FixMe
14-01-12, 16:57
Ok, Hi :) I'm new here and in desperate need of a little advice!
The thing is, as much as consuming alcohol can relax me and decrease my anxiety, this is only so if nothing is going wrong. I'll give you a couple of examples.
I was on a night out, didn't have much to drink at all. I was a little anxious but still relatively happy until i realised that my bag had been stolen. So i went outside the club where there was a police care sitting outside and asked for there help. They said they were busy (they weren't) so my anxiety increased. Long story short, I flipped. I don't know how it happened so quickly and i ended up head butting a police officer and being arrested. Now I'd like to point out that I am not a crazy psycho, I'm not a violent person, I'm actually pretty nice. But at that point, my reaction was automatic without any time to think or calm down and I don't know to fix that so any suggestions would be more than appreciated.
The other example of this was last weekend, same thing. On a night out, had a bit to drink, not anxious at all and i was having an amazing night. Then at leaving time, I realised someone had stolen my jacket with my phone in the pocket (my luck) so again, i freaked out. I blamed my boyfriend for everything, called all his mates thieves, punched him and he dumped me. I don't blame him, i mean i went weird, like the anxiety taking over makes me a different person.
I'm lost here, I mean I got good at managing my anxiety but that's only as long as nothing is going wrong. Any hint of negativity to a certain level and i can't overcome it. I can't seem to stop and think before i react and to be honest, it's not only ruining my life, but also the people around me.
FixMe?
The thing is, as much as consuming alcohol can relax me and decrease my anxiety, this is only so if nothing is going wrong. I'll give you a couple of examples.
I was on a night out, didn't have much to drink at all. I was a little anxious but still relatively happy until i realised that my bag had been stolen. So i went outside the club where there was a police care sitting outside and asked for there help. They said they were busy (they weren't) so my anxiety increased. Long story short, I flipped. I don't know how it happened so quickly and i ended up head butting a police officer and being arrested. Now I'd like to point out that I am not a crazy psycho, I'm not a violent person, I'm actually pretty nice. But at that point, my reaction was automatic without any time to think or calm down and I don't know to fix that so any suggestions would be more than appreciated.
The other example of this was last weekend, same thing. On a night out, had a bit to drink, not anxious at all and i was having an amazing night. Then at leaving time, I realised someone had stolen my jacket with my phone in the pocket (my luck) so again, i freaked out. I blamed my boyfriend for everything, called all his mates thieves, punched him and he dumped me. I don't blame him, i mean i went weird, like the anxiety taking over makes me a different person.
I'm lost here, I mean I got good at managing my anxiety but that's only as long as nothing is going wrong. Any hint of negativity to a certain level and i can't overcome it. I can't seem to stop and think before i react and to be honest, it's not only ruining my life, but also the people around me.
FixMe?