If you feel guilty or regret after drinking during the day, you are suspected of alcohol dependence
Apr 10, 2025
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At first glance, drinking lightly in a warm sunshine and sunny atmosphere seems to make you feel better, but experts have voiced warnings that frequent daytime drinking can lead to alcohol dependence.
How does drinking in spring affect your body? During the day, metabolism becomes active and alcohol is absorbed faster into the body, which can lead to a rapid increase in blood alcohol levels.
In particular, spring daytime drinking tends to drink quickly in a short period of time, so it is easy to lead to heavy drinking, and as outdoor activities continue thereafter, physical burdens such as accumulation of fatigue or dehydration can be added.
Ha Un-sik, director of the Department of Psychiatry at Dasarang Central Hospital, which specializes in alcohol diseases, said, `Daytime drinking usually begins with light drinking to refresh oneself or relax, but if repeated, it can impair emotional control and cause impulsive behavior"Especially if you often feel guilty or regret after drinking alcohol, you should doubt the possibility of alcohol dependence."
Spring is a time when changes in biorhythm and psychological factors work in combination to make people more vulnerable to drinking. In addition, psychological instability often increases due to increased external stimuli.
Every spring, news of drunk-related incidents and accidents are constantly heard. In fact, according to the Gyeonggi Provincial Government's Southern and Northern Autonomous Police Commission, out of all 112 reports in Gyeonggi-do in 2024, the number of reports related to drunkards was 196,222.
Experts view habitual daytime drinking as one of the main signals for judging the 'dependence risk' when diagnosing alcohol use disorders. Drinking during the day can be accompanied by various aftereffects such as headaches or lethargy caused by vasodilation, deepening emotional ups and downs, and decreased concentration.
Director Ha Woon-sik "If you don't have alcohol, it's better not to try to solve it by holding back when you feel that you're anxious or irritated, or when you feel that it's difficult to control your drinking."If you are suffering from alcohol, don't hesitate to visit a nearby addiction institution or alcohol treatment hospital as soon as possible and get help from an expert," he advised.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
