mess when I have to go out and don’t want to go. When I do, I have a good time and enjoy talking to people. But later I keep thinking about things I could have done or said differently. Separately, any time I drink alcohol now I am horribly anxious in the morning- last time I woke up in the middle of the night completely panicky with nightmares, health fears and embarrassment about what I must have said last night (it was a completely i controversial conversation with very old friends).

Covid and alcohol and lack of socialising have broken me I think.