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21 Apr 2011, 2:18 pm

I'm on a dram of Bowmore Islay Single Malt Whisky, 12 Years. Straight.

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21 Apr 2011, 6:30 pm

I struggled with my drinking for about a year...but can now do so conciously and safely. The key is not to overdo things. A glass of wine or a cooler may be okay, shots or hard liquor usually lead to trouble.


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21 Apr 2011, 11:33 pm

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Ah this stupid kind of drink.... if only I didn't need this crap to get along with others. It has its negatives and could do long-term damage, but maybe it's worth it...... for me anyway.


If I don't drink, I become an anti-social funless grump at parties but if I drink too much I get laughed at by everyone about it for months.

The worst part about it all is that I'm a lightweight so I cant drink as much as others.

There's no justice in this NT world.



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22 Apr 2011, 12:32 pm

I was purposely got myself absolutely trashed to see if I was able to lose my inhibitions. You know what happened? I still had inhibitions, and I got sick and threw up (twice) in the subway station on the way home.

Never again.



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25 Apr 2011, 2:44 am

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Light to moderate drinkers live longer than non drinkers

If you consume fruit juice every day you obtain more anti-oxidants than red wine. The Australian Medical Association has recently disowned it's own advice over consuming moderate alcohol consumption.

Even though autopsies on alcoholics will invariably reveal clean arteries, the alcohol pickles the cardiac muscles over time making them less efficient.



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25 Apr 2011, 7:29 am

1 small beer or 1 small glass of wine is not a problem. I had 3 beers 2 nights ago and havnt touched the other 3 yet 8)

Fermentation....like kimchi, yoghurt or sauerkraut will do the same as alcohol. I always have unsweetened yoghurt and kimchi in my fridge

Its good for you



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25 Apr 2011, 8:11 am

I have to drink alcohol or I don't socialize. Problem is when I drink I become the centre of attention because I lose the filter that i've worked really hard to establish and everything just watches me saying offensive thing after offensive thing while trying to be funny lol.



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27 Apr 2011, 8:09 am

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I have to drink alcohol or I don't socialize. Problem is when I drink I become the centre of attention because I lose the filter that i've worked really hard to establish and everything just watches me saying offensive thing after offensive thing while trying to be funny lol.

Sounds just like me in my 20s. It's the reason I originally gave up the booze.



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27 Apr 2011, 8:11 am

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1 small beer or 1 small glass of wine is not a problem. I had 3 beers 2 nights ago and havnt touched the other 3 yet 8) Fermentation....like kimchi, yoghurt or sauerkraut will do the same as alcohol. I always have unsweetened yoghurt and kimchi in my fridge Its good for you


I guess in small amounts...a friend of mine with a kidney stone was prescribed one glass of light beer every couple of days to soften the stone crystals.



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27 Apr 2011, 8:14 am

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It's the reason I originally gave up the booze.


One often finds that former heavy drinkers/problem drinkers/alcoholics become the worst for anti-alcohol sentiment and wanting to restrict other people's choices.



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27 Apr 2011, 8:21 am

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I'm scared of it. I'm only 16 and I can't drink yet, but I don't ever plan to drink! (Except maybe on special occasions) I have taken a couple sips of alcohol (just my parents' drinks to see what it was like) and I didn't like it at all. It made me feel dizzy on the first sip. (I either have zero alcohol tolerance or this is psychological).


When I was a teenager I knew other kids who said that... They all drink now :wink:



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27 Apr 2011, 7:02 pm

I will never hail alcohol... it's wicked bad for you!

I use it frequently to help me sleep. It works, but I definitely feel worse overall when I've been doing it. Almost without fail, during my drinking periods I feel increased anxiety and depression, and it makes me feel lousy overall, even though I never feel actual hangovers. I notice a huge difference in my mood if I've been consuming large amounts of alcohol. And it's hell on your sex drive and performance, too. But sometimes there's just no other way for me to get those GABA receptors going.

Remember, alcohol is a poison, even in small amounts. The less you drink, the better!

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27 Apr 2011, 8:21 pm

I never started drinking, and I do not have any plans to. The idea of drinking something that messes with my mind just does not appeal to me.


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27 Apr 2011, 10:18 pm

Huh, this thread is still alive when I get back to it...

It's pointless... unless there's some other way to help me, it's going to be near impossible for me to successfully integrate into the world of being social. I just can't do it without.... *gasp* alcohol... and even with it, I could still imagine it being difficult, but maybe quite a bit easier. Agh, it sucks, there are like, 7 of us siblings, and out of all of them, I have to be the one with AS? No offense, I don't mind having "AS" in a way, but sometimes, it really makes it difficult for me when it comes to people. I usually end up losing whatever friends I have, I only seem to have a chance of making friends when approached, I usually end up losing them in the end or hardly communicate with them anymore.

Alcohol gives me social powers for a few hours.... but ugh, I still need a license to buy my own. I guess I would buy it for the hardest days. Haven't tried.... yet, but I could imagine it helping just before an interview, meeting, whatever stuff like that.... and visitors. Hmm.... anyway, thanks for posting and stuff.



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30 Apr 2011, 4:16 am

Tequila wrote:
cyberdad wrote:
It's the reason I originally gave up the booze.

One often finds that former heavy drinkers/problem drinkers/alcoholics become the worst for anti-alcohol sentiment and wanting to restrict other people's choices.

Nice try but no. Only if they incorporate some type of crutch usually religion or some type of self help that is designed to make them viral in the fight against alcoholism. It's all in the programming.
Myself I just realised I was duped into believing alcohol was a key to the gateway of social awakening.



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30 Apr 2011, 4:23 am

BottleCap wrote:
I have to be the one with AS? No offense, I don't mind having "AS" in a way, but sometimes, it really makes it difficult for me when it comes to people. I usually end up losing whatever friends I have, I only seem to have a chance of making friends when approached, I usually end up losing them in the end or hardly communicate with them anymore.


I recently worked with a guy who had AS, very senior and very good at what he did. He took pleasure in making friends then getting all superior on people he engaged with (like he was something superior). Needless to say people gave him a wide berth, I think it had something to do with the fact he was quite a lot smarter than the rest of us but didn't know how to be subtle about it.