Comments on: The Grinch That Stole Brain Cells http://brainblogger.com/2008/01/12/the-grinch-that-stole-brain-cells/ Topics from multidimensional biopsychosocial perspectives Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:44:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Annhttp://brainblogger.com/2008/01/12/the-grinch-that-stole-brain-cells/#comment-413730 Ann Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:43:47 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/2008/01/12/the-grinch-that-stole-brain-cells/#comment-413730 I am married to a 71 yr old binge alcoholic. His binges last from 10 - 16 days at a time, consuming 750ml of 80proof vodka a day, not eating, only water consumed is from the ice in the vodka. Then he spends 24 - 36 hrs detoxing, throwing up every 30 mins to 1 hr then every 2 - 4 hrs, just to spend a week not able to eat. What is being destroyed in his brain during these long binges. I have noticed alot of denial as, "while I was sick" (in reality detoxing). How long can this person who has survived lung cancer & major skin/muscle cancer, continue living under these circumstances? Thanks, Ann I am married to a 71 yr old binge alcoholic. His binges last from 10 – 16 days at a time, consuming 750ml of 80proof vodka a day, not eating, only water consumed is from the ice in the vodka. Then he spends 24 – 36 hrs detoxing, throwing up every 30 mins to 1 hr then every 2 – 4 hrs, just to spend a week not able to eat. What is being destroyed in his brain during these long binges. I have noticed alot of denial as, “while I was sick” (in reality detoxing). How long can this person who has survived lung cancer & major skin/muscle cancer, continue living under these circumstances? Thanks, Ann

]]> By: Sudip Ghoshhttp://brainblogger.com/2008/01/12/the-grinch-that-stole-brain-cells/#comment-82230 Sudip Ghosh Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:08:41 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/2008/01/12/the-grinch-that-stole-brain-cells/#comment-82230 While there is certainly a logical association between binge drinking that lasts beyond your college years (when competitive peer pressures becomes a less significant factor) and a maladpative personality, it could be possible that the relationship could be two-way. A physiological loss of inhibition that results from drinking is as much as a bio-behavioural as neurological.Point well raised. While there is certainly a logical association between binge drinking that lasts beyond your college years (when competitive peer pressures becomes a less significant factor) and a maladpative personality, it could be possible that the relationship could be two-way. A physiological loss of inhibition that results from drinking is as much as a bio-behavioural as neurological.

Point well raised.

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