Atlanta. Thank you for that question. It led me to read up on the brain and alcohol.
I refer to loss of short term memory and confusion, which I suppose are cognitive functions. I find it difficult to thoroughly plan things and properly execute said plan. There's always something I remember but forget as soon as I set out to do it, like 'go get thing from there' I go there and wonder why I'm there. It's annoying. I can't rely on my memory as well as I used to.
If I exclude the one day bust in 2009 I haven't had a drink for about 8 years. Previous to that I had a six month binge. I'm a bit surprised how well I've recovered but after reading up on myths about alcohol and brain damage I see I have no reason to be surprised. Ditto prolonged heavy drinking and a poor diet plus a damaged liver can cause irreversible damage but I don't think I have any full blown thiamine deficiency syndrome,
doubt I could write this if I did.
Thanks for the question. I feel better about the matter now.