2. Don’t drink alcohol
Ever gotten drowsy after having a few drinks with your friends on the weekend? That’s because alcohol is actually a natural sedative. You might feel calmer after you have your first couple glasses of wine, but once your buzz ends, the anxiety will come back — and in greater severity than ever before. If you become reliant on alcohol for relieving anxiety rather than focusing on treating the root cause, you’ll take a path far darker than one most would call “stressful.”
Remember, anxiety isn’t fun, but ruining your life and becoming an alcoholic just to beat it isn’t the wise move to make. Instead, find out what’s making anxious and remove that trigger element from your life. If it’s a person stressing you out, cut them out from your life, if your work is making you anxious, take more time off. There are many ways to treat your anxiety, but ruining your liver should never be one of them.
Many alcoholics have stated that their problem began when they would start drinking whenever they felt anxious and that later on into their alcoholism it just became an excuse to drink more. The worst part is that alcoholism can even cause anxiety if you aren’t able to drink for extended periods of time, making the whole idea of treating anxiety with alcohol not only harmful but also ineffective in the long run.