What are your opinions on alcohol? (Questions)

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I hate it when people say "just have one, you won't get a hangover just by having one" or something like that. But even if I have eaten, each time I do have an alcoholic drink I get a weird, weak feeling in my legs that makes me want to lie down. It's a horrible feeling that I cannot ignore and would cause me more stress if I was in a bar full of rowdy people. I might as well just stick to non-alcoholic beverages and feel physically comfortable.

1) Do you drink socially with your friends? Do you have any friends/family members who drink socially?
I started drinking socially in my 40s. My husband started drinking socially at 16. Neither of us are "big" drinkers.

2) What things have you heard about drinking (along with certain factors like medication) that made you not want to try alcohol?
As a child, my sister was sexually assaulted after she got drunk and passed out as a teenager. The only time I saw my mom drunk was after a big marital fight. My grandfather (deceased) was a mean alcoholic. My body really didn't like the one time I got accidently drunk in my 20s. As an adult, a friend's alcoholic husband died when drinking alongside a medication. An acquaintance's boyfriend died when drinking alongside a medication. My sister had a friend who died of alcoholism in his 30s. Alcohol triggers migraines for me.

3) Would you ever want to try alcohol once you turn 21 or if you're 21+ and haven't tried alcohol yet or took a break from it?
I wasn't a drinker, but when I was experiencing a decade-long medical hardship, two doctors suggested I drink. OK. I tried it and it wasn't so bad - e.g. 6 oz of a cocktail calms me. Now my BFF and I have a drink together at a restaurant every 2-3 months (I try to time it so it doesn't coincide with other migraine triggers).

I will drink socially with others, though I prefer to drink by myself. Most people I know at least drink socially, if not more often.


When I was much younger I didn't want to try alcohol because I have a lot of alcoholics + drug addicts in my family (including my parents). Now I have a drinking problem. LMAO

I don’t drink alcohol at all.

First, I’m a diabetic. The two definitely don’t mix.

Second, there’s a history of alcoholism on Mom’s side of the family. I’ve ßeen it up close and personal. Her father and grandfather were mean, abusive drunks. She was abused physically, verbally, mentally, and emotionally. She got pregnant with me almost 66 years with my dad just to escape the abuse from her father and grandfather. The end result was yours truly, who was never shown much love growing up. (Sorta proves Bettelheim’s theories on refrigerator mothers.)

Alcohol is poison.

I'm a recovered alcoholic. I've been clean for decades at this point. I didn't drink for really that long, but when I quit, I got extremely sick. I may have some sort of issue digesting something in it.

That being said, there are a lot of great alcohol-free and alcohol removed products now that didn't exist back then. I'm personally partial to Fre wine when I want wine, and there's an ever increasing range of options for beers and even hard liquor replacements.

As far as alcohol goes, some of it can be drank without much damage being done to the body. But, it all depends on how you're using it. If you're using it as medication, you're just asking for trouble. And lonely people are quite susceptible to substance abuse disorders in general.

Made for a good night yesterday.

I have a love hate relationship with booze

First time I tried alcohol was when I was 15. I still consume it (in small amounts, and at home since I'm underage) occasionally a year later. Never been drunk before.

Tasty poison.

How does it compare to sugar?

I haven't done that for a few years. Nothing particularly against it except that buying alcohol while out tends to cost an awful lot compared to supermarket prices. But I hardly ever go to bars or restaurants these days so the price wouldn't be anything for me to worry about. I don't think I know anybody who would look down on me for not drinking alcohol or try to pressurise me into drinking it. I expect my preferences to be respected when I'm out. Most of what little socialising I do involves performing, rehearsing, or recording music with other musicians, and there's rarely any alcohol around that I know of.


Well, I'd heard that it got you drunk and that parents and teachers didn't want us to drink, so when I was about 15 that made me want to give it a try. For a few years I thought it was clever, but eventually I noticed that it wasn't doing me any good, and I lost interest in it. Then I had a really bad relationship with an alcoholic woman, which put me off it even more, though I was tolerant of others doing it as long as it wasn't to excess and they didn't start worshipping the stuff. I think too much alcohol tends to make people rather insensitive, as if that part of the brain that says "don't do that, it'll upset people" gets numbed. I prefer the people around me to have normal levels of inhibition. But some folks can get blind drunk without it turning them into jerks, so I tend to assess people on their actual behaviour rather than what they might have consumed. It's just a bit of a precautionary flag otherwise - "look out, he's blotto, he might do something stupid" - but if he doesn't, I don't mind, except that I'd be a bit concerned about his well-being if I cared about him much. Same if it's a woman.


I've certainly had a break from it, though more by accident than out of principle. I occasionally used to have a pint or two of Guinness about 10 years ago, and would probably do so again if I happened to be in a public bar. But I noticed that they've found out that alcohol is mildly carcinogenic, so I'm not sure if I'd even bother with the pint of Guinness.


I don't see anything offensive about it, though I'm not one to be particularly sensitive to many supposedly offensive things.

My experience with alcohol started in college...

However, I didn't start partying/drinking right away since I was getting adjusted to my new college lifestyle (living with a roommate, coursework/studying, and working a couple days a week at my college's dining hall for some extra money)

After my first semester of my freshman year, my first college friend group introduced me to the "party" scene, even though I already made some new friends during my first semester.

My first alcoholic drink was "jungle juice" at a house party and even though I only had 3 cups (red solo) I didn't get drunk, despite me getting drunk (at the same house party) the following week when I had 5 cups. Jungle Juice is when you mix different types of liquors and fruit juices/soda all together in a cooler with ice and various fruit pieces.

I also only had one issue with alcohol during my time at college. The link to my story is below:

https://www.reddit.com/r/drunk/comments ... unk_story/

Furthermore, since I only drank at parties over the weekend, I never had an issue with missing class or having my grades being affected because of alcohol. I prioritized my coursework during the week and enjoyed Friday and Saturday evenings with my friends, even though I was still productive over the weekend before I went out.

On an extra note, I'm kind of picky when it comes to drinking: For example, I don't like beer at all, but anything made/mixed with liquor, or any fruit/seltzer beverage is fine by me. I only drink until I feel buzzed/tipsy, and I never drink until blackout.

In my opinion, I think I'm a responsible social drinker since I've learned my limits, even though I only drink whenever I hang out with my friends/cousin, which mainly includes birthdays, Halloween, and New Years Eve. As of today, we don't drink every weekend due to lifestyle changes (after college) including our various work schedules, along with saving money as well.

Only drank a couple of times, and only ceremonially/as part of local customs. I'm underage, but in Asian redneck territory nobody cares about age, just old customs.

On an ordinary day I hate it. It makes your brain a pile of lard for a couple of hours and the accompanying feeling of sluggishness and stupidity is horrible--I'm used to my brain running 24/7 on random things like some form of mental tinnitus (lol).

On a bad day, and an extraordinarily bad one it must be, it's slightly pleasanter because, like I said above, it shuts off your brain. That only happened once, and it does (temporarily) stops you from feeling too dejected. Just a form of numb emotional flatline.

I may drink when I'm over 21 only when I feel extremely down. Though I'll strive to avoid hangovers--Never had one, but I've seen someone else have one and it was not pretty.

It's social, in broad rather than narrow crowds - because it's sanctioned, and in most of society image and reputation is more important than actual effects.

That said I don't hate it, I just have relatively distant relationship with it. I've got a bottle of Islay scotch, a bottle of Appleton Estate rum, and I had a bottle of cinnamon Jack Daniels by my closet and I maybe have a mixed drink once per week. Outside of that I like the occasional sour ale, IPA, etc.. It's not the kind of staple it was in my 20's when my friends and I were drinking almost every night - that was a time and a place, not a preference.

The main thing I'd rather do these days is micro-to-mild/medium dose psychedelics, I like D8, D9, etc. edibles (although I have to stop occasionally to pull down tolerance), some occasional contact with DXM, people probably already know that I like my cigars, but alcohol is one of those things I don't get that excited about on it's own and I think it's because the context is gone, ie. it's not to medicate ahead of time to go out on a voyage to socialize or pick up a partner, rather it's me by myself watching Youtube or doing similar things and figuring out what works best for me short-term, medium-term, long-term, and keeping the things with only short-term benefits low or nonexistent.

Alcohol is a young man's folly and an old man's comfort.