Anyone else have problems with alcohol and drunk people?

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I can say for sure my life would be worse without alcohol.
Alcohol makes socializing possible for me. I would not stand crowds (or a nightclub) otherwise.
It makes me less uncomfortable among the few friends I have when they go out.
It even helps me with women.

I don't get into fights though, nor do I usually drink more than once a week.
As for drunks... if they bother me, I leave. I do that not only because of drunks, but to avoid most social situations where I don't feel well.

All the time. That's why I hate being outside late on weekends. Well, it's the people that bother me, not the time. I really like evenings, but as soon as drunk people are around...

They just really scare me. And I cannot understand why people would actually find that funny or weird.

Well, I never really understood why people drink alcohol. I used to think maybe some like the taste. But really most people did it to appear grown-up or something. Or to fit in. To be cool.

Well, it tastes really odd. I never tried petrol, but I bet it has similar characteristics.


I'd never drink just to be more at ease.



And actually... The social aspect is just really dangerous. It's the main reason why alcoholics cannot stop drinking so easily. Because it often means that you're going to lose friends. Just because you don't drink. That's really sad.

My main reason though is that I don't like the way alcohol tastes. Why should I force myself to drink if I think it tastes really bad?

I never got used to the taste and smell of alcohol and I dislike it to the present day. I rarely drink and when I do drink an alcoholic beverage I don't really enjoy it. I avoid the company of drunk people as much as I possibly can because they disgust me.

I do smoke cannabis from time to time. Since cannabis is not nearly as harmful as alcohol is I see no harm in that at all.

I don't much like the taste of alcohol either. I don't know how people can drink enough of the stuff to get used to it.

I don't drink. Not since experimenting with it in my teens. That was ~30 years ago.

I dislike the taste (that is if it's not so strong that I could taste it). I envision acid going down more easily. I've since dubbed it "liquid sandpaper." Heck, I even have trouble with soda sometimes. Alcohol, no matter how weak, makes my stomach feel like it's being shredded. And I can't stand losing even a little control over my physical or mental faculties.

And I do not suffer drunks easily. I'll tolerate them if I have no choice. If I happen to be at a social gathering (which is rare--family events mostly) and people start getting loud, obnoxious, nasty, overbearing and/or just plain stupid, I'll start looking for the exits and will gracefully leave at the earliest opportunity. The catalyst is usually when I'm asked why I'm "not having a good time" by someone--usually drunk by then--who noticed I wasn't drinking myself into a stupor like everyone else.

This has also excluded me from other gatherings (parties) in my earlier years because I was a "downer"; a wet blanket because I didn't drink and get stupid (have "fun") like the rest of them. I'd guess that lack of experience (the socializing, not the drinking) is another ingredient of why I have trouble socializing today.

I drink a little, it relaxes me a tiny bit in social situations and I actually like the taste of some alcoholic drinks.

I never lose control though, I'm always the same me, just a bit sillier sometimes. You can tell though when people are drunk, their eyes glaze over and you can see that they're not really processing anything... if I were a manipulative person I would say that it's funny and you can mess about with people while they're like that (figuratively, not literally!), but I'm a gentleman so I would never do anything of the sort.

I like the taste of alcohol and drink wine and beer mostly but usually at home. Not into nights out on the town. I did go out years ago to bars and pubs but lead a very quiet life these days. I don't like the atmosphere of bars and clubs with drunk people and don't really like being around people who drink or drunks and it costs enough to go out these days. If I drink I have to pace myself because I get sick on alcohol and end up with a hangover. If I didn't drink I would just say that to people and if they don't like it then that's their problem.

I never drink. I don't like drunk people. I want nothing to do with it. However I don't judge other's alcohol use.

For me, a few drinks loosens me up and makes me more sociable. (Especially when I have to be in a crowded, noisy place.) I respect the fact that many of you don't drink. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that. And for anyone who has difficulty moderating themselves, I think it's a very good idea. But as long as someone can control him/herself drinking and not go overboard or drive, I don't see the problem.

I might have given the wrong impression by using the phrase "anyone else have problems with drunk people", but I never intended to judge anyone who drinks alcohol. My apologies if it has been taken that way. The subject title I wanted to use was too long for the available space and I think the one I used instead lost some of the original meaning. I probably should have said, "Is anyone else freaked out by drunk people."

All alcohol tastes like engine cleaner to me and I can't bear being around anyone who's drunk. I'd never go into a club, or a town-centre pub on a weekend evening – judging by the people you see falling out of them on TV clips, I'd find it utterly unbearable. I had to travel by train yesterday, and as I was getting off I smelt alcohol on the breath of one of the passengers standing near the doors. I couldn't help recoiling and screwing up my face as if she'd thrown up on my shoes! It just seems to be one of my major sensory and social issues, and it's quite a relief to hear that some other people have the same experience. It's always felt as if I'm being totally over the top and unreasonable, especially as I don't have any problem at all with the idea of people using alcohol. Just as long as they don't do it too excessively anywhere near me!

I LOVE the smell of stale beer.