A week ago I had alcohol poisoning. I’m not an alcoholic nor do I have any type of dependence on alcohol, but I’ve been worrying far too excessively that I caused serious brain damage. Constantly searching up what’s could be happening, my symptoms, looking at different diagnoses and excessively focusing on what’s wrong. 

An isolated event like that is highly unlikely to cause any irreversible damage, especially if it went untreated and I woke up more than fine. However, the worrying about my health actually landed me in the hospital with what I thought were serious issues, which actually ended up being a panic attack. Despite this realization, I haven’t been able to stop these outlandish thoughts and possibilities and it’s been causing incredible tunnel vision and inability to focus on anything but what could be wrong.

It’s been difficult, I have immense brain fog, confusion, and seriously debilitating lack of attentiveness. I can’t afford to be like this, especially with my withdrawal from people and my seemingly sudden changes in personality.

What should I do? I feel lost and alone in this, and I don’t want to worry the ones I’m close to with just how severely this is affecting me.