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6 Signs That You Have Being Drinking Too Much by Nobody: 8:01pm On Dec 23, 2014
1 . CAN EASILY HOLD YOUR DRINK - Being able to have a couple of drinks and not feel tipsy is often a sign that someone is drinking very regularly. 'This is because they've built up a tolerance to the short-term effects of alcohol.'
We feel drunk because ethanol - the pure alcohol part of the drink - gets into the bloodstream rapidly and affects the central nervous system and brain, which is why our balance is impaired and we slur words.
The body has to produce enzymes that break down the alcohol and remove it. But if you drink regularly, your body will produce larger amounts of these enzymes as your body 'learns' to work harder, so you will deal with the alcohol quicker

2 SLEEPING BADLY - Moderate drinking may also cause your brain to 'forget' how to sleep efficiently, to the extent that you miss out on the most restorative parts of sleep even on nights when you haven't had a drink.

3 GRUMPY AND FORGETFUL -While a couple of drinks before bed may help you drop off to sleep, it causes fragmented sleep cycles that leave you more tired. 'Alcohol becomes a stimulant when your body breaks it down,' . 'It releases sugars and other substances that mean you wake up more. 'It also stops you getting into Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep, the most active part of sleep, where we do most of our dreaming and which is really important for helping our brain process mood and for memory.
'Not getting enough REM means you wake up feeling not only more tired but grumpy and forgetful.'

4 TUMMY TROUBLE - Stomach problems such as diarrhoea could be a sign you're drinking more than you should.
'This may be because you don't absorb all the excess fluid you're drinking, and the result is watery stools,'.
And stools that don't flush away easily could be a sign your liver is struggling to cope.


5. CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT 6PM DRINK -If the thought of a glass of wine is what gets you through a difficult day, it could be the first sign of a more serious problem. people may think they don't have a problem because they don't have to drink there and then - 'but if you're spending time in the day thinking "When I get home I can have a drink" rather than "I can see my family", it could be a warning sign'.
People use alcohol to self-medicate, particularly if they're depressed or anxious.
'But alcohol is a depressant, so it can end up making things worse.

6 NEEDING THE LOO AT NIGHT - Waking up a few times in the night to go to the loo could be a sign you're drinking more alcohol than your body can handle. We make something called anti- diuretic hormone to regulate the amount of urine in our bodies, This hormone tells the kidneys to make the urine more concentrated, so there is less volume produced.
Re: 6 Signs That You Have Being Drinking Too Much by Beesluv: 8:04pm On Dec 23, 2014
What shall it profit a man to drink and get drunk
Re: 6 Signs That You Have Being Drinking Too Much by obiZEAL(m): 8:35pm On Dec 23, 2014
Thats why we should all smoke weed....natures best gift to man...
Re: 6 Signs That You Have Being Drinking Too Much by SirVictory: 10:41pm On Dec 23, 2014
Beesluv:
What shall it profit a man to drink and get drunk
Hehe...when you smoke weed, you will meet the lord faster(die) compared to excessive drinking. But all Na the same sha.

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