Woman drinking a glass of wine with friends at a softly lit table, capturing the relaxed feeling of social drinking before the stress rebound sets in.

Social Drinking Might Feel Like Relief But Often Feeds the Stress Cycle

That first glass at a Friday happy hour does loosen the knot in your shoulders — for about twenty minutes. Then the body starts working to counteract the alcohol, and the calm quietly flips into restlessness, a racing pulse, or the dreaded next-morning dread. This is the hidden cost of social drinking: the relief is […]

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