Drinking

Moderation is the key! But it is sensible to have a healthy fear/wariness of alcohol as if it takes a hold it will control you. I know a few people whose lives it has ruined!
 
I love drinking but always end up being a nob at the end of the night.. however that won't stop me as I love it too much :p

Embaressed myself on numerous nights out with work and have probably got an unwanted rep.. thing is, as soon as I have my first drink I lose all restraint and start putting them back at a stupid rate, which usually ends up in me either saying outrageous stuff or wanting to play fight with someone :o

I do try to control myself, but it never works if im out for a proper session.

However I drink a lot less overall now (big session wise) - it used to be 2/3 times a week heavy sessions but now it's a lot less which i'm happy about health wise and money wise, as much as I love it... you are ******* it up the wall at the end of the day. I hate checking my bank balance the next day and seeing £100 dissapear when 50% of the time the nights just been 'average', and i'd of probably had a better time going the cinema and spending a tenner.

Strange now though because I never thought i'd drink casually so to speak (i.e few glasses of wine over lunch) but I kind of appreciate it now. I spent a lot of time in Paris and seemed to drink a lot of wine, which maybe has something to do with it!
 
Im sure half the people that get drunk and do stupid things are just using the alcohol as an excuse. I can be drunk out my mind and still not do those millions of embarassing things everyone else seems to do.

Often its pretty fun to stay sober at a party, and then just play games with the madly drunk one ;)
 
I have thought about it, but realistically i could never do it, and especially with being at uni. Would feel left out so much, and i just wouldnt like that.

I personally drink a lot, New years Eve was a 70cl bottle of jaagermeister and about 8 bottles of grolsch, plus other things at the pub!

But ye, im going to "cut down" , as i have done with my smoking, to see if i can get it too all entwine together and cut down on everything gradually.
 
I know my limits... or I thought I did... went to a College reunion last week and drank a bottle of Rose.

I didn't even feel sick... I just was...

Am very ashamed :( its not big or clever kids.

BB x
 
Best thing I ever did was quit the booze. I have never been good at drinking in moderation, and 10 years of hard drinking finally put me off it.

Wish I could have quit sooner, but i'm a lot better for it now, lot more money too..

Nowadays drinking is made so trivial, the whole binge drinking culture promotes it. I've seen first hand the damage drinking can cause, but I have no problem with sensible drinking at all, just that there's too many folk going over their limit these days.
 
As said above, drink in moderation, plus, as you get older, and as you drink more, you become more able to handle it, dont drink too much, dont be idiotic with it.

I had around 6-7 new years, from around 9 until 1, which is orite, isnt obsessive, i was fresh, but i knew what iw as doing, how far i was going, and i remember most of the night, a brilliant night.

Giving up drinking is just stupid, its such a great social life been able to go out and drink with everyone and not be left out..
 
My Brother in law in Australia (originally from Liverpool) had a plan. When it's your round get yourself a long soft drink and tell everyone it's got vodka in it. That way you keep yourself hydrated and few drinks behind your mates.
 
You will eventually find a point where drinking any more is just going to tip you over the edge into being wasted / throwing up. It's just about finding a good balance really.
 
The problem is when everyone is drunk and your not its just weird ,people seem to keep bumping into you which dose not seem to happen when your drunk too ! Also you notice how stupid every one is around you . I have stayed sober a few times but end up getting fed up and going home early !
 
I'm less than 6 months away from 21 and i almost never drink i probably wont buy any again. I only bought some for xmas this year. To be honest i don't like the taste. Why do people look at you funny when you say you don't drink or you haven't tasted a certain drink?

Last time i drank was before june last year can't remember when. First time i came close to getting drunk and it was only slightly. Had some at xmas and thats it.

I'm probably 99.99% T-Total

What are you supposed to order if you don't drink at bar? ;S
 
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If you can't drink in moderation then don't drink, but I don't see why you would forgo the pleasures of both drinking and of being drunk altogether just because there is an extreme at which drinking becomes a bad thing.

Jive-Zombie said:
What are you supposed to order if you don't drink at bar? ;S
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Your waistline and liver would choose diet coke, probably.

Cybermyk said:
That way you keep yourself hydrated and few drinks behind your mates.
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Who on earth has to pretend they're drinking in order to be accepted by their friends :/
 
Drink in moderation and know your limits. I only drink socially. I either get merry or get to the point where I want to throw up. I thankfully don't get hangovers but I remember everything unlike some of my mates who remember nothing, which I find weird.
 
Moderation is the key. Learn that drinking is not always about getting totally drunk, but enjoying a beverage only to the point of enjoyment and not further, as part of a nice evening with some friends. If you can't do that then don't drink at all as you will end up regretting it one day.

That and have a little self control. It is not hard to stop yourself doing something stupid even if you are off your face, if you actually try :)
 
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robmiller said:
If you can't drink in moderation then don't drink, but I don't see why you would forgo the pleasures of both drinking and of being drunk altogether just because there is an extreme at which drinking becomes a bad thing.
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This pretty much echoes my thoughts on the subject.

Some people can't drink in moderation - if they get a taste of alcohol, they have to get drunk, these people should avoid alcohol.
Most people can drink alcohol in moderation and enjoy it as it should be enjoyed.

I was a hard drinker for many years but as I've matured, I've learned to appreciate it more. I've found that drinking real ale and good quality malt whisky has made me drink alcohol mainly for the taste. People who drink cheap, tasteless lager or cheap vodka tend to be drinking more for the effect than the taste and tend to binge drink more than the likes of myself.

Don't get me wrong, I still like to let my hair down and get slaughtered occasionally - but not nearly as often as I used to.

Try changing drinks to something with a taste you really enjoy and savour the flavour rather than knocking them back. Don't be afraid to let your hair down now and again, as long as it doesn't become a habit.

At the end of the day, if you think you have a problem with alcohol and really feel it has no place in your life then, don't drink - the choice is yours. Many people enjoy alcohol and the effects without making prats of themselves and many people prefer not to drink at all. Whatever works for you is fine and don't let anybody pressure you into doing something you're not comfortable doing.
 
heh, im currently in the same boat as you, Im 20, and only started drinking on my 20th birthday (May) But it would seem that if I get a little to drunk I just cant handle it, as in I tell everyone I love them, hug all my friends, kiss random girls on the cheek, and get upset very easily over trivial things..... Dunno if I should stop drinking all together, just not get so drunk, or if there is actualy a way to stop yourself from doing stupid things like professing love to everyone you know...

But as for advice for you, I would suggest that you are young, and are allowed to have fun, just dont drink to the point where you cant remember things, and it will be a lot better!
 
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