Alcohol is a depressant?!
Question: I understand that alcohol is a depressant, but can someone explain to me that why do people get wild and happy when they consume alcohol? Others I know get happy, and then get really sad.
Answers: I understand that alcohol is a depressant, but can someone explain to me that why do people get wild and happy when they consume alcohol? Others I know get happy, and then get really sad.
Alcohol is a depressant because it depresses some of the brain functions and this means that it slows down and temporarily deteriorates a lot of the brain functions.
The term depressant does not necessarily mean that it makes people feel depressed and sad. Actually a lot of people feel very happy, relaxed and cheerful and jovial and uninhibited after a few drinks and then become depressed and sad when the effects wear off or sometimes they become very miserable after too much booze.
Sometimes after a heavy night of too much booze people feel like a deflated balloon the next day because you are repaying the energy that you borrowed when you were boozing.
the reason its a depressant is because it slows your central nervous system down. that doesnt mean you have to be all depressed. some peoples bodys react different to alcohol thats why some can get really happy and others really upset.
Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant, and cause a decrease in the center for social inhibitions, making people act differently than they normally would.
It's a pretty involved and complex issue. Please read this link and you'll be fully informed as this page not only explains in detail CNS suppresson but also why alcohol works the way it does.
http://www.oregoncounseling.org/Articles...
Alcoholic is a central nervous system depressant that works mainly on the frontal lobe of the brain. The frontal lobe is where our inhibitions and conscience are located. When you consume alcohol the inhibitions are let down and the behavior gets a bit wild. Once the alcohol wears off, most people are very embarrassed by what they did the night before (if they can remember it!). Also, alcohol acts as a diuretic, making us lose water in peeing a LOT, and it's the dehydration it causes that makes for that nice hangover the next morning.
Alcohol has a biphasic effect on the body, which is to say that its effects change over time. Initially, alcohol generally produces feelings of relaxation and cheerfulness, but further consumption can lead to blurred vision and coordination problems and depression.