The Effect Binge Drinking Has On the Body As Christmas Season Arrives

The Christmas season is a season of joy, happiness and love. It’s also a season where we overindulge and often have one too many when it comes to alcohol.

For many, it can be a difficult time of year trying to escape alcohol, for others it’s a time when they realise they have a problem with it. It’s social occasion after social occasion and with that comes one, two, three, four or more drinks.

It’s not good for the body, and at its most extreme can even require you needing alcohol help in the long run.

Of course, even during the period though there are some pretty serious effects that this binge drinking can have on you. Making the festive period not very festive at all…

Long Term Effects

We’ll start with the long term effects, and that is ultimately a pathway of addiction and ill health. Frequently drinking alcohol can lead to dependency and addiction, while there are also firm links between alcohol consumption and the likes of cancer, liver damage and heart disease.

Accidents and Injuries

We all know we’re a little clumsier after a drink, with the alcohol in the bloodstream affecting balance and coordination. This has even led to death in many cases. We’ve all seen the stories of people falling into canals, or walking into the middle of the road without looking after a drink.

That’s at its most dangerous, while even small falls in the home can lead to broken bones and such like, which nobody wants over the festive period.

Bad Decision Making

But it isn’t just physical pain that can be problematic. Alcohol can lower inhibitions and make us do things we wouldn’t usually. That could lead to things such as fighting, arguing at home, or even one too many at the office Christmas party and ending up smooching with a colleague.

Either way, you’re going to be fuelled with regret and it really could change your life forever, and make for a very unhappy Christmas.

Blackouts and Beer Fear

Alcohol can also massively change your mood and memory. So much alcohol the night before can lead to blackouts and that will certainly heighten anxiety and deteriorate your mental wellbeing.

That can often lead to you questioning your behaviour from the previous evening and even make you feel like you want to hide away. Which isn’t the joyous Christmas celebration you were probably looking for!

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