• BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Yeah, usually by the time you’re in the morning drinking (and not on vacation or something lol).

    You’re also in the physical withdrawal symptoms, which can kill people or fuck up their brains

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      20 hours ago

      If you don’t mind me asking, by that stage do you drink to get drunk or just to feel ‘normal’/not sick?

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        1 day ago

        more than a few drinks a week

        More than 0. There is no save amount of alcohol. But almost nothing we do is save. Go outside in the sun? Cancer! Eat fat/sugar? Heart/Liver failure! Stress from work and doomscrolling? Depression and anxiety!

        Choose your poison, but know it is poisonous! Cheers 🍻

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          For sure, but in the context of “fucking up your brain” I’m talking about the line where you move from “increasing your risk of certain problems” to “actively developing lesions in your brain”.

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          1 day ago

          About 1 a day – if you’re going over that, you’d be considered a “heavy drinker”

          But even that much is still “bad” for you, just not as bad.

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            1 day ago

            My wife worries about my drinking. I might have 18 cans of beer in a year if I’m really going crazy.

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          The other comment is a pretty good baseline (1 a day), but there is some nuance to it. Gender/body size/age, etc all play a role. And it matters if youre literally doing 1 a day or averaging 1 a day. Having 7 drinks every saturday is not the same and have 1 drink with dinner every day.

          The best answer is, consult your medical professional

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            1 day ago

            And even then, if you’re having 1 a day, you are right up at the edge of being a “heavy drinker”.

            New recommendations are something like 2 per week max.