Re: 31 year old male! Struggling with health anxiety!
Originally Posted by
Rossi_h
I have had health anxiety for many years, it started when I binged one weekend on alcohol and yes I took some cocaine! It sent my heart wild and I ended Up in A&e.
Yup. That'll do it alright!
Fast forward to now I am 31, I still drink too much, smoke socially only when drinking but I also play lots of golf and football. I want to stop drinking alcohol all together in all honesty. But my it’s always been in my life since the age of 17, I’m a social butterfly and don’t like letting people down.
Alcohol and anxiety don't go. Having a few pints might relax you initially but it will come back to haunt you from about 3am when your body tries to deal with the toxins. Dehydration will also bite you hard on the bum giving you some major anxiety symptoms!
I've smoked and drank (until I've puked up) back in the day. Can't change any of it. I can only make sure that I live as healthily as I can now. If my stupidity comes back to haunt me then I'll deal with it, but the body can also be very forgiving if we put the effort in, and it's never too late to make improvements.
I knew somebody like you - a social butterfly. People bought him beer because he got funnier the more he drank. He entertained them. Then, he had a nervous breakdown and suddenly those people were nowhere to be seen - except for one man who really did live up to the word 'friend'...
You know that your lifestyle is making you feel like a crap, and will do more damage as you get older, so what do you value the most? Your health? Or being the life and soul of the party?
As I said, what's past can't be changed, but today is a new day and with that comes the chance to change your story.
All the best to you.
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