lindab
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Post by lindab on Nov 12, 2017 3:34:25 GMT
I'm referring to long-term alcohol use (12+ beers a day, plus frequent liquor shots). Wondering if brain chemistry can be altered even during sober hours.
Quite a bit of the time now, this person doesn't seem familiar to me. Priorities, work ethic, memory,family relationships, judgement, conscience....all seem to be off point...even during non-drinking hours.
Is this par for the course in an alcoholic's life?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2017 3:39:25 GMT
Sadly, I think so.
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Post by mom on Nov 12, 2017 3:53:15 GMT
From my experience, yes.
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conchita
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Post by conchita on Nov 12, 2017 3:53:15 GMT
Yes, unfortunately.
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scrappington
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Post by scrappington on Nov 12, 2017 3:54:40 GMT
Yes. But if they get off the booze they come back
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 12, 2017 4:08:48 GMT
Yes. But if they get off the booze they come back Not always 100%. Alcohol kills brain cells. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2017 4:18:18 GMT
I'm referring to long-term alcohol use (12+ beers a day, plus frequent liquor shots). Wondering if brain chemistry can be altered even during sober hours. Quite a bit of the time now, this person doesn't seem familiar to me. Priorities, work ethic, memory,family relationships, judgement, conscience....all seem to be off point...even during non-drinking hours. Is this par for the course in an alcoholic's life? I don't know that it is an absolute given, or par for the course as you put it, but I'd say it is close to being a given. IMO, it is a huge part of the reason rehab is so infrequently fully successful. Even if the actual brain chemistry isn't altered the actions and feelings about those actions are altered. They have learned a poorer work ethic will be tolerated and don't see a reason to raise the standard back to where it had been... |
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azredhead
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Post by azredhead on Nov 12, 2017 4:25:25 GMT
Yes and not necessarliy the amount but even someone who didn't normally drink then started.
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Post by pelirroja on Nov 12, 2017 10:34:17 GMT
Yes, I believe so. My aunt referred to a family member as having a "wet brain". I don't know if it's a scientific fact or not but it does seem to be true.
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Post by tommygirl on Nov 12, 2017 12:17:00 GMT
Yes --There is Alcohol Related Brain Damage syndrome and Korsakoff syndrome. I am sure there are others.
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Post by mikklynn on Nov 12, 2017 13:20:45 GMT
Yes, it changes personality and cognition. We have 2 other couples we are very close to. The wife of one couple is a chronic alcoholic. She is nowhere near the same person we met 40 years ago in college. It's very sad. She can barely function, even in her sober periods. It's tragic. What does alcohol do to your body long term? Brain damage. Binge drinking can cause blackouts, memory loss and anxiety. Long-term drinking can result in permanent brain damage, serious mental health problems and alcohol dependence or alcoholism. For more information on the effects of alcohol on mental health click here. Know… the effects of alcohol | Know Your Limits www.knowyourlimits.info |
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Post by cecilia on Nov 12, 2017 16:49:07 GMT
In my experience, yes. A couple family members are struggling with this. I don't think either realize how bad of shape they are in, which sucks.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Nov 12, 2017 16:53:38 GMT
In my experience with my ex husband this is true. I think the drinking changed him.
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Post by cindyupnorth on Nov 12, 2017 17:00:20 GMT
Most definitely. I see it every day, unfortunately. It's sad. Alcohol is a huge problem, and legal.
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Post by Jockscrap on Nov 12, 2017 20:35:58 GMT
My friend is a nurse working in a psychiatric ward for the long term care of alcohol brain damaged men, so yes, definitely. |
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Post by Zee on Nov 12, 2017 20:40:03 GMT
Absolutely. Sadly, a close family member is dealing with this with her husband. He's like someone who's had a stroke or TBI. Google alcoholic encephalopathy.
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kelly8875
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Post by kelly8875 on Nov 12, 2017 22:12:11 GMT
I would agree yes. An old co-worker of mine changed so dramatically over time, it is heartbreaking. She was like a mother figure to me, and by the time she left our company I couldn't stand her.
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Post by Delta Dawn on Nov 12, 2017 23:28:53 GMT
My son's father says his hobby is alcohol. I have never seen or heard him speak sober so I don't know if it has changed his personality or not. I would expect it did but this is years ago. I don't know how anyone can drink as much as he does, but somehow all day and night he does. It's sad really.
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Post by Legacy Girl on Nov 14, 2017 6:02:19 GMT
[tr][td class="content"][article] Most definitely. I see it every day, unfortunately. It's sad. Alcohol is a huge problem, and legal. [/article] And this is why I hate it. I don't need to abstain (though I do these days, just based on principle), but a family member does. It seems our society is completely saturated. In our area, craft beer is all the rage and wine seems to be a language everyone speaks. The damage it has done in my family is immeasurable. Hate. It.  ETA: Sorry for the weird quotes, Cindyupnorth. Not sure what's up with that. |
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Post by miominmio on Nov 14, 2017 6:10:08 GMT
Long term alcohol abuse caused irrepairable brain damage, and this has been known in the medical field for decades. The damage is similar the the damage caused by fumes from many products used by painters (solvents, paints, glue), with impaired cognitive skills and personality changes.
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ETA: Sorry for the weird quotes, Cindyupnorth. Not sure what's up with that. 