Psychology: Why does alcohol help ease anxiety and worry?

What would cause someone with anxiety to begin to self-medicate with alcohol?

What does alcohol do help the patient with their anxiety?

Also, this would do more harm than good in the long run, correct?

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Guardian · 56-60, M

In the short-term, alcohol is a relaxing disinhibitor. In the long term, it is an addictive depressant, which destroys your liver and can cause cancer.