[friedman23]

Ignoring whether the actual study this article is based on is good or not, there are reasons why chronic drinking of alcohol could worsen symptoms for someone with anxiety and depression.

Alcohol will cause you to urinate a lot of magnesium and other electrolytes and can cause deficiencies. Magnesium deficiency is strongly associated with mental health disorders. It will also impair your sleep. This is a double whammy if you are already suffering from symptoms of depression or anxiety, alcohol will likely drive you further in the hole.

[sjg007]

Alcohol and not eating properly caused my deepest darkest depressions.

[lambdaba]

Yep, also affects GABA (anxiolytic companion of the excitatory glutamate), depletes thiamine (vitamin B1, important for glucose metabolism), etc.

[mynameishere]

I always enjoy my occasional sightings of the single-theory-to-explain-everything maniac.

https://imgur.com/a/47ivFZK

[friedman23]

I don't think there is a single theory to explain everything, for example, if I needed comics to explain everything I read or see I would probably feel extreme depression and self loathing too.