Alchohol and you

[SlaveNumber23]

I don't mind having a drink every now and then to grease my social wheels but I certainly don't make a habit of it and I never overdo it.[footnote]Except for that one time... but lesson learned.[/footnote] This year I've drank alcohol on maybe 10 different occasions, each time being only a couple of drinks if that paints a good picture for you of how rare it is for me. Sometimes alcohol can give me a really furious, fiery headache even after just one beer or a single glass of wine which is quite a turnoff.

 

[Panorama]

I do drink, not in massive quantities say 2-3 beers at the weekend maybe go to the pub watch the football with a couple of mates. Nothing massive, i used to drink quite a bit but im not a fan anymore.

 

[Techno Squidgy]

we dont hang, i have a phobia of drugs that educe alternate states of mind, do some medicines scare the sh*** out of me , me getting drunk
nonononononnnnononoonononoooooooooooooooooooooooo

Out of curiousity, why? Can you explain it or is it just something you're afraid of and don't really know why?

 

[Ryotknife]

I used to drink a lot...A LOT..in college. It lead to some....pretty strange mornings the next day lets put it that way. Now I dont drink as much anymore. I still enjoy the occasional buzz in a highly controlled environment where my potential for disaster is minimal.

I dont like to drink alone (besides the occasional beer or wine with dinner) because it is despressing to me. Also I dont touch tequila anymore....bad...BAD memories. Mostly a rum fan (used to be a big whiskey drinker, but not anymore. It is too hard on my body now).

I do love drinking at parties because when im drunk i really cut loose and befriend random drunk people that i dont know. Sadly im at the age where parties very rarely happen due to all of my friends getting married and having their first kid.

Funny enough, I only get drunk maybe twice a year now, but my resistence to alcohol is so low that I can get a good buzz off of one stiff drink.

 

[White_Lama]

Don't drink alcohol, never have, never will.

Expensive crap that ain't good for you anyways.

 

[AngloDoom]

I was anti-alcohol for a few years when I was once accused to rape by an ex-girlfriend, despite hearing from many people at said party that she was topping up my drinks when I wasn't looking and, when I was ridiculously drunk, lead me upstairs.

Since I got over my paranoia, though, I enjoy drinking with friends. I don't get as off-my-face as I used to, but I do occasionally like to drink a little bit more than I should just so I do the stupid things that make a night-out worth remembering, but still remember them the next day.

Hell, I'm young. I might as well make those mistakes when it's still classed as 'funny' and not 'a disgrace'.

 

[DonTsetsi]

I drink when I go out with friends and feel like it. I can drink half a liter of hard liquor without even a hangover, but I rarely do (once in half a year or less).

 

[Vern5]

I drink alone, with others... hell, I'll have a little drink in the morning if I can get away with it. Casual drinking and I go way back.

People can be pretty judgmental about that sort of thing even in the most liberal of settings. I made a joke about always running out of beer (Why is the rum always gone?) on facebook a while ago and a few high school acquaintances took this as a sign to send me "You might be an alcoholic" links and other bits of admonishment.

On the other hand, more than a few of my college friends have swapped stories with me about the infamous "weekend-long buzz," which is pretty rough but funny in retrospect.

Anyway, my philosophy is drink what you want, when you want just as long as you're not hurting anybody in the process.

 

[el_kabong]

I mostly drink to quiet the neurotic demons that are constantly yelling in my brain...

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

I treat it very carefully. I was a good boy and waited until I turned 19 before sipping down my first real drink while attending university. I then proceeded to drink quite a bit for a period until I had a massive hangover in April of 2011. I took a month off of partying and since then haven't indulged nearly as much as those first few months.

My attitude is that if you are comfortable drinking with the people you'll be around, have a safe way home (or alternatively a place you can sleep it off available), don't have any important engagements on the following day; you should be allowed to drink if you want to. I like drinking and the feeling it gives me but I don't drink without informing those who love me and worry about me. I never want my activities to hurt another person in my life. I constantly question myself on why I'm drinking. The day I'm drinking to try and deal with stress or pain in my life is the day I drop the bottle for good.

So yes. I like to drink but I'm a very calculated kind of drinker. I don't drink very much at all anymore. I just don't pursue the opportunities for it because my money is needed elsewhere.

[sub][sub][sub]One person's opinion of me and my habits is more valuable to me than all the awesome parties in the world could be.[/sub][/sub][/sub]

 

[Yopaz]

I love beer and wine. I also really enjoy a fine bottle of cognac every now and then. However I have quit drinking because I am watching my weight. I'm not overweight or anything, but I don't want to become overweight either.

 

[MakerofMysteries]

I don't really like drinking at social occasions. Maybe a beer or two to lighten up the mood, but I hate getting hammered. I just act like an obnoxious idiot for a while, then throw up, pass out and wake up with a vague memory gap (or at least I wish I had one).

I prefer to settle down with a nice beer or a bottle of wine/piss-cheap port, eat some fancy cheese or crisps; just some kind of snacks.

Alone. Absolutely, blessedly alone.

Listening to music (singing, merrily, since I'm alone and thusly won't torment anyone), watching a movie, playing a game... It's nice.

Not wiiiild aaaand craaazy times. Just nice.

 

[Chemical Alia]

I like to drink alcohol once in a while with friends after work/with family on holidays, have a glass of wine in the evenings, a margarita at a restaurant, etc. I'll even drink a little scotch if it's a special occasion.

My biggest problem with alcohol is that most of the time (but not always) it causes me to break out in some kind of weird non-bumpy, non-itchy hives that look like red splotches all over my face and upper body. D: I've only ever seen it happen to me and my mom, my doctor doesn't really know what causes it, and it's super annoying to have to try and explain to people when they notice and think I'm suddenly going to die.

 

[mysecondlife]

I don't like beer and don't drink alcohol in general. Hard lemonade is what I drink at most.

I was at my grand aunt's for thanksgiving and she gave me some wine. and I have to say, its the best wine I've ever tasted.

Now I'm considering making wines for hobby.

 

[JLML]

I don't like the taste of alcohol. Thus I don't drink it. Which is a bit sad, 'cause there are so many alcoholic drinks that taste awesome (except the taste of alcohol, which ruins it for me). Also, I don't like stuff that tampers with how my brain functions. I'm already of questionable mental health, adding influencing substances to the mix could end up being highly volatile. (yes, my head would positively explode! ^_^)

 

[bleys2487]

I don't drink. I never really had the desire to. I remember when I was younger my parents would do the 'Want a sip?' Never liked the taste of alcohol.

Plus, I've seen too many friends go down that road of just getting shit faced, not remembering what they did the previous not and then proceed to tell me that it was the best night ever.

Don't get me wrong. I've got no problem with people who like drinking. That's perfectly cool. I just don't do it.

 

[Sightless Wisdom]

Well, I started drinking when I was about 12. So I've had a fair bit of experience with it, and technically speaking I'm still one year off of the legal age where I live. I used to drink beer, a lot of beer. Now, the strange thing is that I really did not enjoy beer, it was just the cheapest thing to get completely wrecked on. As I got older I drank more and more hard liquors and less beer, simply because I had more money. Luckily for me I got most of my desire to get completely smashed out of my system before I had the money to buy all of the alcohol I wanted. I still drink these days, though it's usually a few beers after work with friends, or maybe a bottle of wine on a weekend. And very rarely I'll still go to a party and really get drunk, only if there's a decent occasion for it though.

 

[teqrevisited]

I only tend to drink occasionally. 4 - 6 pints for a leisurely session and a chat with friends, usually on weekends, and at parties I lead the charge, which more often than not ends up with someone sticking twiglets up my nose or drawing on my face and glueing my hands to my arse. Totally worth it. Haven't done that in a long while now, though.

I'll only usually drink bitter, vodka or cider but I'll try anything under those categories. I had a pint at the beerfest a few years ago that was so dark and thick that it visibly stuck to the glass. It tasted like what I'd imagine a coffee, cigarette and cardboard sandwich would taste like. That same year I had a cider so sharp and strong that it made my eyes stream for half an hour afterwards, but I'd probably have another one of those. The ale not so much.

There's always rum, too, but it's the only drink to make me ill so I'm not in a rush to have any.

 

[snowbear]

I DUCKING LOVE ALCOHOL. Not only does it make the world seem a better place... it tastes great too

 

[Tuesday Night Fever]

I'm 'anti-alcohol' due to circumstance. I have a loved one who has been trying to quit drinking for years now. I've offered my support and assistance in his recovery, so I have to be anti-alcohol.

Assuming circumstances were different? I'd be fairly ambivalent toward it. I don't drink, and I have no desire to drink.

1. It's expensive. If I'm at a restaurant, I'd rather have a $1 glass of Coke than a $5 beer.
2. I'm not particularly fond of the taste.
3. I'm commonly told that there's a ton of variety so there's likely types out there that I would like. Meh. I don't feel like wasting the money that it would take to do so. Beyond that I tend to be overwhelmed by variety, so that's kind of unappealing to me from the get-go.
4. I've known multiple alcoholics, and I've seen what it does to their health, personalities, social lives, and professional lives.

That said, I'm not going to belittle those who do drink, as long as they do so safely. It's their body and they can do whatever the hell they want with it. I just have no tolerance whatsoever for assholes who endanger others by driving or operating any dangerous device really after drinking.