Aspie + a couple of drinks = Normal

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Like others have said, alcohol only eases your inhibitions it doesn't make you more skilled. Still, sometimes that's enough.

I'm no alcoholic I'm a drunk a alcoholic is in AA while I'm drinking my beer.

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I don't really agree with this. I personally got myself drunk once to see if it would limit my inhibitions and it it resulted in was me getting sick.

So the cure is to drink two cups of wine at the morning.

Thanks.

I've been told I flirt when I'm drunk, which I find difficult to believe as I wouldn't have a clue how to flirt sober! I think "flirting" may be an NT's interpretation of me loosening up a bit, getting silly, and forgetting I'm supposed to look away from time to time during eye contact...

You're entirely welcome

I can definitely relate to that in a way. But I rather relax more with other people after a few drinks, but it also makes me not as sensitive to the unwritten social rules, what´s acceptable and not acceptable behaviour. So often after a night out, I regret and feel anxiety about the things that I´ved said and done.

A drunk person period doesn't seem normal, but the behavior would excused because they're drunk.

No.
I have Asperger's, not social phobia.

The confusion here might be because I omitted the critical word "not" in my original post, I then later edited the post to add that word, which of course changes the meaning.

I think it is probably very common for people with Asperger's, after a lifetime of negative reactions from people, to develop social phobia.

Everybody seems to think a drunk person automatically starts talking excessively which is usually what gives their intoxication away in the first place.

Trust me I'm the same way =/
smoke more and drink less that way you wouldn't wake up one morning with a massive headache with some as*hole that you don't even know.

Aye. I get anxious just walking along campus to go to my next class. Anything where I'm put in a situation where people I don't know at all are involved makes me extremely uneasy. My friends don't understand it because I act so much more "normal" around them.

My brother took me to his friend's graduation party as an intro to college parties last year.
I was painfully anxious about it up until we got there but I did really well after the first few drinks, made good conversation with people and shared some good laughs. It was interesting.

Yeah alcohol is great. To a certain extent. Suppose it has been my temporary 'cure' for social phobia for the last ten years :/

Depending on what your specific problems with social skills are, alcohol MIGHT help. Many AS problems with socializing come from anxiety and overthinking things. This, alcohol can take away.

But if you have no theory of mind, you're only going to PO more people if you drink.

For me, I feel like I become almost NT if I'm very drunk - provided I don't throw up. (If I do I drink a ton of water, then head straight to bed.) Any social faux-pas I might make is generally written off as drunken foolishness.

I've found that weed generally WORSENS my social interaction. I space out even more than normal, and I don't listen to 3/4 of the conversation. Fortunately for me, heading back to play some Guitar Hero is about the most awesome thing there is to me while I'm stoned.