[Anonymous]

Hi there recently my friends have noticed I sometimes become angry and over-sensitive when drunk. I used to be happy go lucky when drunk but since last year its become worrying. I don't know whether it means something else but I normally become more and more isolated when drunk. For example, when smashed my mate was buying a kebab and the evening was **** and I was fed up so I left the pub and got the train home without saying anything. Another time, I was in the middle of the bar and threw a pint glass at the landlords head and told him to **** off resulting in a scuffle and being physically thrown out of the pub.

[Roloo]

I think the way you act when drunk reflects how you felt before you drank, if you're in a bad mood before drinking then it'll just get worse when you are drunk, so don't do it!
Also, consider drinking less, if you've actually physically hurt someone and been thrown out of somewhere that surely shows you what you are doing is stupid and reckless.

[fuzznbass]

Its probably an underlying issue. I've been there before, it's probably not the drink but drink doesn't help.

[facetious]

(Original post by Roloo)
I think the way you act when drunk reflects how you felt before you drank, if you're in a bad mood before drinking then it'll just get worse when you are drunk, so don't do it!

Not necessarily true, drinking always tends to put me in a better mood, literally as soon as I start to feel the buzz of the alcohol. But if something happens after I'm drunk, then yeah emotions are definitely elevated!

[Beebumble]

Don't drink when you're in a bad mood already. Take a note of what drinks make you the most aggressive when drunk and avoid those. Slow down when you drink and if you notice you're getting worked up switch to soft drinks or take yourself home you're not going to have fun getting into fights anyway so you won't be missing anything.

[electriic_ink]

Maybe you should stop getting drunk?

[Octohedral]

Alcohol is simply a suppressant - it removes inhibitions.

It can't make you angry, but it will make the consequences worse. There's not a lot you can do about that - you are voluntarily relinquishing control over your body (not judging - I had a violently drunk episode last month that I'm deeply ashamed of). There will either be an underlying reason why you are always on edge, and the alcohol tips you over, or it's just coincidence that it happened when you were drunk. Either way, Beebumble's advice is good.

It's also worth looking at anger management techniques on the internet - it sounds corny, but if you can train yourself not to have 'angry thoughts' then that will translate into your drunken state too.