Considering sobriety

I (25f) am really struggling when it comes to drinking alcohol. I’ve always loved partying and drinking with my friends but have ALWAYS suffered the worst out of everyone with hangovers.

I started drinking probably at 14/15 with friends and as I got to about 17/18 I would be throwing up most mornings after drinking. Now, it’s gotten to a point where I am sick every morning after drinking and can feel really low in mood for days after. Some days I’ll be throwing up for hours on end and it’s just bile, which is really gross and painful and is probably doing my teeth no good.

I’ve tried sticking to one drink, drinking less than my friends, eating a big meal before and drinking loads of water before bed. But 9 times out of 10 I’m still being sick the next day. It’s taking a toll on my mental health as I just feel so down and disappointed in myself the next day, whilst everyone I was out with is usually able to get on with their day as normal.

So basically I’m not sure what to do. I know the obvious answer is to stop drinking completely as I’m probably harming my body with the amount I’m being sick. It’s just I don’t really know where to start. All of my friends are quite big drinkers and although we all do lots of things together other than drinking, usually our weekends together would involve drinking.

I also really enjoy the night of drinking and have great times going out. It’s just starting to become a bit of a problem I think as I feel SO bad the next day. I’m currently writing this hungover, sat with a can of coke, shaking, trying to not be sick again.

I’m just looking for some tips on how to enjoy myself going out sober or even some insight into why I suffer so bad with hangovers compared to anyone I know. Could it be an alcohol allergy? Or, if there’s anyone like me who can relate to this – did you stop drinking? Or was there anything you changed to make it better? Any comments are appreciated.

Now that I’m reading this back it sounds a bit pathetic but I’m really interested to see any comments. This is my first post so not sure if I’ve done it right. Thanks in advance. 🙂