The Correlation Between Anxiety and Alcohol

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2 жыл бұрын

Do you drink to quiet your anxiety? Does it work? Or does drinking make you feel even more anxious?
Annie Grace, author of This Naked Mind and The Alcohol Experiment, explains the correlation between alcohol and anxiety and the science behind it all.
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@travisyuga 2 жыл бұрын

The Hanxiety is the number one reason I chose to take a strong look at my relationship with drinking. For me, it started out where I'd just feel anxious for 24 hours or so but eventually it started lasting 2 days, then 3, then sometimes it would last for nearly a week. I would have very depressing thought patterns during these times and just feel like a total failure and, as Annie said, I would just want to run away. As a husband and father of two precious daughters I knew I could not continue to live my life this way any longer. Thanks to This Naked Mind, I was finally able to understand what alcohol was doing to my body & mind and thankfully celebrated 1-year AF in September. I did have a few hiccups along the way and each time I awoke the next morning with that dreadful anxiety and immediately the shame and regret would be back for DAYS! Thank you Annie for your wonderful work in this field and best of luck to each of you out there as you navigate your own journey!!

@ThisNakedMind 2 жыл бұрын

Congrats on over a year, Travis!

@travisyuga 2 жыл бұрын

@@ThisNakedMind thank you so much!!

@campbellmorrison8540 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting hearing others feelings. I also have anxiety and have some medication which doesnt seem to do much in my opinion but my alcohol related anxiety seems to come on through the afternoon. In the mornings I don't feel I have a problem but by 4pm I need that drink to get rid of that feeling. Having said that I do have anxiety like dreams and end up sweating etc during the night. I do like your videos thank you

@ThisNakedMind 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you're finding it helpful and drawing from the experiences of others!

@Star-es5lu 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic explanation Annie, thank you. I'm 6 months AF today after reading your book :) Thank you!

@ThisNakedMind 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@debbiechandler7891 2 ай бұрын

Brilliant, thank you for confirming my suspicions all along xx

@ThisNakedMind 2 ай бұрын

You’re welcome 😊

@tjfSIM 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant as always Annie. Your explanations of the alcohol/anxiety correlation have really helped when I’ve been tempted to turn back to alcohol during difficult times. In short, having this knowledge and understanding enables me to say to myself “will it solve anything, and am I prepared to deal with the fallout?” When the answer to both of those is ‘No’ then alcohol is not an option.

@ThisNakedMind 2 жыл бұрын

So glad being curious continues to help you!

@sauravatri8879 2 жыл бұрын

I think it's the best explanation out there, thanks Annie

@ThisNakedMind 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you think so!

@chandlersampson 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this!

@ThisNakedMind 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@debbiechandler7891 2 ай бұрын

Spot on .

@ThisNakedMind 2 ай бұрын

Glad it is connecting with you!

@TheLoonAttic 9 ай бұрын

Fascinating ! Thx ❤

@ThisNakedMind 9 ай бұрын

❤❤❤

@ColeeLocks Жыл бұрын

I needed to hear this tonight, thank you ❤️

@ThisNakedMind Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@dedalus409 2 жыл бұрын

In the last couple years my drinking became my medicine for my perceived anxiety that it was probably creating most of. It wouldn't be until that first beer sank in that it would end but I never stopped at one of course. It wasn't until I got on Wellbutrin and my anxiety got squashed that drinking became fun again until it didn't and I started to question why I was even doing it and that led me to stop and through a sobriety app I found your book and I'm closing in on 8 months sober. Another correlation that you helped me realize was the addictive nature of alcohol and that it stays in your system so long. Once I realized it was creating its own anxiety and stress I was able to pull from the tools I used to quit cigarettes after doing a pack or more a day for 15 years which really helped. Cigarettes create their own stress and so does alcohol. You are so right when you talk about people "needing a drink" it is really just because they are in withdrawal. I hope more people can wake up to this realization because it really is transformative. Thanks Annie!

@ThisNakedMind 2 жыл бұрын

It's incredible the amount of work you've put in and how you've empowered and inspired yourself to change! Kudos to you!

@robinsmith4958 10 күн бұрын

I take Prozac 60 mg a day for anxiety…. I think that when I drink even a little bit of alcohol it kinda blocks my medication! Is this possible? I also get buzzed way faster 😮

@ThisNakedMind 8 күн бұрын

Not sure of the pharmacology there so I can't really tell you!

@Janopooh 2 жыл бұрын

Can you image if the process was reversed : Here drink this, you will first feel anxious and depressed for up to 36hrs, but then you will act like fool for 4hrs

@katherinechase3674 2 жыл бұрын

That's a good one!

@ThisNakedMind 2 жыл бұрын

Oh what a concept!

@robinsmith4958 10 күн бұрын

😅😅

@user-fr8ux5ss1o 7 ай бұрын

Why do I reach 3 wks AF. Feel so calm and free. Then I hit the wall and can't control the craving.

@ceciliavarcoe8514 7 ай бұрын

Hormones?

@ThisNakedMind 7 ай бұрын

This is so common. We have a few videos on it that might help you. You can also join the free This Naked Mind companion app and ask that question there for more support - thisnakedmindapp.com kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d7d_iph3ttnUqoU.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hamErZObvae7qHk.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l6-ijJSZ3bG7Yas.html