PTSDisweird
Bronze Member
Hi everyone. It's my first post in this forum. Also english is not my native language, so please excuse any mistakes.
So, in the past I used to drink occasionally and mostly socially. I was never addicted to alcohol neither other substance, like nicotine. I have never used any illegal drugs. Though, although not an alcoholic, I have binge drinked in the past about 20 to 30 times, some of them socially, some of them in alone in my home. I regreted every single one of them as most of them ended up with a violent vomit and the entire next day off and being sick.
That's some info about my past with alcohol. Nothing too much I guess. In the last 2 years, I drink rarely, have even gone 2 or 3 months without drinking any alcohol even though I went out with friends (most of the times they drank alcoholic beverages, and I drank a soda or carbohydrated water which I like). I have noticed that alcohol worsens my hyperarousal symptoms, as many drinks and foods after the onset of my PTSD, for example those who contain a lot of sugar, and also alcohol hits me easily (my mother has it too, so it could be genetic even though I am male). I can't know if it's because of PTSD, because the onset was at age of 15, and I didn't use alcohol before, I'm pretty sure the biggest part is attributed to it though.
Bottom line is that I don't really like alcohol (I guess a lot of people don't love it either, they just drink socially) and except the fact that it worsens some PTSD symptoms, I also hate idea of losing control of the body, even in the smallest bit, like when you have 1 or 2 drinks. So, I decided to abstain from it and drink very rarely. Any opinions? Any other people who can identify with me?
Thanks for your time. Sorry if it's long. :)
So, in the past I used to drink occasionally and mostly socially. I was never addicted to alcohol neither other substance, like nicotine. I have never used any illegal drugs. Though, although not an alcoholic, I have binge drinked in the past about 20 to 30 times, some of them socially, some of them in alone in my home. I regreted every single one of them as most of them ended up with a violent vomit and the entire next day off and being sick.
That's some info about my past with alcohol. Nothing too much I guess. In the last 2 years, I drink rarely, have even gone 2 or 3 months without drinking any alcohol even though I went out with friends (most of the times they drank alcoholic beverages, and I drank a soda or carbohydrated water which I like). I have noticed that alcohol worsens my hyperarousal symptoms, as many drinks and foods after the onset of my PTSD, for example those who contain a lot of sugar, and also alcohol hits me easily (my mother has it too, so it could be genetic even though I am male). I can't know if it's because of PTSD, because the onset was at age of 15, and I didn't use alcohol before, I'm pretty sure the biggest part is attributed to it though.
Bottom line is that I don't really like alcohol (I guess a lot of people don't love it either, they just drink socially) and except the fact that it worsens some PTSD symptoms, I also hate idea of losing control of the body, even in the smallest bit, like when you have 1 or 2 drinks. So, I decided to abstain from it and drink very rarely. Any opinions? Any other people who can identify with me?
Thanks for your time. Sorry if it's long. :)
