Not quite with it...

[Bluestone]

I feel a bit 'weird' today. I can't really describe it, but the only word I can think of is 'detached'.
I feel really cold, even though I have the heating on and a hoody, and a bit jittery - if that's the right word to use. I can't really think straight and keep finding myself sat here staring into space.
I can feel my anxiety slowly creeping in, and am worried.

I had quite a lot to drink last night and although I don't feel hungover, I'm wondering if this could be the reason I feel like this. I've been working non-stop for the past few weeks and needed a bit of release.

Is this normal and would you say it's the direct result of maybe overdoing it?

[China Doll]

Sounds like the guilt you get when you've over indulged and are worried about what you might have said or done or something...

[erin-x]

I get like that sometimes... Usually at work after a sleepless night or something. I just try and snap out of it somehow...

I'm so helpful, I know lol!

Hope you're feeling better soon Bluey! xx

[Bluestone]

Well I definitely haven't said or done anything bad. I know that much.
I wasn't plastered or anything, just very very merry.

Thanks Erin. Actually, maybe tiredness is a factor. I haven't been sleeping much lately. I should probably get off my arse and get on with some housework, but I just start something and then forget what it is I'm supposed to be doing :-/

[erin-x]

Can you not get out for a bit? Go to the shop and get some fresh air....

I was drinking last night and feel surprisingly fresh today. Birthday luck I suppose lol!

xx

[Old_Geezer]

Could be the mind has clicked into a slightly detached state for a while. Can happen. If so it'll wear off.

Or if it is something you are coming down with (you did say you felt cold, which I assume is not down to not wearing enough jumpers) you'll probably know within 24 hours.

[Bluestone]

Erin, I'm not even washed... let alone dressed! :/
I'm picking the kids up at 5 though, so I'd best get my arse into gear and get shifted.

OG, yeah, you may be right. There's a lot going round at work, so maybe it is the start of something :(

[Bluestone]

Erin, I'm so sorry, I only just noticed the birthday comment.

HaPpY bIrThDaY!!! :-) xxx

[Le Chat]

Alcohol and tiredness definitely have given you this melancholy mood and induced a certain amount of resultant anxiety.
You will feel better tomorrow if you have a good night's sleep and don't drink. Promise!!

[boxtops]

Perhaps you've got a cold coming - I feel like that and I know I'm harbouring a head cold :-(

[boxtops]

.. and yes I agree with you too, I've been on leave all week after a difficult time, it's always when I'm on leave that I permit myself to get sick.

[Bluestone]

I agree. I think a good nights sleep and a nice cup of tea will sort me right out.
I did think earlier that I might have been coming down with something, Boxtops, as my throat was starting to feel a bit sticky. I'm sure I'll be right as rain in the morning.
Thank you :-)

[Mojo-Jo-Jo]

It sounds like a mild hangover to me.

[erin-x]

Thanks Bluey! Feel better soon love x

[magsmay]

Hi Bluestone -sorry to hear you're not well and sorry to be the bearer of perhaps bad news - well not that bad but both me an OH have been knocked sideways a couple of weeks ago by a bug going around that started with symptoms just like yours - sore tickley throat - going very hot then very cold - jittery -a feeling of a hangover -can't be ars*d to do anything -so bad OH took a few days off work -first in 20 years so it was bad. It took a week to start, peak and fade away - hope you haven't got it but if you have try and take it as easy as you can and spiced rum with hot lemon a beechams powder and teaspoon of manuka honey works wonders .

[EvianBaby]

That's how I felt on Wednesday morning. By Wednesday evening I was hugging the toilet bowl :/

[jd_1984]

Tiredness, hangover, cold weather, perhaps a cold coming on, working too hard, general "over doing it" can be many factors. You mentioned anxiety, do you suffer with anxiety issues? I had a bad year last year, work and relationships were just too stressful and I got a bit low. I found that my anxiety was increased when I was feeling tired or hungover. Dont underestimate how much the body needs rest, the world seems a lot harder when you are tired and it can even bring on physical symptoms.
Let us know how your day goes!!

[Bluestone]

Hi all.
Thanks so much for the further responses. I feel much, much better today, thank you :)
I think it was a combination of tiredness and alcohol - which in turn brought on my anxiety.
Touch wood, I don't feel ill or anything - which is good as I'm working for the next three weeks without a day off!

JD, yeah I do suffer with the old anxiety/panic attacks, although nowhere near as much as I used to.
I'm the same as you, they generally tend to happen more when I'm tired or a bit stressed out. Think it's just that time of the year.

Thanks again :-)