Experts explained why alcohol makes people happy, but for a short time.
Scientists have found that alcohol is still making people happy. However, this effect remains only in the short term, followed by a sobering.
Alcohol consumption has long been a recipe for dealing with stress because of work for many millions of people. Alcohol helps to relax and some time to forget about most of the problems. And now researchers have found that alcohol really does make people happy, but only in the short term. Experiments have shown that a person observed an immediate increase in mood after consumption of your favorite beverages.
Alas, very soon but this flash of happiness is changing the feeling of dissatisfaction, especially if the person continues to drink over a long period of time. People, faced with the abuse of alcohol, the level of happiness of life is reduced.
Science has for a long period of time leads to disputes about whether the alcohol effect on the level of happiness. However, until recently this issue had not been the subject of serious scientific research. And this is particularly important in determining the state policy in the field of regulation of alcohol. According to some scientists, the authorities simply assume that each person is acting rationally and in their best interests, even when it becomes a chronic alcoholic.
The study authors from the universities of Kent and of Sussex in the UK, measured the level of happiness after drinking alcohol in varying quantities over time. To define these indicators, they are used as mobile apps, and more traditional research methods. In the first study involved young and wealthy owners of smartphones, and the second people from the age group 30 to 42.
Observation results showed that even taking into account the factors diseases, influencing health, there is no connection between alcohol consumption and increasing levels of happiness in the long run. In contrast, prolonged alcohol consumption leads to a persistent decline in psychological well-being.
