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Can alcohol affect your emotions?

I am a 54 year old female. I want to know if alcohol can affect your emotions?

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Yes
Absolutely. Alcohol is a depressant and makes depression, anxiety, irritability, anger, and a host of emotions more exposed.


Alcohol is a substance that affects your ability to manage your emotional control.
Yes, alcohol can affect your emotions.
Yes, alcohol is a depressant and has the ability to affect your emotions negatively regardless of the mood you are in.
Take a peek here...
https://www.alcohol.org/guides/alcohol-fueled-emotions/
Alcohol can affect your emotions in a number of different ways. Alcohol acts as a central nervous system depressant, so while it may feel good and initially, longer term or more chronic use can place you at higher risk for depressive symptoms.