What are some mental effects of alcoholism?

[innosa]

What are some mental effects of alcoholism?

[cherri_kandi]

An alcoholic who refuses treatment can end up with a medical condition known as "wet brain", a severe drop in IQ and other life threating problems.

[Jtye]

Brain cell loss, loss of inhibition, judgement, those are some I can think of.

[belen2499]

My ex-boyfriend of 3 1/2 years is an alcoholic so I will tell you what I know from my experiences with him. We broke up November 7th.His sleep is not without interruptions. He snores and sometimes quits breathing altogether. He doesn't seem to sleep soundly or fully. When he would come home from work he would easily fall asleep in the chair for 20-30 minutes...so that is where I deducted the night sleep wasn't good.He would be irritable at times and melancholy. He worried more when sober and didn't seem to be concerned when having a few drinks.His ability to commit or complete a project was nil when he was drinking or not drinking "I'll get to it, don't worry".He didn't and still doesn't have self confidence or self esteem in himself and is always telling me he is no good for me, I deserve better, he's a piece of s**t and so on.

[banana]

Extreme panic and anxiety- extreme depression- extreme anger- if you are drinking and can't stop you have no self esteem- sometimes leading to suicidal thoughts- it's horrible. I've been to rehab twice and still struggle- I am sober for almost 8 months and while I don't have panic and anxiety as bad- I stil get agitated and annoyed. These are things you learn to work on by continued help. And mentally- getting sober- all of a sudden you have feelings again. And that does a number on your head- because while drinking everything gets numb- and once you get sober, all those feelings you numb become intensified only because you spent so much time numbing them- it's hard to deal with real emotions. But, the one thing you do feel again is joy. I'm not a preacher because I am not out of the woods- as an alcoholic you never are.Also, when you drink, you feel on top of the world and nothing can harm you- and that's how you end up hurting yourself or others- UNTIL you wake up the next day-