All hail alcohol

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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.

Getting pissed doesn't necessarily help you get along with others. It just allows you to think you do.

And, far be it from me to act as the temperance lobby, but try not to drink too much as it could do you damage (i.e. sickness, passing out, the usual).

I mean drinking 2 or 3, not over 9000. As in, not getting highly intoxicated, but enough to be less anxious and stuff... it made me manage to make this thread... and reply to you.

Ah, I thought it was like having ten pints or something stupid.

As someone who ended up with a drinking problem and who had to go through withdrawal 10 years ago (don't touch the stuff these days) I would never advise alcohol as a method for helping one to socialise! I found that whilst it reduced my anxiety it did absolutely nothing to actually help me make friends. It just created yet a whole new set of problems to deal with!

How would it not be any easier to make friends? I just find it at least a bit easier to say stuff with it, they should make it a medication or something. Starting to wear off now, tonight's drink, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh. >_<

I can take or leave alcohol, and l generally leave it. As a young adult, I always accepted a drink and then left it sitting somewhere. I did not like the drunk feeling, or even the buzz that alcohol gave. As a mature adult, I am enjoying a half glass of white wine with my supper. I don't really care about alcohol that much. Both my parents drank too much, and left a trail of wreckage to attest to this. For relaxation, there are natural remedies that will do the trick. Valerian, although it smells awful, can be taken in capsule form. I use one capsule for anxiety, and two will help me sleep through the night. After a frazzling session at the dentist, Valerian is wonderful for calming me down.

Personally, I much prefer Marijuana to Alcohol. Alcohol may help me to fill the awkward silence, but it isn't really me talking. If Marijuana were legal, I would even recommend it, unfortunately it is not and the awareness of the consequences for using or possessing it can lead to an incredible degree of anxiety or paranoia. After I was able to put aside these irrational fears, it yields similar results without the inebriation and takes the place of anti-depressant and anti-anxiety medication.

Alcohol never really helped me, much, and I don't feel good after I drink either. If it works for you, though, all the more power to you.

I got to drinking too much while I was watching my father go downhill, it seems to help the stress. By the time he passed I was drinking way too much. About a month ago I really overdid it and woke up one morning wondering if I was dying. After a while of it I wanted to die just to get it over with. I went to the mirror and couldn't see any white in my eyes, they were bright red, and they stayed that way for four days.

I'm through with it now for the foreseeable future. I'm been down to the club a few times since, and it doesn't seem to have the faintest appeal now. I've quit before for years at a time, and I suspect that would be a good idea now.

Alcohol never helped me to get friends. Actually I tend to get even more self-conscious when I drink. I talk even less because I don't want other people to notice I'm tipsy and I get embarrassed easily. Also alcohol usually makes me very sick so I can enjoy a glass of wine once in a while but that's about it.

I am drinking a beer as I type...I just enjoy the effects and it can take the edge of things I'm stressed about. But yeah I am careful not to overdo it, I have in the past I kind of chilled out when I turned 21.

Unfortunately with the slew of meds I'm on, I can no longer drink. Its really unfortunate because without it, going out to restaurants, clubs, or other social events is stressful and not fun at all. I've become even more of a recluse. When I would drink (or do drugs) I would go from sitting alone, very anxious and quiet, to feeling on top of the world...I'd laugh and dance, albeit very awkwardly, with the people I was tagging along with. I felt very accepted. Sure, the situation had not changed, only my attitude, but I still miss those days.

I average 750ml of 5% per day, usually 2 small beers at night.

“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.”

Benjamin Franklin