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Alcoholic drinks are neurosuppressors. The social extroversion that people feel is a result of it suppressing higher functions first, mainly impulse control and shame. But any sufficient amount of drinking will send you to unconsciousness fast.
People are recommended to eat a full meal of carbohydrates and fat rich food, and a good rest before drinking to protect both the intestine and the nerve system. Slowing down absorption, and keeping up cognitive skills. No matter how you see it, objectively and biologically speaking, alcohol is toxic. It's treated as such by the body. It strains the liver and gastrointestinal system. But more importantly for your question, it halts the neural upkeep that the brain does during sleep. As in, you're unconscious but not asleep, your brain doesn't rest, busy getting rid of the alcohol.
Now, that's the extreme version when people binge drink. But it's the same principle and proportional effect with small doses like a single drink or two. You sleep, but this sleep is not 100% as effective as it should be with sober sleep. Specially if you drink already sleep deprived and exhausted from a long day of taking care of a baby. Do it daily and the body never gets a chance to fully clean the toxin out.
The longer you keep up the habit, the worse you'll feel everyday. People who drink often develop a mild tolerance for a while, up until a point when the body can longer keep up, and their tolerance then drops off a cliff. This is why longterm alcoholics get absolutely hammered with a single strong drink.
If you want to truly rest, just skip the drink. Use something else like light reading, soft music, smart screen fasting, massages, etc. To relax at the end of the day. Definitely stop drinking daily, find help. A strong support network is the easiest way to stave off a bad habit. Daily drinking is the fast lane to alcohol dependence.
Your bit about tolerance having a cliff is super interesting, I never knew that. I used to be a heavy stoner, and weed does have a never ending tolerance curve, so I just assumed alcohol was the same. But I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, they’re processed by totally different parts of the body
You know what is my strongest temptation to problem drinking?
Teetotallers lecturing.
Kind of like how vegetarians lecturing gives me the urge to chow down on a massive pile of raw hamburger.
The effects of alcohol can be seen in various biometrics too. For example, in has a negative impact on heart rate variability, resting heart rate, deep sleep, restlessness, duration of sleep and sleep efficiency.
source: Pulse blog
Interesting, for some reason i find that i usually wake up very relaxed when i go to bed after having a drink or two. I think i'm allergic to alcohol though, so i'm sure that plays a part
I'm allergic, too. Every time I drink, I get a headache about 5-7 hours later. Still not enough to make me stop. But I do frequently wake up with headaches, which doesn't help me feel rested.
Interesting! I find when I’m at my parents or in laws and have the same amount I sometimes have the best sleep of my life. But at home that’s not the case.