Drinking alcohol might seem fun at first, but it can ultimately change your life in minutes if you’re not responsible. Alcohol is known as a depressant, and if you’ve ever drank any, you would think otherwise because it makes you feel good at the time being. This good feeling only lasts for a while though and later on you may be regretting your decision to drink.

Drinking alcohol has many different stages: that sense of being tipsy but not quite there, being tipsy, borderline drunk, drunk, and hitting that blackout stage are just a few phases that exist. Being that in between tipsy and sober stage may make you feel powerful. You might think it is okay to text a friend who has been treating you wrong and tell them off, or maybe text that ex you’ve wanted back for a while even though they don’t deserve you, but these quick decisions under the influence of alcohol can make you regret the decision after it is too late.

Once that tipsy stage is gone you can reach the full on drunk stage where you might feel great and like you can do anything in the world, even jumping off a building, though you should never jump off buildings. Alcohol has such a large effect on each individual that once you hit that drunk stage, you could pronounce things that you would never say sober or even do things that you normally would not do because once the alcohol takes effect of your brain you really lose all control.

The worst stage is the blackout stage. Often times this can lead to people leaving parties early because you were the one to stop it by not drinking responsibly. The blackout stage you cannot remember a thing and often times you probably weren’t even conscious at all and people were probably taking care of you. Being in this blackout stage means that you can die or be physically injured to where your friends have no choice but to take you into the hospital. You wouldn’t want this sober so why go as far as being blacked out?

Alcohol and parties may seem like they go together, but you don’t need alcohol to have a good time. It might give you that little confidence to dance around a bunch of strangers but if you’re with friends that could be confidence enough. These effects may not seem real to you because it’s never happened to you personally, but there’s a first time for everything.

If you plan on drinking, drink responsibly. There should always be moderation when you drink, and eating and drinking water in between each alcoholic drink isn’t a bad decision because it can make you feel better at the end of the night.