kingcom said:
Well the problem is your looking at it from only one perspective. I myself need to drink in order for me to be able to socialise, otherwise i am shy and participate in the "supporting the nearest wall" activity. Alcohol allows me to relax and continued drinking allows me to reach that point where it is the only time my brain is not constantly ticking away, and for a brief moment i dont think about every minor facet of my life and all the consequences thereof. The right amount of alcohol allows me to achieve a somewhat tranquil stat, not over the top and losing control over my thinking but not so obsessively thinking that i cant do anything.
I see where you're getting at and many of my friends told me the same thing. But I just don't see why people HAVE to resort to some beverage to get rid of inhibitions. Don't get me wrong, I know perfectly well what it feels like to not know or be able to socialize or simply be to shy to do so and I also understand that just because I myself have somehow managed to dissipate my personal social limitations (somewhat anyway) I can't expect everyone else to be able to as well.
Now I'm no psychologist and am not pretending for a single instant that I know you in any way but If you have social inhibitions might there not be a psychological reason or something like that? And haven't you ever thought about being to open up with the usage of alcohol? Or gaining control or even mastery over your own thoughts so as not to be stressed you by them? Anyway I'm going out of subject here, and If in any way I might have offended you (you never know), It wasn't intended and I apologize.
kingcom said:
I mean, the liver is perhaps the most reliable parts of the human body, alcohol in manageable quantities doesnt cause any serious long-term damage, despite the idea of brain-cell damage its so insignificant that you would need to be on the verge of alcohol poisoning on a regular basis in order to cause harm. Alcohol by its nature is a drug that allows you to act without thought, it goes to prove that ignorance is truly bliss.
The way you present it, It seems to me that it's ok to hit yourself with a stick because your bones are solid enough to withstand them, or cutting yourself not to deeply because your skin can regenerate and fix it. Extreme examples I agree but I hope you see my point. To me it's just nonsensical: just because your liver can withstand it doesn't mean you should make it do so.
It's because Alcohol pushes you to act without thinking that I avoid it. I've never been drunk but I did taste it (found it disgusting) and have been sometimes tempted to try it out "for social reasons" but seeing some of my friends and others in action without even being drunk was enough of a dissuasion for me.
