Who else aside from me?

[Dar~]

I just got drunk tonight for the first time in 2 years. During that two years, I haven't even had alcohol at all. is anyone else like that? always the responsible one? Just curious.

 

[Guest]

for 16 years i didn't drink at all. the 'ex' was an alcoholic and i knew it would be a bad thing to do so... so, i let it go...
got divorced and was like a kid in a candy shop....dont drink all that often but on Sat. night, i do enjoy some beer or vodka. sometimes i get a bit over the top with the vodka...seems to be my drink of choice.
i could do without if i had to again, but i like being able to do so if i wish.

 

[Dar~]

my dad is an alcoholic. I am so scared I will be like him. I like being able to feel safe if I drink. But it will never be a common thing for me.

 

[Guest]

my dad is an alcoholic. I am so scared I will be like him. I like being able to feel safe if I drink. But it will never be a common thing for me.

mom, step dad...sister...brother in law.. 'ex dick'...
ive been surrounded by alchies all my life. lemme tell ya...it aint easy for sure... i totally commiserate.
it used to scare me that i would be as well. i think that i know what my boundaries are...tolerance... its very easy for me to shut off alcohol...
but DONT TAKE THE COMPUTER AWAY! that would make me lose it!

 

[English Lady]

I honestly can say i've never been drunk. tipsy? oh yeah a couple of times but once my head starts to feel a bit light I stop drinking. I hate the idea of not being in control of me. I drink once ina blue baboon, the odd rum and coke when I feel the urge or a bit of wine or taboo and lemonade at Christmas time, thats about it and I don't feel I'm missing out. I can be daft without alcohol *LOL*

 

[TheEarl]

I've never been an abstainer. I drink and get drunk socially, and occasionally have wine or beer with dinner. At most times it's a rare occasion for me to get drunk more than once a fortnight.

However, I know that I have worried people in the past with my reaction to being dumped - alcohol was an escape for a good while. I am aware that that way alcoholism lies, but it's not something that bothers me; there were problems far beyond my daily alcohol consumption levels at the time. If I didn't pull out of the spiral, then the drinking wouldn't matter and if I did, then the drinking would no longer be necessary.

Don't know if that perspective helps at all.

The Earl

 

[scheherazade_79]

This might sound like an old-ladyish thing to say, but I'm actually a teetotaller.

Once in a blue moon I might have a beer, or a shot of vodka with some ice, but I'm totally not into the getting-drunk thing.

I used to drink quite a lot, but as soon as I hit the legal drinking age I started getting hangovers from hell. I don't know, alcohol just doesn't agree with me. Whereas other people get hyped up and swing into party mood, I just feel stupefied and like I want to sleep. Even one drink can give me a headache about an hour later.

I used to work as a supervisor in student halls, and that experience put me off the stuff even more. Every night there was some kind of alcohol-related incident - people throwing up, passing out, disturbing others, getting violent, being argumentative and just plain unpleasant. To be honest, I detest being around drunken people.

It used to piss me off no end that in the university I worked at the drunken louts got off scot free, while those who were smoking a quiet joint in their rooms would get kicked out for good. Of course, I did my best to reverse that trend by slapping fines on the obnoxious drunks and introducing weed-smokers to stealth techniques, such as placing wet towels under their doors.

It was a one-woman crusade, though. I sometimes wonder what would happen if alcohol had been discovered in the 20th century - would it be legal? would there be commercials on TV encouraging you to go out and buy it?

 

[TheEarl]

I used to work as a supervisor in student halls, and that experience put me off the stuff even more. Every night there was some kind of alcohol-related incident - people throwing up, passing out, disturbing others, getting violent, being argumentative and just plain unpleasant. To be honest, I detest being around drunken people.

Hear hear. I'm all for the kind of drinking that makes people want to dance, flirt, sing and say outrageously cheeky things to the opposite sex. However, I can't see the point of getting drunk for the specific purpose of being a wanker. I have thrown up due to alcohol before but that was purely due to misjudging the effect of the last pint, rather than approaching regurgitation as an aim of the night. I have never thrown a drunken punch, nor keyed a car, nor done anything that seems to be the sole purpose of the Burberry Brigade's nights out.

I maintain that the greatest justice in the world is that rugby fans are allowed to take pints of beer into the stadium with them and are trusted to get drunk without being baton-charged, whilst football fans are not even allowed a half before the game. Although a gross generalisation, this arrangement means that the nice people who will sing and dance and cheer and make bestest friendsh in the whoooolllllle wide world are allowed alcohol. Whereas the leary fuckwits who start fights aren't.

The Earl

 

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[Chimney Sweep]

I have not been drunk in almost 2 years. I have a 17 month old son and I won't get drunk unless someone else is around to be the responsible one in case someting happens. Even if I did it would have to be at night after he is down.

I used to enjoy the occasional (2-4 times a year) rip-roaring drunk while sitting at home in the dark listening to Pink Floyd at high volume (nice), but those days are over. I still enjoy the occasional sip of whiskey or black Russian, but I haven't been tipsy for years.

 

[hydrex]

I haven't had a drink in years. Don't plan on having another one, ever.

 

[msboy8]

If I didn't like the taste of Alcohol, any kind, I would probably be an alcoholic right now. My dad is one.