what is considered a depressant
Alcohol is a depressant, which means it slows the function of the central nervous system. Alcohol actually blocks some of the messages trying to get to the brain.This alters a person's perceptions, emotions, movement, vision, and hearing...I'm also an extremely tense person, and the only time I can truly relax is when I'm drinking. So if alcohol can relax me, and give me a little bit of... show more I'm suffering from depression, and the only time that I can feel somewhat happy is when I'm drowning myself in a bottle of some sort of alcohol.