"Hair of the dog that's hurt......"

[thrustpig]

so I spent yesterday, and the night before, drinking alcohol slowly and socially. Sat. night was just a drunken painting experience alone(typical for me), but involved absinthe as well, so sunday morning I naturally felt like the devils ASS

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Just to clarify

[anonymous]

Alcohol is a CNS depressant in that it slows your reaction time and causes loss of coordination, not that it makes you feel depressed (ie, give you the blues). In fact, the short-term effects of alcohol include endorphin release, resulting in pleasure. Its non-CNS effects (ie, "physically" as you said) do not include slowing you down; it's the loss of coordination that make you wobbly and bad at sports. See wikipedia for a good synopsis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_alcohol_on_the_body

It's in fact a "mood enhancer," meaning that if you're in a good mood, alcohol makes you feel great, whereas if you're really blue, alcohol will make you feel horrible.

brilliant song.

[xiane]

I stopped drinking because I didn't like the me that came out when I did. I used to be happy and silly, but in the last few years of my drinking "career" I started to get really depressed. I'm already manic/depressive and decided that I didn't need the extra help towards the darker side of my personality, so I quit. And I lost weight, started to really like myself a lot more, and had a lot less depressive episodes. I enjoy my time out a lot more without a drink in my hand. I feel like I'm a *lot* more secure in myself now, too, because I allowed myself to be :)