Different Types Of Alcohols Evoke Different Kinds Of Moods And Emotions
Red Wine makes you feel relaxed, while spirits make you feel confident and sexy
Does alcohol bring out emotions that are otherwise hard to express? The truth is that our relationship with alcohol dates back to thousands of years ago.
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The ¡®drunken monkey hypothesis¡¯, an age-old concept, gave rise to the idea that our human ancestors leaned to associate ripe fruit with the smell and taste of alcohol in it.
Alcohol is consumed via the ethanol molecule by all animals that eat fruits and nectar; including Homo Sapiens back then, which explains our extensive connection with alcohol till date.
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A recent study published in the journal BMJ Open goes on to explain how different how different types of alcohol make us experience different kinds emotions.
The study analysed both men and women between the age of 18 and 34 and drew an anonymised responses from the world¡¯s largest online survey of legal and illicit drug and alcohol use¡ªthe Global Drug Survey or GDS.
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Here¡¯s what they found:
-Around 59 per cent of the respondents associated spirits¡ªlike vodka, gin, whiskey and other hard alcohols¡ªwith feelings of energy and confidence.
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-And more than four out of 10 associated spirits with feeling sexy, showed the study published in the journal BMJ Open.
-Spirits were, however, the least likely to be associated with feeling relaxed. Just 20 percent felt so.
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-Drinking spirits was also more likely to draw out negative feelings than all the other types of alcohol.
-Nearly one quarter said spirits left them tearful, compared with 17 per cent of red wine drinkers, and nine per cent of beer and white wine drinkers, though.
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-Red wine was the most likely to elicit the feeling of being relaxed (just under 53 per cent) followed by beer (around 50 per cent).
-Nearly a third (30 per cent) of spirit drinkers associated this tipple with feelings of aggression compared with around 2.5 per cent of red wine drinkers.
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-Men were significantly more likely to associate feelings of aggression with all types of alcohol
-Heavy/dependent drinkers were six times more likely to do so than low risk drinkers.
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-Heavy drinkers were more likely to select any drink that was associated for them with feelings of aggression and tearfulness when at home or when out.
-Dependent drinkers may rely on alcohol to generate the positive emotions they associate with drinking.
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-Dependent drinkers were also they were five times more likely to feel energised than low risk drinkers.
"For centuries, the history of rum, gin, vodka and other spirits has been laced with violence. This global study suggests even today consuming spirits is more likely to result in feelings of aggression than other drinks," said study co-author Professor Mark Bellis of Public Health Wales' Director of Policy, Research and International Development.
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"Understanding emotions associated with alcohol consumption is imperative to addressing alcohol misuse, providing insight into what emotions influence drink choice between different groups in the population," the researchers said.
Regi is the Health Editor of Health Me Up. He believes a fit body and mind are the key to being in the pink of health.
