Drinking is one of those funny issues. Some people turn to booze for a lot of reasons that they shouldn’t.
I still drink, but I don’t generally get drunk when I do drink. When you get together with friends, relax and have a good time, it’s nice.
You don’t have to wake up feeling like shit and puking and so on just because you had a bit to drink, unless you have a problem.
In my college days, I drank! It’s a great way to piss away your hard earned cash…
i never drank in my life, but then again im Muslim. drinking doesnt appeal to me at all tho. i wouldnt drink even if i werent Muslim.
I have never had a drink in my life (35 years). Even in High School & college I had the strength to say no. (Although, I have to admit I really appreciate a good rum cake)
Young guys: Here is the arguement to stand up to peer pressure - “No thanks. Hey, that just leaves more for you guys!” People will be honored at your consideration for others.
I have never had any illegal substances or alchohol…just don’t see the point.
I love red wine. Espcially with my meats and friends (socialzing). Having a glass or two every 4 or 5 days makes me relax, and goes well with my food. Getting piss drunk is not for me any more, though. I’m almost 23 and i am over it. Just knowing how i will feel the next morning will prevent me from getting blasted that night; the following morning when i wake up at 9 full of energy…i am so glad i didn’t get drunk. So it’s wine n’ dine for me.
i have had more than my fair share of alcohol. college student + social fraternity = wasted.
since i have been in the fraternity there has only been one person who did not drink. he left about two years ago, and has done a lot for the organization and for himself.
but i started the V.D.
i have been to a few parties and did not drink. i still had the best of time.
i perceive no difference so therefore i do not drink anymore.
nobody cares either. i bring my water bottle and get a question here and there but it has not hurt me and i am on top of my game when i am sober. for others this may not be the case.
i have not been to the bar or a club yet, but i see this as a life long choice. it is just not for me. i guess it never really was.
ill just stick to shuting up, lifting, and walking on the beaches with hot chicks sans beergut.
I may drink one drink one time a month…but I’m visiting another country.
People here really take offense when I refuse a drink…they try to force it on me…and when they pour it in a glass (despite my objections) and try to toast, I grab my water or green tea…boy do they get pissed…but oh well.
I’ve even had dinner invitations revoked because I tell them I don’t drink. “Hey…wanna go…” “Sure but I don’t drink” “Oh…nevermind then.”
Willpower and a strong mind can be a double edged sword, but my minds edge is quite keen, IMHHO.
TB
I drink very casuallly. Maybe some red wine with a friend every now and then. Very occasionally a beer. Not much more than that.
Fortunately for me, I have a built-in self-defense system to keep me from over-drinking. Else, I’d probably be alcoholic, because I have had some self-control issues in the past.
My built-in self-defense system is migraine headaches. Getting wasted can frequently trigger a migraine, and having one’s head feel like one’s brain is trying to claw its way out one’s scull is just no freakin fun. In fact, it’s as close to hell as I can imagine.
With memories like that, I have a very strong drink-reduction mechanism. Sadly, my father and brother don’t. Oh well, I can only live my own life.
I get faced quite often. I enjoy it. I don’t have any friends who don’t drink.
Its not a decision. Its a way of life.
I don’t drink at all now. I was a big boozer starting late in highschool. In college and grad school I probably missed 60% of my classes over the years. I also had at least 6 life threatening wake up calls where I could have been killed 4 times, was jailed, and almost got kicked out of grad school once, and well, worse. I was a damn drunk driver on many occasions. I remember driving down the highway at 75 with about 2 pints of hard liquor in me.
I drink ZERO now and haven’t really for 8 years. Well, I tried about 5 times in the first couple years with bad results. Had one shot almost 4 years ago and got so scared I haven’t looked back since.
By the way, there was definitely a time when working out kept me off the booze.
I never really liked beer, and when it became legal for me to drink, I lost interest in it. I drink about 2 to 3 times a year now, and have gone well over a year without any alcohol before.
Before my Brother-in-law left for the Navy, I took him out for a night on the town. We hit 2 strip bars, and I had one drink the entire night.
It really isn’t something that interests me that much. And I cannot fathom why people do it every single weekend. Unless you look better to the drunk girls.
Now has anyone actually found their current wife or serious girlfriend in a bar?
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Oops, the first two paragraphs got cut off. I reposed them here:
I started drinking between 10th and 11th grades in high school. Spent much of the summer drunk, and quit when school started.
During my younger days, my sole purpose for drinking was to get drunk, and if I wasn’t interested in getting drunk, I didn’t drink.
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Alcohol must be the most potent “narcotic” type substance (i know its not a narcotic, but i think you get what i mean) on the planet. but as it is easily available and very acceptable then (me included) indulge to greater or lesser extents.
It’s worse than heroin.
However, red stripe is very tasty, and you get to pretend your in the carribean.
[quote]miniross wrote:
Alcohol must be the most potent “narcotic” type substance (i know its not a narcotic, but i think you get what i mean) on the planet. but as it is easily available and very acceptable then (me included) indulge to greater or lesser extents.
It’s worse than heroin.
However, red stripe is very tasty, and you get to pretend your in the carribean.[/quote]
Actually, it is a narcotic, and in an alcoholic, it has the same chemical reaction in their brain as heroin does in a heroin addicts brain. As for me, no ellicit substances in almost 5 yrs now. (And I don’t miss is at all)
Well i feel sorry for all you non drinking fellows, I’m sure you’re happy though so no harm to anyone right?
I for one enjoy drinking in moderation even when cutting, A drink here and there does not hurt. A shot of good vodka before going to sleep once to twice a week after a hard workout is great. Alcohol in moderation is good for your health.
I feel that this thread is a good example of how people really like to see things in black or white. I see only gray area and see no one food or supplment as bad, it’s all in the user and how and how much and how often they use, but then again I’m European and we have a slightly different view on alcohol from the American attitudes i see.
[quote]ruglayer09052000 wrote:
Actually, it is a narcotic, and in an alcoholic, it has the same chemical reaction in their brain as heroin does in a heroin addicts brain. As for me, no ellicit substances in almost 5 yrs now. (And I don’t miss is at all)
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Any substance is bad for a person with an addictive personality when it happens to hit their spot. Then Whoa! instant addiction. BUT the same thing is said for Food. Food addiction is a bigger problem then alcohol addiction, it’s the silent killer. It kills more people every year then anything on this planet. Classic case of too much of a good thing leads to a well, bad thing.
Everything in moderation, poeple have to control themselves and be responsible, some are honest enough with themselves that they abstain, personally i enjoy all good things in life in moderation. Hell i want to live and be a slave to a lifestyle of fitness, again everything in moderation.
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My drink of choice is coffee. I do get some ‘knowing’ glances and remarks, but I don’t need to be ‘loose’ to have a GREAT time. I can drink with no problems; I choose not to.
Maybe some of u should have a drink sometimes, it opens doors ya know?
Also, don’t be such tightasses! The people I know that don’t drink have no life & are the biggest tightasses around.
My story is a lot like Chinadolls. I don’t drink because I lost(or never had) the ability to drink like a normal person, and I can’t think of any social norms for the drugs I took. I come from a long line of short lived drunks. It doesn’t bother me to be around people who drink socialy, but when I’m around people who drink like I did, I can hear my old wolves howling in the distance. Thats not good.
Life has gotten much better, and a great deal of gratitude for that helps.
[quote]BRUCELEEWANNABE wrote:
Maybe some of u should have a drink sometimes, it opens doors ya know?
Also, don’t be such tightasses! The people I know that don’t drink have no life & are the biggest tightasses around.[/quote]
Heh, talk about sweeping generalizations… That’s akin to saying, Don’t be such a alcoholic! The people I know that drink have no life and are the biggest losers around.