Anyone here teetotal?

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I don't drink alcohol. Mom gave me NyQuil a couple times in my childhood though.

No drinking here. Or smoking. Or use of other drugs. Partly it's a matter of taste, partly it's an ideological thing.

For one, my dad made me taste wine one time. Burned my throat all the way down, to the point where I almost cried. That one experience of pain did a better job of turning me away from underage drinking, or any drinking for that matter, than any stupid school assembly could've. Ouch.

Speaking of my family, my parents are/were both alcoholics, as were all four of my grandparents. I don't want to repeat the kind of things that they ended up doing or getting involved with because of substance abuse. I want to have a life as free of dysfunction as I can possibly make it. Being genetically predisposed to alcoholism, I don't think it's a good idea to even start, or I might end up out of control like they were.

Furthermore, it took years to get off medications I was forced to be on, to regain control of myself and be me, independent of what outside substances did to my brain. I remember how much I resented the pills, and resented the people who thought I needed them. I never want to "need" a drug again, or be seen as dependent on one, for functioning. Why should anyone or anything besides me be in charge of myself?

Lastly, I don't want to end up in the hospital again. Liver failure does not sound like fun. I'd much rather not have to worry about more medical complications than I've already had.

yea i am.

I enjoy a nice glass of wine. It makes the work go away and makes the arguments more fun. Life is short. Hail Saltandor!

I'm a diabetic and a potential alcoholic. I know the stuff wouldn't hurt me in small amounts but I'd be stupid to chance it, so I leave it alone.

I don't drink at all. My reason is, I don't like alcohol. It smells and tastes gross to me. Secondary reason, I don't like to lose even a little bit of control, so the 'loosening up' that comes with alcohol is thoroughly undesirable to me. Third reason, if I've taken my anti-anxiety medication, I will die. Reaction is bad. And forth, I'm too young. I don't care too much for the laws about drinking, but my brain hasn't fully developed yet, so alcohol is more dangerous to me now than in say 8 years.

Really though, the main reason is I don't like it.

Same here. And it's not holier than thou from my angle either (or so I think!), I've lived in the same ROOM as two adults who were drug addicts/alcholics/chainsmokers (who happened to be my parents! ). Still, I don't think even THAT was what turned me off from these things. To me, it feels as if it's deeper inside, doesn't feel like any "rational" thing, just something that I know is deeply wrong. The reason I think this? Because it's the smell/taste of any of those things that offends me, the sight of them being consumed does not however. I've known many a "recreational" drug user, and most of my friends drink/smoke, so I've no problem with the practice, just the stuff inside me is what turns my stomach... Nobody I know has "crossed over," so I can't say I know anything about the disappointment you feel there. Hope not to however.

Fixed.

For those of you who don't like the taste of alcohol, try a white russian. Yum.
I've been sober for 11 years, after a five-year stint of pretty heavy drinking.

I am only had one sip of wine and I swore I would never drink anything so nasty for the rest of my life.

Total tee hee topic

Alcohol, like smoking, is not necessary to sustain life. And in fact it will shorten one's lifespan. Therefore, booze is a no-no in my books.

Yes.

I'll have a drink once or twice a year. I got drinking out of my system when I was a teen. By the time I was 18 I had no use for it.

I have no cause to drink