Fear of alcohol???

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I'm 19 years old and I have never drinked a beer or any other alcoholic drink, just tasted it when I was like 10 years old but spitted it out after a first sip. I'm not sure if my problem is aspie related, because maybe the trauma at a childhood had a huge impact, seeing drunk dad was pretty bad experience. Anyways when I'm at a party people ask me to try it, but I always refuse. I just feel very uncomfortable about it, feels like everyone are committing a crime.

I'll be honest here - I'm pretty much the same.

I think it's smart to have a cautious attitude about alcohol. Possibly, you might try it on your own to see how it makes you feel. I think trying alcohol as a noobie in a social setting with drinks going around makes it easy to drink to much and get sick or get a vicious hangover.

Try drinking something low in alcohol first. Keep it below 4% if you can. Perhaps like a pale ale or something like that, not too hoppy, not too malty. See how it goes from there.

Did it once with some people, ended up wasted in the park at 16 years old, still missing at LEAST 1 hour of memory and i had to have my stomach pumped. apparently i was foaming at the mouth

from now on when i go to the pub i have a coke

I'm 39 and have never drunk an alcoholic drink. I am uncomfortable around others when they are drinking alcohol, I even dislike when my husband has a beer while watching football on the TV in our own home even though I know that he is not going to get drunk.

I don't have any childhood trauma to refer back to about this.

Not sure why other posters are giving advice on how to start drinking alcohol. To me thats the same as giving me instructions on how to start ANY drug so seems irresponsible. I don't know why it's taken for granted that everyone drinks or should drink alcohol.

I don't like the taste of alcohol. I also find that it has the power to change normally decent people into idiots...and I already put my foot in my mouth on a regular basis, I don't need the help.

Well if you feel uncomfortable with drinking then you have every right not to....though if other people are drinking they certainly aren't committing a crime unless they are underage. But yeah I would just recommend being civil about your refusal, for instance don't drink but don't talk down on others for drinking.........I mean just from my experiance as someone who drinks I am not offended if someone does not want to drink, I respect their choice but if someone who doesn't drink puts me down for drinking then I'd be a little upset.

My problem with alcohol was that everyone around me was drinking horrible stuff. Hops tastes absolutely foul to me. So I just can't drink beer. I stayed with hard ciders and fruity girly mixed drinks and did okay, but I didn't find out there was tasty alcohol until my mid 20s.

Of course after my diagnosis, I'm on Ritalin. Can't really do alcohol anymore. It interacts with my Ritalin, prolonging the effects of alcohol to a frightening degree. One pint of cider had my drunk for three+ hours when I discovered this.

Speaking from hard-won experience, alcohol is the monogamous relationship so easy to court but the divorce is a real b***h.

I dont drink often but I enjoy high quality spirits. I cant stand cheap alcohol.

Surely, lacking the compulsion to drink alcohol is a good thing?

Not surprising alcohol is not favorable with ASD. Personally, I typically do not drink caloric beverages (except 0% milk), so alcohol is difficult enough to consume without bloating and dopiness/fatigue.

The sheer basics of drinking seem to yield more harm than good. Check this out!

The Good:
- You're *potentially* intoxicated, in a "good" way, laughing, carefree, and sociable.

The Bad (this goes for everyone, but for ASD peeps these would likely only be magnified):
- You choose beer, where you "need" to drink so much of it that you're running to the toilet every half hour
- You choose a liquor or beer that makes you physically ill in some way
- You become an emotional basketcase or violent
- Your impaired judgement causes you to make mistakes that put your or someone else's life in danger
- You get bloating, indigestion and/or heartburn
- Hangovers (headaches, dehydration, etc.)

Beyond all this, the consumption of alcohol is for ASD:
1. A break from daily routines with unknown consequences. Who really wants that?
2. An activity with no specific purpose or meaning. Aside from potentially feeling silly and somewhat off-balance, we usually spend enough time feeling both, right?

I'm one of those who enjoys good alcohol in moderation. It doesn't bother me unless someone is under the legal age, or is driving after drinking.

I've never found the appeal of alcohol. It tastes bad and loosens people's inhibitions enough so that they do stupid things they later regret. Additionally, they wake up crabby with a hangover. My sister had me drink on my 21st birthday, and after awhile it gave me a full-fledged panic attack.

i've got drunk plenty of times but it's only in my 30s that i've started getting a taste for it. Which actually makes me drink less, i used to drink to get drunk when i'd go out when i was younger, now i have a taste for it i just like to sip it and enjoy it.

Old ale type beers are among my favorites.

Erm, thinking back to my experience of being new to drinking though. I remember it was at my first job, i got dragged out with them at christmas and i guess that was my main introduction to alcohol, i was like 17. I didn't know what to drink though and someone recommended something called smirnoff mule and that was basically what i latched onto while i worked out other things i liked.

Alcohols an acquired taste( or it was for me) so it's no surprise that you don't immediately like it.... avoid it if you want but you'll enjoy your experiences around drunk people more if you're one of them.