Thank you for your question, anonymous. I think every one of us has a 'drunk' story that would be very similar. There are many studies that have been done on promiscuity and alcohol among college students. There is a direct correlation and you are not alone.
From your story, it appears that you don't drink often but when you do, you overdo it. Do you know that if you drink more than 3 beers in one sitting, it is considered 'binge drinking'? I went to my physician recently for a checkup. They often ask you if you smoke and drink alcohol and I said I drink socially. He asked how much I drank at one sitting and I said maybe 3 or 4 beers and he called me a binge drinker. I was aghast.
The reason you find happiness (promiscuity) and so forth while you are drinking alcohol is because it is scientifically proven that alcohol releases dopamine to the brain. This is the happy center. If you think about it, you lose your inhibitions while drinking because your brain is pleasured. Common sense falls out the window of the car, sort of speak.
Since you have become concerned, you have realized that you are over-doing it. Can you drink one or two beverages and stop? Your main concern should not be mental illness, rather your ability to control your alcohol intake. Alcohol effects on your body = everything you explained in your story. Making rational decisions under the influence of alcohol do not coincide.
I would not be concerned that you are suffering from a mental illness. Your mind is enjoying an over abundance of happiness with the increase of dopamine. On the other hand, you must recognize your own bodies reaction to alcohol and either learn to not binge drink or refrain from using alcohol all together. Do you think you may have a problem with binge drinking?
Here are some articles for you to read about binge drinking and memory damage
http://alcoholism.about.com/od/binge/a/memory_damage.htm
Here is one about how alcohol impairs decision making
http://alcoholism.about.com/b/2008/09/30/binge-drinking-impairs-decision-making.htm
This is very common, is there some help that we can find you?
Comment Reply
Thank you for your question, anonymous. I think every one of us has a 'drunk' story that would be very similar. There are many studies that have been done on promiscuity and alcohol among college students. There is a direct correlation and you are not alone.
From your story, it appears that you don't drink often but when you do, you overdo it. Do you know that if you drink more than 3 beers in one sitting, it is considered 'binge drinking'? I went to my physician recently for a checkup. They often ask you if you smoke and drink alcohol and I said I drink socially. He asked how much I drank at one sitting and I said maybe 3 or 4 beers and he called me a binge drinker. I was aghast.
The reason you find happiness (promiscuity) and so forth while you are drinking alcohol is because it is scientifically proven that alcohol releases dopamine to the brain. This is the happy center. If you think about it, you lose your inhibitions while drinking because your brain is pleasured. Common sense falls out the window of the car, sort of speak.
Since you have become concerned, you have realized that you are over-doing it. Can you drink one or two beverages and stop? Your main concern should not be mental illness, rather your ability to control your alcohol intake. Alcohol effects on your body = everything you explained in your story. Making rational decisions under the influence of alcohol do not coincide.
I would not be concerned that you are suffering from a mental illness. Your mind is enjoying an over abundance of happiness with the increase of dopamine. On the other hand, you must recognize your own bodies reaction to alcohol and either learn to not binge drink or refrain from using alcohol all together. Do you think you may have a problem with binge drinking?
Here are some articles for you to read about binge drinking and memory damage
http://alcoholism.about.com/od/binge/a/memory_damage.htm
Here is one about how alcohol impairs decision making
http://alcoholism.about.com/b/2008/09/30/binge-drinking-impairs-decision-making.htm
This is very common, is there some help that we can find you?
April 17, 2010 - 10:43amThis Comment
Reply