For anyone who has ever struggled with a hangover, it’s no real surprise that alcohol can cause a severe mood dip. In fact, it can even cause anxiety, regardless of whether you’ve ever had it before.
Marion Rackard, Addiction Counsellor and Psychotherapist who works as Project Manager with the HSE Alcohol Programme explains that unfortunately, it can also affect our sleep and can in the longer term impede the development of healthy coping responses as well as intensifying any negative emotions we may be having.
It’s a depressant drug, which, depending on the amount consumed, can have a depressive effect the next day. If you have underlying anxiety and have drank a lot, your sleep will be disturbed and you will be very shaky the next day – both from dehydration and the effect of the drug.
And for people who are trying to keep fit, drinking can impact on cardio performance, endurance and energy. As Marion Rackard explains: “without alcohol, your endurance is better, reaction times are sharper and both muscle development and recovery from injuries are faster.”
When you combine alcohol with the pressures of being in the public eye and always having to outperform yourself on the field, things can get even tougher, as some of our most talented share below.
Source: The Journal.ie, 24/01/18
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