Festive Season Parties Alcohol & Indulgence

​Psychologists' Party tips for the Festive Season

FACT: Did you know that you get drunk faster in a party than you would sipping the same drink at home relaxed on your sofa. 
Why would you think that is? The reason is adrenalin. You may not drink regularly or drink alcohol at all but you are very likely to be offered one within the first 10 minutes of arrival! 

It's a party, it's normal to be excited, a little anxious maybe. Your heartrate is increased due to this. You have just arrived and are surveying the room perhaps looking for familiar faces. As you sip your first drink the alcohol in that drink is getting into your blood stream that little bit faster due to your heart beating that little bit faster. 

​Other factors are at play which influence how alcohol affects you, maybe also you are a little tired from being so busy and havent eaten properly? This is a perfect recipe for party disaster and alcohol drinks to go straight to your head! Remember, how much you have eaten and how tired you are also influences how alcohol will affect you. 

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