I know the title may seem obvious, but hear me out. I’ve been on holiday with my new boyfriend for nearly a whole month. We’ve been staying with his friends and basically I really wasn’t expecting the holiday to be like this. There have been lots of great things like: spending more time with his family/friends, deepening our relationship and feeling closer etc

However, I think I have had alcohol every single day since I got here. Maybe 25 days in a row so far, it’s just part of the culture to drink with lunch and dinner, and since I’m on holiday and generally don’t drink loads I figured why not.. I’m on holiday etc.

Anyway, we haven’t slept a lot, and I have told my bf that constantly being around people that I don’t know is draining for me. I don’t suffer massively with anxiety in my day to day life, but I definitely have experienced it at some points.

Lately I have struggled to maintain my mood, I’ve been up and down a lot. I try to confide in my boyfriend but ultimately it’s getting to the point where my mood is unstable all the time. I’m wondering if the cause might be alcohol and I’m thinking about not drinking for the rest of the trip