what is it about alcohol that helps ocd and anxiety symptoms?
Friday, August 6th, 2010 at
6:14 am
i notice alcohol makes me forget my obcsesions and compulsions. is there any explanation for this?
i dont drnk maybe once in a blue moon b everytime i do i feel relief..
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Filed under: Alcohol Withdrawal Anxiety
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Alcohol is a depressant.
Probably because it makes you drunk.
Alcohol is pretty bad, if you have OCD and anxieties you’re probably more at risk for depression. Like stated before, alcohol is a depressant, so you’ll grow addicted to being drunk as when you’re not the symptoms are going to start becoming more severe.
Don’t drink. It kills your liver and is addictive.
Try pot instead.
I agree with the above posters. If you continue to use alcohol to avoid anxiety caused by OCD, then you run the risk of becoming dependent on it. And that starts a whole NEW set of problems. Speak with a counselor or therapist, and use cognitive interventions to deal with the anxiety caused by OCD.
thats a good question…i wish i knew…like i understand that it makes you drunk, but i don think thats why the anxiety stops…it probably affects the brain’s neurotransmitters in some way…you should google if you haven’t already, or ask ur doc.
you got me curious now too, im gonna ask my psych teacher whrn get back to school lol
I disagree with the people who say alcohol is a depressant. I found it to be a life-enhancer! Im not an alcoholic since I don’t drink often and when I do I know when to stop. everything in moderation is what people cant seem to learn. there are 2 basic types of drunks.
1. Happy Drunk (like me)
2. Angry Drunk
it is the angry drunks of the world that dont know when to stop drinking and become alcoholics and end up getting in fistfights in bars over dumb stuff and are just overall troublemakers. I think these types of people have problems from the start that they dont know how to deal with so after drinking they just lash out to feel better. remember that drinking just impairs your judgement. it doesnt MAKE you a fighter or rapist or arsonist. these things are what they always wanted to do deep down but never tell anyone! (and for good reason) after having a few drinks you arent “thinking” as much as usual and its more about enjoying the “feeling” so that takes away your anxiety for a little while. but yeah you could try weed like the other guy said if you are not sure what kinda person you really are.