By Steven Booth, CEO, Elevation Behavioral Health It’s quite ironic how so many people use alcohol as a means of reducing the symptoms of anxiety, only to end up experiencing worse anxiety because of the alcohol. Alcohol has become a cultural panacea for calming the nerves and winding down after a hectic, stressful day. Happy […]
Can Alcohol Help Stage Fright?
Initially, alcohol can help with stage fright, also known as performance anxiety, which is a type of social anxiety. The alcohol does tend to take the edge off, as it is effective at reducing anxiety in the short term. But this effect does not tend to last. The biggest problem with alcohol is that it […]
Can your symptoms of anxiety get worse the day after you have a frenzy with beers?
Hi. It’s Jenny at AnxietyBoss.com. Our question today is from Kenneth in Honolulu, Hawaii. Can your symptoms of anxiety get worse the day after you have a frenzy with beers? I mean if I had a lot of drinks the night before. Yes, definitely. After a night of a beer frenzy, you can have rebound […]