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Posts Tagged ‘Drunkorexia’
Posted on May 26, 2009
For the sake of your health, you should avoid getting drunk. While consuming little alcohol may be mandatory especially in social events, too much can have a negative impact on your overall health. When you are drunk, you lose your ability to think and therefore there is always a possibility of you doing something stupid. Saying something bad to your boss can result in unemployment. Even worse, relationship with your loved ones can also deteriorate when you are drunk.
Consequences Of Drunk Driving
Drunk driving accidents are on the rise these days. According to latest drunk driving facts, youngsters are the worst offender in this regard. College going students instead of focusing on their studies are getting addicted to drinking. Some of the consequences of drunk driving are mentioned below:
- You can lose your driving license.
- You can face suspension from your college. When suspended, you will not be able to attend classes. This can have a negative impact on your studies.
- As drunken driving accidents are treated as crime, you will face plenty of problems in getting a job. Employers all around the world do not like to give job to people with criminal record.
How To Avoid Getting Drunk
- Before you go out, it is advisable that you eat something. When you do this, absorption of alcohol will slow down. If possible, go for fats and proteins for your pre-libation meal.
- Make sure that you select the right drink. Do not opt for drinks that are made with artificial sweeteners. Stick to one brand rather than changing it every week.
- Interact with the server and ask him specifically to do not mix too much alcohol on your drinks.
- Individuals drinking in just one position do not realize how drunk they are. Therefore, stand up and try to mingle with other people.
Drinking Myths
- Sleeping for five or six hours straight after heavy drinking will make you feel at ease.
- There is a wrong notion among few people that drinking keeps them warm. But the reality is that it makes you dumb.
- To prevent hangovers, number of individuals takes Aspirin prior to drinking. According to recent study conducted by the American Medical Association, Aspirin reduces the rate at which your body metabolizes alcohol. In other words, your blood alcohol levels are going to increase. If you feel normal than usual in the morning, it is a clear sign that you are still drunk.
- Drunkorexia is an unhealthy state of mind and body. It is a complete wrong notion that drunkorexia helps in reducing weight. This is in short reducing or restricting the calorie intake by eating less in order to drink more.
- Keep in mind the fact that drinking coffee is not going to make you sober. There is a significant difference between coffee and alcohol. While coffee is a stimulant, alcohol is a depressant. Therefore mixing heroin and cocaine will cause over-excitement.
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Posted on Apr 06, 2009
A few days back there was an interesting article in MSN’s health website, ‘ninemsn’, under the category women’s health about a new trend among youngsters, especially women, where they caught in two extremes, complete control and lack of control. Such an extreme condition is referred to as ‘Drunkorexia’. It is a non medical term used to describe the pathetic state of young women who in the illusion to say fit and to drink as well, cut down drastically on their food intake and consume alcohol in its place, just to ensure, that they do not shoot out on their daily calorie intake and at the same enjoy the relaxation and intoxication caused by alcohol.
What is Drunkorexia?
Drunkorexia is a non-medical term gaining popularity among youngsters who want to loose weight and party without gaining extra weight. It is a weird attitude to stay fit, where actually you loose your health, under the pretext of staying slim. Drunkorexia is in short reducing or restricting the calorie intake by eating less in order to drink more. Youngster’s, especially women willingly starve all day long and break their fast with first sip of alcohol that takes them into a different world of losing one’s own self under intoxication and experience freedom at the cost of their health.
Side Effects of Drunkorexia – Self Destruction
The dangers caused by the this new attitude towards self destruction is as follows
- Lack of balanced diet, where alcohol which has zero nutritional value is consumed in place of a healthy meal.
- State of intoxication exposes the individual to both physical and sexual assault.
- Irrational dependence on alcohol as the only source of relaxation, leads to addiction.
- Signs of early aging
- Deceiving ones own self leading to emotional disturbances
What has driven youngsters to Drunkorexia?
Constant exposure to unrealistic views about health and fitness is the critical reason behind this kind of a pathetic state of mind. They fail to understand the difference between staying slim and staying fit. A slim body alone is not an example of fitness. It is rather a vague combination of obsession to stay slim and satisfy ones addiction towards alcohol.
How to overcome Drunkorexia?
Drunkorexia is unhealthy state of mind and body. A negative mind and unrealistic inhibitions are the reasons behind this self devastating attitude. It is important to feel good and learn to live for ones own self than for others. It is good to practice a positive thinking everyday. Learn to have fun and add some humor to your life. Learn to share with others your concerns and ensure that you do not allow inhibitions rule your mind.
- Life Is Beautiful..!!
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