Anxiety

[The Antagonist]

[user=32]Ordinary Peephole[/user] wrote:

I used to have problems with panic attacks and fear of social situations, now that I got a little job and I started studying its fading away gradually.

That anxious feeling after drinking is known in the UK as "the fear" it is very common.

"The Fear" is the sense that you have done yourself some lasting damage after a night of drinking. It's symptoms are:

- A feeling that you are going to die soon (and not just due to other hangover symptoms);
- A sense that people or organizations are out to get you;
- Angst that you may have offended, inappropriately touched or physically attacked someone the night before;
- Foreboding about the next time you meet the people or return to the bar where you degraded yourself the previous night.

The fear is often accompanied by "The Remorse" where you are also genuinely ashamed and sorry for the way you have behaved, as well as simply frightened for the sake of your own wellbeing.
Concerned Friend: "How are you feeling after last night?"
Sufferer: "I am riddled with The Fear. And cat AIDS."

I'm thinking that bit about "a night of drinking" is what you are not quite getting OP. You're defending something you think you didn't say.

If you had said "after having consumed any amount of alcohol" that would not have caused the ridiculous argument you're so happy to chase your tail in.

Sally wins.