Question by Nightfox: Should people with anxiety drink alcohol?
I have a lot of stress, doctor has said I have an anxiety disorder, but im getting better now, Im 22 and have never had alcohol but Im wanting to go out with my friends and have fun, I was thinking of trying a drink, I wouldn’t get drunk or anything…but yeah do you think it would be ok?

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I’m returning to school after not having been in school for thee years. I did get an associates degree (after several years of going to several community colleges). My GPA is substandard, and my transcript littered with multiple withdrawals and failed courses. A big problem I had was that I had a serious drinking problem and suffered from severe depression.

However, I got treatment and have not had a drink of alcohol since 2008. I do have a degree, though my GPA is garbage. Would it be wise or unwise to divulge my struggle with alcohol and depression on a college acceptance essay? Even if I have goals set for myself and have moved beyond these struggles, would it hurt my chances of getting in?

There has been a lot of talking about legalizing marijuana lately and it seems like most opponents of it are against it because marijuana can be dangerous and addictive and a gateway to harder drugs. These arguments are not surprising but what does surprise me is that these people are not advocating banning alcohol. I wonder why not.

If you look at the effects of alcohol it is clear that alcohol is actually a very dangerous drug, in some ways more dangerous than heroin. The high people get from alcohol many times has immediate negative effects such as aggression, being too sexually uninhibited, acting insensibly , etc. Many crimes are committed under the influence of alcohol. When alcohol addiction sets in the addict many times loses their ability to function normally because of the drug’s effects, unlike heroin addicts that can function well if provided with a steady, legal dose of heroin. The withdrawal symptoms from alcohol are much more severe than those of heroin and other opiates. While heroin withdrawal is very uncomfortable it is very rarely deadly but withdrawal of alcohol is sometimes life threatening.
Alcohol is much more of a gateway drug than marijuana and has a serious effect on the young people who use it. Many teens have sex for the first time under the influence of alcohol and it’s often unprotected sex. The teens that took part in the infamous hazing incident in a Chicago suburb a few years ago where drinking beer as they were hazing the younger students. Many teens have died in drunk driving incidents and many others have ended up in hospitals from overdosing on alcohol, so called alcohol poisoning.

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It’s really terrible. I mean, I completely freak out at the beginning of the exam and I can’t remember a thing. If I just had a little to drink or something before the test, maybe I’d be a little more confident and able to concentrate.

Do you think it’s worth a shot? They never breathalyze anyone upon entering, so why not?

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With over fifty percent of the world population abusing alcohol the amount of research done on getting over this addiction is also vast. When an alcoholic wants to give up his addiction he has to undergo two steps in treatment. The first one is detoxification and the second one is psychological counseling.

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Ok i’m 16 years old and in the morning of a presentation should I drink alcohol to relieve anxiety and if so what type of alcohol and how much?

I recently decided to take alcohol out of my diet completely. I used to drink a pint of beer or so a night after work. I am on day 2 and feel pretty good. I am just apprehensive of if I am fooling myself. Is it possible I could still experience symptoms or DTs? Thanks!!

What I mean is he doesn’t think I should to to any ‘cushy medical detox’ or get any Librium or anything. He said it should be the most horrible miserable experience of your life, so you don’t do it again. Is he right?

I married him young, and by mistake. He pretended to be a different man, his wealthy cousin Brian Waldorf. Then it appeared that he was his never-to-do well lazy cousin Wendover. We separated immediately after our wedding, and I got a job. About a year later my cousins died, and my father inherited a lot of money and a fine estate. Brian immediately “recollected” me, found me and moved in with my father.
He’s been sponging off him since then. He did not work, he kept Chambers (a lawyer’s office), but never had any cases, and went to town only to drink and meet friends. My father died, and left me a lot of money, and even more to my half brother Vernon. If something happens to Vernon, I inherit everything. Then I noticed that Brian
started drinking too much brandy and soda. He is never drunk, he drinks it throughout the day. The local doctor told me that it was called “pegging” – sipping liquor throughout the day. That is what Brian does. He has visions, too. He sees snowflakes in summer, collects invisible silver coins from the floor, sees men, hiding behind trees, stalking him, says that his enemies wants to imprison him. Once he said that Vernon died and I inherited the place, though my brother is well and alive. I consulted two medical men, hired a nurse-attendant, Towler, to look after him. Brian raves and hallucinates, he has delirium
tremens. But he refuses to be treated, and still manages to find alcohol, we found a stash in the bathroom, behind the pipes. He is a threat to himself and to us all, what should I do?