Does anybody else here despise alcohol?

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Thank you , AuntBlabby. I went looking for the Tacoma Asperger's Women's support group, but the e-mail inquiry bounced.
Do you know anything about it? Will I be in trouble if I don't bring this post back around to hating alcohol? I've read about hangovers and I never want to have one.

no trouble, you kept it on subject by reiterating your dislike of alky. you are almost exactly between the various seattle meetups and the oly meetup that I belong to. try square pegs and search for aspergers or aspie meetup, Tacoma.

I really would want an Aspie Women's group, though. For reasons see plied with alcohol date rape, above, and Yes I do Like Hugs (in which post I allude to how I somehow give off flirt signals to guys without intending to). I'm married, committed, and very much into traditional monogamy, so accidental flirt signals can be a real problem for me. It would probably get worse if I ever actually drank enough to lower inhibitions. Another reason for me to despise alcohol and cling stubbornly to my temperance vow.

Yeah, you sure as heck aint the only one.

I absolutely LOATHE the stuff. There is a deep, dark hatred that I have for it that goes way beyond pretty much any other thing that I dislike. And for me, that's really saying something, since I tend to hate most things just by default. Part of the reason why I call myself "Misery".

So for that hate to go so far.... yeah. There are few things, very few, that I detest more than that stuff.

As far as I'm concerned, the stuff is a form of poison. And why would I NOT see it that way? It wrecks lives, and can outright get someone killed. Hell, it's like a super-poison, in that it can not only kill whoever drank it, but can kill others that DIDNT drink it. Car crashes and whatnot. It doesnt just kill, it kills VIOLENTLY.

Now granted, most people dont go that far with it. But still, usage of the stuff is so freaking common. And I dont understand it. Why in the numerous hells would I want to drink something where the only effect of it is to make me temporarily dumb and slow? How in the hell is that a good thing? Dont answer that, I dont actually want to know; I feel like the answer would cause me to lose IQ points just by hearing it.

And even with it having that quality that makes those who drink it really stupid for awhile, people still do it. It's a major social thing, like you said. And of course if you DONT drink it, you're wierd, or you "dont have a life" or some damn stupid crap like that. Not that I care, mind you, because it goes both ways, and I see THEM as bloody stupid for drinking it at all. I refuse to associate with that sort.

As it is, I hate it SO much that I've pressed my ideas of it onto others in a way. Normally, I'm a very passive individual IRL. But not when that stuff is involved. Nobody drinks that stuff around me, because I can get NASTY about it. My mother and stepfather used to drink way too much, and while they never got mean, they did rather make idiots of themselves every time. This ended after a little "incident" when I finally lost what composure I had, and ended up standing outside in the driveway, shrieking at them at the top of my lungs about it, making damn sure everyone in the area could hear every word. I'm prone to dark moods as it is, but I'm rarely THAT angry. They stopped that habit pretty much immediately after that. Friends also dont drink around me either; I've never had to DO anything about it, but they know me well enough to know that it wouldnt be the brightest idea.


And yeah, I've heard the bit where it "helps people cope" with stuff or "improves their mood". The thing about that? Those feelings are FAKE. They're not real. They're illusions brought on by the booze; this is why they tend to fade immediately when it does. And over time, it usually actually makes things WORSE. Not that the person NOTICES this, what with the stuff making them dumb each time. If someone REALLY wants to feel better about something, and have it stick, they need to seek out other methods, things that will ACTUALLY help, not things that PRETEND to help. Ive seen too many people make this mistake, and absolutely without exception it ends badly.

And no, I dont care if someone here disagrees with me or thinks I'm being harsh/mean about this. I havent even STARTED to get harsh and mean. And my mind wont be changed on this one regardless.

actually, women who have one drink per day and men who have one or two drinks per day tend to live longer than teatotallers. alcohol raises good cholesterol levels. (cut consumption in half when you reach 65.)

what about people who can't tolerate more than token amounts of alcohol? will half a cup of hard cider or weak [4%] wine with dinner work?

probably helpful. might do it with lunch also.

actually, women who have one drink per day and men who have one or two drinks per day tend to live longer than teatotallers. alcohol raises good cholesterol levels. (cut consumption in half when you reach 65.)

is it my imagination, or are there fewer fat smokers than non-smokers? is there something about tobacco that lessens fat accumulation?

Nicotine is a stimulant, as well as an appetite suppressant. What this means is that smokers may eat less than non-smokers, and the stimulant effects of nicotine may help in burning off fat.