We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
alcohol is associated with longer term chronic anxiety and the tragedy is that it's often used as a way to blunt the anxiety because alcohol is a sedative and it can help just alleviate take you know take the edge off but it's a short-term quote unquote win for a long-term loss because overall it will increase anxiety levels
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drinking to reduce your anxiety is not the best solution while highly anxious people may experience a greater anxiolytic effect in response to alcohol especially in social situations this type of reinforcement could lead to a dependence on alcohol and increase one's risk for developing an alcohol use disorder