Alcohol Lesson

Don’t be curious why I’m doing this post - it’s for my own knowledge. I’ve ‘Googled’ the information from different sites and consolidated them. I thought it’ll be nice if I’m able to put those that I find interesting into one entry, the main purpose is to share and learn.

I believe moderate drinking of alcohol can reduce stress, create a carefree feeling which is pleasant and decreases anxiety. Sometimes, it might even help to stimulate appetite and swallow a whole cow, then act like a holy cow.

Moderate drinking is good in some ways but it’s definitely hard to keep at that level if you are someone who loves to binge like how I used to. Binging alcohol is fun when it reaches certain stage but if one exceeded the limit, it can cause blackouts, memory loss and anxiety - sweet dream will then turn into nightmare, nightmare will then lead to depression, and if too much depression, one will suffer from personality disorders and experience the worst nightmare, then die! Whoops, not die but some serious mental health problems in the long run. Department of health define moderate drinking as “no more than one drink a day for most women, and no more than two drinks a day for most men”, which also means if you think you are a ‘super’ woman or man who fall out of that bracket, drink and binge all you want.

Some people depend on alcohol when they are feeling sad as they believe it helps them to cope with difficult situations and emotions, few will heed the advice that alcohol will affect their judgment, behavior and deteriorate the emotions which will make the situation worse. Why worse? Because alcohol exaggerates emotions, aggravate it and make that person more aggressive, less patient and impede the ability to make responsible decisions! After all, alcohol is classified as a depressant, in simple, it make someone stupid. Something interesting that a few might know - "one night of heavy drinking can impair your ability to think abstractly and grasp difficult concepts for as long as a month"! Gosh~ Stupid for a month?! No way!! Maybe that's the reason I made Just a “Stupid” Post.

The stages that one might go through when they consume alcohol –

Take a ‘super’ man for example:

1. Feeling it
2. Buzzed
3. Tipsy
4. Drunk
5. Wasted
6. Hammered
7. Smashed
8. Screw up
   

Then a ‘super’ woman for example:

1. Happiness
2. Intense happiness
3. Feel sexy and dance
4. Hugs and kisses for everyone
5. Suddenly he’s hot!
6. Oh my god~
7. Dinners make a comeback
8. Blackout

Some common stages happen in club includes, I’ll use ‘you’ in the example:

1. You ‘suddenly’ become an expert on every topic in the known universe. You know you know everything and want to share the knowledge to anyone who will listen. At this stage, you think you are smart so you are always right and the other person you are speaking to is ‘very’ wrong! Then the both of you will talk non-stop and make an interesting debate or argument when both parties think they are both ‘smart’.
2. You ‘suddenly’ realized that you are the best looking person in the club and that people fancy you. You go up to a stranger thinking they fancy you and really want to talk to you. You still think you are smart, so you talk to this person about any topic under the sun.
3. You ‘suddenly’ become the richest person. You buy drinks for every friend you encounter - you know you have to buy them since you are smart and the best looking person in the world now!
4. You ‘suddenly’ become a bullet proof person, no fear in anything so you challenge a game of wits with someone. Loser drink more but you know you have no fear of losing because you are smart, rich and hell better looking than any of them.
5. This is the final stage. You suddenly become invisible and no one can see you. You dance on a table to impress the person whom you fancy because the rest of the people cannot see you. As you are still invisible after the club, you walk through the street back to your home singing at the top of your lungs because no one can see or hear you and you are still smart as you know all the words in the lyrics. You act while you sing as well, since you are still the best looking person in the world.
   

Well, I think that’s most of it, a bad scenario will end up getting wallop by some other strangers who think they are ‘Jet Li on act’, that’s when the argument gets to the ugly side – the first ‘best looking’ chap don’t agree with the second ‘best looking’ chap, so they know they have to bash each other to win the title as this is a competitive world! Don’t you agree?

If anyone is reading this entry and you are an alcoholic… don’t get the wrong idea, I’m not trying to stop you since everyone know what is the best for themselves.

But here are some helpful tips for hangover if you are one alcoholic -

• Eat a healthy meal after wake up as processing alcohol causes a drop in blood sugar and can contribute to headaches.
• Drink plenty of water/juice to get re-hydrated before you crash. One of the best ways I tried is to drink isotonic/sports drinks like Powerade, Gatorade or 100Plus. To get the best rehydrate effect is - one before you start binging alcohol and another one after you stop, it’ll do a good job in re-hydrating the minerals you lost from alcohol.
• Avoid excessive caffeine the next day as it contributes to dehydration. Don’t force your body to go through caffeine withdrawal in addition to alcohol withdrawal.
• An over-the-counter antacid (indigestion aids) like Gastrolite the next day, it relieve some of the symptoms of an upset stomach and also slightly replenish some mineral from alcohol withdrawal.
• Eat and don’t go too many hours without food as this’ll increase the effect of low blood sugar and cause a headache.
• Eat complex carbohydrates like crackers, bagels, bread, cereal or pasta – this helps when the appetite is not in good mood.
  

I think that’s pretty much for this post, I’m off to ‘DOTA’ now! Enjoy your weekend!! ^_^