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I Have The Fear Something Chronic

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  • #32
    c_man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,436 ✭✭✭c_man


    I have something chronic too *giggles*


  • #33
    BraziliaNZ
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,671 ✭✭✭BraziliaNZ


    The fear for me is that horrible uneasy feeling I get after binge drinking. It's not a fear of what you done during your binge, it's just a feeling of despair, depression, worry, anxiety etc. Help.


  • #34
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 511 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    The only way to dissapate the effects of "the fear," is to have a good cry.

    And a tug
    And a bag of greasy chips
    And watch a season of Sopranos
    Repeat untill fear is gone.

    Having to work makes this difficult, so the only reasonable solution is to quit your job


  • #35
    kfallon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,775 ✭✭✭✭kfallon


    BraziliaNZ wrote: »
    The fear for me is that horrible uneasy feeling I get after binge drinking. It's not a fear of what you done during your binge, it's just a feeling of despair, depression, worry, anxiety etc. Help.

    That's what I consider 'The Fear' too, it's a disaster to try and sleep with of a Sunday night :(


  • #36
    AnonoBoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,559 ✭✭✭✭AnonoBoy


    Funglegunk wrote: »
    Getting so drunk that you don't remember the entire night, and then fearing you might have done something stupid/horrible during those minutes of memory loss.

    I'd say it's more than that. It's the sense of self-loathing and guilt that descends on you the day after a heavy session. There's this horrible feeling that you're wasting your life, your money AND you might have done something silly last night which you've yet to find out about.


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  • #37
    Ah_Yeah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,020 ✭✭✭Ah_Yeah


    Everyone has different definitions, but I would consider the fear to be mostly crippling anxiety that I have done something stupid/detrimental to my reputation, worry etc.

    Urban Dictionary Definition Here


  • #38
    BraziliaNZ
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,671 ✭✭✭BraziliaNZ


    kfallon wrote: »
    That's what I consider 'The Fear' too, it's a disaster to try and sleep with of a Sunday night :(

    Seriously NO sleep at all last night, now I just have this horrible feeling of stalesness. Nearly 32, single, flatsharing... God so much is wrong with my life :(


  • #39
    abouttobebanned
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,943 ✭✭✭abouttobebanned


    I have the fear too.

    The fear that at 31 I have found myself wandering aimlessly over the hill. When I look back, with binoculars, i can see you guys talking about "the fear" and other terms that I don't understand.


  • #40
    yeppydeppy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,170 ✭✭✭yeppydeppy


    [|QUOTE=BraziliaNZ;79979952]Will you come and spoon me?[/QUOTE]


    Yes, of course.

    Ah_Yeah wrote: »
    I want to watch cartoons :(


    This can be arranged - spongebob marathon?


  • #41
    Hardonraging
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,641 ✭✭✭Hardonraging


    I have the fear from over the weekend as i didnt get nearly enough sex... and way to much sleep in the process...

    To be resolved this weekend...


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  • #42
    faceman
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 16,691 CMod ✭✭✭✭faceman


    Hmmmmm. Seems to be many different interpretations of "The Fear". To me The fear is the anxiety you get, usually the evening of the day you get the hangover, its hard to explain, but you're very anxious, on edge and particularly vulnerable. It has nothing to do with worrying about something you may or may not have done while under the influence

    The best thing to do to beat it is have a drink or got on a boat during rough seas. Both have the same effect.


  • #43
    Funglegunk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,566 ✭✭✭Funglegunk


    faceman wrote: »
    Hmmmmm. Seems to be many different interpretations of "The Fear". To me The fear is the anxiety you get, usually the evening of the day you get the hangover, its hard to explain, but you're very anxious, on edge and particularly vulnerable. It has nothing to do with worrying about something you may or may not have done while under the influence

    The best thing to do to beat it is have a drink or got on a boat during rough seas. Both have the same effect.

    Or get some exercise!


  • #44
    AnonoBoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,559 ✭✭✭✭AnonoBoy


    Funglegunk wrote: »
    Or get some exercise!

    Not a popular option on a Monday morning.


  • #45
    studiorat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭studiorat


    BraziliaNZ wrote: »
    Seriously NO sleep at all last night, now I just have this horrible feeling of stalesness. Nearly 32, single, flatsharing... God so much is wrong with my life :(

    32, single and flat sharing. You've obviously wasted your life up until now. No wonder you are a raging alcoholic. You'll probably get fired from your job and crash the car on the way home today.

    I bet you didn't even see your mother this weekend...

    How are the credit cards doing?


  • #46
    BraziliaNZ
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,671 ✭✭✭BraziliaNZ


    studiorat wrote: »
    32, single and flat sharing. You've obviously wasted your life up until now. No wonder you are a raging alcoholic. You'll probably get fired from your job and crash the car on the way home today.

    How are the credit cards doing?

    Don't have a credit card or debts, at least. I don't have a car. But there might be a bomb on the tube, peace and serenity at last.


  • #47
    mconigol
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,583 ✭✭✭mconigol


    I'm not alone!

    Been counting down the minutes since I woke up this morning until I can leave work at a semi-respectful time :(

    Also I think I may have brain damage!


  • #48
    MonkeyTennis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,095 ✭✭✭MonkeyTennis


    eat some beans

    Seriously


  • #49
    CodyJarrett
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 307 ✭✭CodyJarrett


    Funglegunk wrote: »
    Or get some exercise!

    Yeah and cut down your porklife too.


  • #50
    xzanti
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 10,464 Mod ✭✭✭✭xzanti


    Zumo Berry smoothy + Ginseng and Guarana..

    Loads of water and 2 Hail Marys


  • #51
    BraziliaNZ
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,671 ✭✭✭BraziliaNZ


    xzanti wrote: »
    Zumo Berry smoothy + Ginseng and Guarana..

    Loads of water and 2 Hail Marys

    I really can't see how a smoothie will fix depression and anxiety. I think valium is supposed to be good for this type of thing.


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  • #52
    kfallon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,775 ✭✭✭✭kfallon


    BraziliaNZ wrote: »
    I really can't see how a smoothie will fix depression and anxiety. I think valium is supposed to be good for this type of thing.

    It'll pass naturally my friend! You will be right as rain tomorrow if it is only The Fear you have!


  • #53
    padraig.od
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 816 ✭✭✭padraig.od


    faceman wrote: »
    Hmmmmm. Seems to be many different interpretations of "The Fear". To me The fear is the anxiety you get, usually the evening of the day you get the hangover, its hard to explain, but you're very anxious, on edge and particularly vulnerable. It has nothing to do with worrying about something you may or may not have done while under the influence

    The best thing to do to beat it is have a drink or got on a boat during rough seas. Both have the same effect.

    I thought only I got the fear. Its reassuring to know that its common enough to have a name. Sometimes it takes until Wednesday until it wears off.


  • #54
    CodyJarrett
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 307 ✭✭CodyJarrett


    faceman wrote: »
    The fear is the anxiety you get, usually the evening of the day you get the hangover, its hard to explain, but you're very anxious, on edge and particularly vulnerable.

    Yes and sometimes also, your thumbs will go weird.


  • #55
    xzanti
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 10,464 Mod ✭✭✭✭xzanti


    BraziliaNZ wrote: »
    I really can't see how a smoothie will fix depression and anxiety. I think valium is supposed to be good for this type of thing.

    If she had access to Valium she wouldn't be asking for our help :)

    and for the record, diet has a huge impact on our state of mind, believe it or not.. Bananas for example are a natural anti depressant..


  • #56
    BraziliaNZ
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,671 ✭✭✭BraziliaNZ


    kfallon wrote: »
    It'll pass naturally my friend! You will be right as rain tomorrow if it is only The Fear you have!

    No, I can tell I wont be right again till about Thursday. I can never sleep when in this fragile state. Well hopefully one of these days I'll learn my lesson.


  • #57
    Dyr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,246 ✭✭✭✭Dyr


    The worst fear is when you wake up suddenly and realise you're not actually at home in your own little leaba, you have no idea how long you've slept or how you got to where you are but you have to get up now instead of just staying in bed and quietly expiring...


  • #58
    Dyr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,246 ✭✭✭✭Dyr


    CodyJarrett wrote: »
    Yes and sometimes also, your thumbs will go weird.

    I've never had that, explain


  • #59
    CodyJarrett
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 307 ✭✭CodyJarrett


    BraziliaNZ wrote: »
    I really can't see how a smoothie will fix depression and anxiety. I think valium is supposed to be good for this type of thing.

    The vast majority of the symptoms of "the fear" are basically just hypoglycemia (low blood sugar).

    When someone goes on a bender, they are consuming vasts amount of sugars for hours on end (sometimes days) and you pancreas, liver and (especially) adrenals are on overtime bringing your sugars down and so when you suddenly stop .. you get a short spell of low blood sugar while your body re-balances.

    Teenagers of course no nothing of this as they have brand spanking new adrenals that haven't been worn out over time.

    And so, smoothies are perfect for hangovers that reason as they are full of the particulars vitamins (and sugars) your body is needing. Far better than juicing as that would just make you even more jittery.


  • #60
    NapoleonInRags
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,280 ✭✭✭NapoleonInRags


    Bambi wrote: »
    I've never had that, explain


    'Withnail and I' reference


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  • #61
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,433 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    Never had the fear, surely only people who regularly drink excessively get it?


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