lmao this thread has turned really awesome in my absence I usually do but then I wake up with a sense of guilt because I can't remember what happened in the last few minutes leading up to passing out. Its a lose/lose situation. lol I wouldn't be that type of person. I have been that type of person in the past with smoking but that was only because I was so proud of quitting. I don't drink enough to be proud of quitting the drink. I probably am not going to quit. I'm going out to watch a friend's band play tonight and I will probably order a beer as soon as I get to the club. Then I will probably bum a cigarette from someone at some point in the night even though I quit smoking two months ago for the 10th time. I'm horrible at quitting things. quite right and its the only thing that helps me avoid that horrible alcohol comedown feeling. I started fiendishly scraping my bowl last night after I posted this thread because I didn't have any pot. I'm in touch with my inner child. I bet I had more fun than you last night! yeah moderation is what creates that uncomfortable feeling. If I overdo it I end up feeling pretty good, even the next morning. Its weird. Maybe overdoing it is the key for me. And instead of exploring woodland areas when I get drunk, I should obviously be out at clubs like a normal 26 year old, sleeping with random guys and spreading around massive amounts of STDs. Thats what is expected at my age. I'm not good at spacing out my drinks. I just give up after the second drink if I try to do that. I'm much better at throwing back consecutive drinks until I get so drunk I don't give a damn. As long as I pass out before I start to come down, i'm good :2thumbsup: thats why I don't drink that often lol, alcoholism runs in my family and I definitely have some tendencies.
for someone with no family history of alcoholism and no tendency toward alcoholism, a little alcohol is not a big deal. but for you it's much more dangerous. the degree to which you would fuck up your life if you did become an alcoholic is much greater than any benefit you would get from drinking. you're in a high risk category, so maybe your original plan of giving it up is better
Your 26 enjoy getting merry and dancing the night away on a few drinks! I gave up for 8 and a half years I spent my 20's pretty dry - Now I drink on and off I have a few weekends of hard partying then go sober for a few - Nothing beats having friends over with a few bottles of wine and a good chats... I feel it depends on what you drink too- clean alcohol organic is good as the hangover no longer exists for me but I try to make sure I drink water before bed... Just make sure you let your body renew itself and above all have fun with it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dAL9koMvN8&feature=fvst"]YouTube - Manic Street Preachers - A Design For Life
Absolutely. I used to drink beer like Blue or Budweiser, and although I wouldn't necessarily be hungover (I don't get hangovers) I'd feel somewhat crappy the next day. Recently, just to try something new, I've started drinking locally brewed organic beer, some German beer, etc. and I've noticed that I'm completely fine the next day. The chemicals in mass produced beer and liquor seems to fuck you up worse than the actual alcohol does. Not only that, but the quality and time that goes into brewing a good beer makes drinking it much more enjoyable than pounding back the official beer of the NFL.
I agree, I love craft beer. I usually end up drinking PBR because its cheap, but whenever I have some extra cash flow I like to experiment with different beers, particularly beer that comes from local microbreweries
i was speaking to some old guy in a pub yesterday about aspiration, alcohol and it's effect on a persons life. i told him that people shouldn't be wasting their lives away drinking, getting paralytic - that we should find what truly makes us content he told me, honestly, he found content with drinking. he asked if i was content, i said no - the question is, who should feel sorry for whom? it was a really interesting conversation that i doubt he will remember - but i envy anybody who can vouch for finding true happiness in their lives. go figure.
I hate that alcohol is our standard legal drug. Drunk people are so obnoxious and annoying. I only really enjoy drinking alone or with a small group, and I mostly enjoy drinking lightly. Alcoholism runs in my family as well, but so far I don't have any tendencies (barely ever drink). But I'm a terrible drunk if I reach black-out and I aim to never do that again.
If you put 15 people in a dark room and gave them all the alcohol they wanted, they would eventually stand up, start yelling, fall over, might fight each other, be much louder than you need to be. If 15 people in a dark room smoked bud, it would be quiet and peaceful with deep thoughts. Weed 1 Alcohol 0
I enjoy being drunk up to a point, in some/many situations. What gets to me is people with no fucking self control, to whom drunk means the same thing as beligerent. I HATE people who take a drink and can't do anything right. I've, at times, been a day drunk. Wake up, chug some rum, go ace tests, do what I need to do. And then I see other people who take a few drinks and are loud and stupid and clumsy and break things and get violent and go drive and shit. Like, what the fuck is WRONG with you guys? I know some people with my level of self control, some people who like to drunk and debate politics. And last time we drank together we all got various tickets and I got suspended from school for it, even though we where minding our own business behind multipule locked doors, while the parking lot was full of drunk cowboys raising hell. What the FUCK? I like alcohol, I hate it's effects on 90% of people. /rant.
I can't stand being in large groups of people who are drinking. It's only a short matter of time until someone starts a fight, and people start pissing me off. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcJD1Wruf1Q"]YouTube - George Thorogood & The Destroyers - I Drink Alone
This is the soul reason i drink.. to atain the "buzz" while still being completly aware and thoughtful. It's a grand feeling. I enjoy long happy meditation sessions whilist tipsy.
i hear what you all are saying, and i do think you have the better perspective on drinking... but for me...... being drunk isn't a state of mind, it's a way of life sobriety is my alarm clock that tells me it's time to start drinking!! :2thumbsup: 'cause it's all for me grog, me jolly jolly grog! all for my BEER and tobacco! i spent all me tin with the lassies drinking gin, far across the western ocean I must wander https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CCq2qvslCM"]YouTube - The Dubliners-All for me Grog
Seeing people much older than myself, and seeing the effects of long term abuse to the body from drinking, has kept myself away. It rots the body in so many ways. Some health effects show sooner than others, but the outcome remains the same.
Inebriation from alcohol doesn't last long enough for my liking. I would be content with a light buzz, but you have to keep drinking or that buzz will soon go away. And it's a great social drug. Honestly, I will probably start drinking more in about 3 weeks when I turn 21 since it'll become easier to get. Not just for the intoxication but for the enjoyment of drinking (but pretty much the only thing I enjoy drinking is beer. Nothing like a good Stella Artois. Malt beverages are okay too. Not the biggest fan of wine, especially white. I don't like taking shots and the smell and taste of vodka makes me wanna puke.)
I remember the first time I ever got drunk. I also remember the first time I ever got stoned. Those were the best times and the best inebriations I ever had from those substances. I don't drink to get smashed anymore. I certainly like the craft beers I've been brewing on my own. I'm boycotting Anheuser Busch because they're evil and steal names from breweries in other countries. They also are the number one sponsor of Drug Free America. I only drink with a small group of friends. And sometimes the comedown from alcohol can really suck.
I like being drunk, but when I was younger I'd drink too much and end up puking, and the hangovers were brutal. Luckily I don't experience those things any more. I just don't like blacking out before I can really feel I'm drunk. That's the only thing. :-/
