Is alcohol overrated?

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Does anyone else find that the whole going out and drinking thing doesn’t do anything for you? Other people seem to be able to have fun when they drink. I don’t get it at all.

Alcohol doesn’t make me feel socially loose or happy. It actually gives me a horribly sluggish weary, sort-of-sad feeling… like I could just lay down and do absolutely nothing for the rest of my life. It also gives me headaches.

Is it just me?

Yes, thats exactly how I feel. It used to be awesome when I was young, but now that I'm older, it makes me feel similar to you.

Its just boring. Maybe I grew out of it. I used to be a party animal when younger, now Im just an old fuddy duddy. Though, Im only 21.

Yes it is! I never had an interest in alcohol, I've only had shots in my entire life. I've made it a point not to get involved in anything my peers do as a way of rebelling against them. It's a good thing that I never started drinking because in the past year I found out that my liver lacks the enzymes that break down alcohol. Enough of it can kill anyone, but it will take much less to kill me.

I like drinking beer on the weekend.
When i've drank alot i get really lose and enjoy myself.
I always drink energy drinks in between so i don't get too sleepy.
Drinking lots of water in between or right before going to bed solves the headache issue.
But hey i don't mind a hangover once in a while.

Well, that sounds all dandy.

I hope this same loss of interest doesn't occur with other things I enjoy, like sex.

It already occurred with video games.

f**k growing up.

Hehe, losing interest in sex is usually a very slow process.
If you are very interested in it, that's not likely to change anytime soon.
Right now i can unfortunately say i seem to have no intense interest.
This is driving me crazy because i need one.
I wish i had like 4-5 interests with wich i could do stuff every day like NT's.
I envy the mens soccer games, and the womens soap opras where things happen for them every day.
Just a rant, but hey it doesn't seem fair they have more stuff they enjoy in life.

Enroll in school, or get a job. Then watch as you spend every friday night stuck over a desk contemplating how to get the derivative of X, or which pointer you forgot to delete.

I feel like it is, but I assume it has a different effect on me than it does on other people. A little bit just makes me sleepy and even more withdrawn, and just a little bit more makes me sleepy and sick. I tried the whole getting completely drunk with my "friends" thing when I was a kid, but I've found that drinking too much gives me serious athsma attacks, and I don't get serious ones very often. It didn't subside until I threw everything up. I learned my lesson after that, so now if I drink at all it's usually just one, and not very often.

I don't mind other people being drinkers, it's when they talk about it non-stop like it's the only important thing in the world that drives me nuts. Also when they try to pressure you into being a drinker because they assume someone that's un-fun by their standards will be cured by getting drunk. I've tried explaining to people what happens when I drink and that it's definatly not fun for anyone, but they think I'm either being dramatic or just making excuses for being a fuddy-dud. I don't like loud gatherings anyway, drunk or sober.

That's the thing about alchohol, if you're not in a good mood when you drinking you'll probably be in a worser mood when you drunk. But if you're in a good mood and happy when you'll be more happy drunk.

Like just about everything else that alters your perceptions, the way alcohol affects you depends largely on how you go into it. If you're feeling down, it's pretty much just going to make you feel pretty sh***y, but if you're with the right people at the right time it's fantastic.

I was the opposite. I drank most likely due to genetics, my dad was also a severe alcoholic. The other half I think was due to the effects it had on me. The feeling of being "normal" amongst my peers and life in general. Just that first drink progressed from there. I guess I created my own version of what fun was all about which was drinking. It didn't take that much time to become dependent on it for situations I didn't think I could deal with. I realized my quantities had increased but did nothing about it. I started having blackouts, crazy stuff I wouldn't remeber doing, suicidal attempts, and etc. I was in and out of hospitals numerous times. I always told myself that I would never drink again and then after about 3 months or more, I'd start in again.

I think my biggest low point was when I got kicked out and put into a shelter. My dad let me live with him and I was in outpatient programs for 2 years. After many mistakes, I knew I had to get serious with my drinking. I've now been sober for over a year and 5 months. I'm still learning to cope with reality and the day to day crap.

I know from experience that sobriety made changes for the good but also sacrifice. My family isn't as paranoid like they used to be, I've gotten into hobbies and activities, and I'm still trying to figure out what the definintion of fun is on a saturday night besides going to a joint that caters to alcohol. Getting out and having fun has totally changed. I just can't hang around drunks, it just gets miserable and leads to other stuff like fights.

i do not like the taste of booze very much. that whole scene of going out purely to get drunk does nothing for me, i don't like it when people pressure others to drink too much.

For me alcohol was always over-rated, but that's because I could never stand the taste.

The only times I've drunken was in HS social gatherings where everybody was drinking.

I went almost my whole life without touching alcohol up until last year when I finally succumbed to peer pressure.

After a few benders, I'm definitely on the side of the fence that says alcohol is overrated. Now I only have it socially and in small amounts. No more getting wasted for me. I've done enough embarrassing things.