F25: Had too much to drink. What should I have done?
I had too much to drink yesterday and my stomach was hurting a lot. I was feeling super nauseous. Suddenly my stomach gurgled a lot and I became too nauseous. I had an Ondem but it couldn’t save me from what was about to come.
I started running for the washroom when my manager suddenly grabbed my arm. “Hold on! I need your input on this analysis!”
I panicked and tried running but he was deep in explanation, completely ignorant to my predicament. The pressure kept building, and I could hardly concentrate. Finally, I managed to escape and rushed to the washroom, but it was too late.
I had an accident and puked all over my dress.
What could I have done differently?
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Could have just said it is an emergency and go to the toilet. Embarrassing incident but people will forget in a few days. If you feel too much embarrassed then ask wfh for a few days .
Know your limits and don't cross them. That's the only way to drink responsibly. Everything else is damage control mostly.
One way to mitigate this is eating something before drinking alcohol, eating fruit and staying hydrated while drinking, waiting 30-40 mins between each drink to gauge if you can handle it or not, and don't mix different types of alcohol.
Eat. Fried carbs (think naan, desi style pizza, pav) before you go to bed. Then eat in the morning. Avoid fruits in the morning. Have a cup of ORS alongside your breakfast.