Drinking

Ben M

Ben M

Ben M

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Well I'm 17, and I've been drinking at home, at family meals and such, since i was about 15, not geting drunk, just drinking a glass or two of lager, or wine.

Recently I started to going to mate's parties where there's alcohol, and getting drunk. Now most of my mates drink (unless they're driving home) but one of my best mates doesn't drink.

Generally when I do get drunk, I wake up the next morning feeling fine... Until I start remembering stuff that I did, and getting told stuff that I did... Which usually makes me feel like a complete idiot, and much apologising needs to be done.

I'm concidering going T total, because I don't really think that it's worth the feeling crap the next morning, and I don't think that I'm really enjoying myself at the party any more by being drunk.

On new year's eve I did drink, but I only had about 4 pints in the space of 8-12, at which point i stopped drinking. And I witnessed family friends (adults) getting drunk, and doing and saying things that I know they wouldn't do when sober. And then there was a masssive (incident) which would have been a fight had it not been stopped by more sober members of the party. That was caused completely by alcohol. I just felt sorry for the people concerned.

I'm going to a mate's 18th birthday on friday night, and I've decided that I'm not going to drink.

What are all of your thoughts on the matter OcUKers? Any of you T total? If so, why did you decide not to drink?
 
Gaverick said:
Don't stop drinking completely, just drink in moderation.
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On the 18th, I had planned to do this, because I was driving home the next morning. I'm quite sure that if I'd have been stopped the next morning I'd have been way over the limit, because i drank more than a little.
 
I started drinking quite late and only drink when i'm with people. Some of my friends react violently with alcohol - passing out, forgetting everything the next morning and generally uncontrollable but i'm lucky. I never get hangovers and it seems to take quite a bit to get me drunk which is a surprise for my size.

Don't avoid it entirely but as the Gaverick posted, just learn to control it maybe. Don't be too concerned about it but know your own limits. :)
 
do it a few times, see how it takes you
i very rarely drink, and often drive
i do sometimes drink to excess still, and normally regret it for a varying length of time after
but i rarely regret not drinking
 
A good drinking session is sometimes nice, but i understand about the feeling crap in the morning. I've stopped drinking before but only for a week or two, but it's less fun when you don't drink - plain and simple. Clubs, when you're sober, are horrible horrible places. Maybe the best thing to do is only drink as much as your friends?
 
lol as suggested, you can quite easliy control it... it doesnt have to be either extreme of no alchohol and being completely legless!
 
Ben M said:
This is something I've thought about, when I drink there's always one thing that I regret doing... I never have that when sober.
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it depends on the type of person you are really
for me it depends on how the mood takes me as to whether i can get into the swing of things, get on the dancefloor etc, without having a few drinks, if i dont have a good night i'll either regret going out or regret not drinking
 
iv kinda 'gone off' drink a bit, not totally i just hate hangovers, i dont like wakin up in the morning knowing that il feel bad all day and be unable to eat/drink anything apart from plain foods and water, so most the time a just have a bit i dont aim to get drunk, like with new years eve/day i just drank about half a litre bottle of red square didnt get drunk and that was ok :)... basically im trying to say u totally dont need drink to have fun (especially in this technical age we live in theres more 'to do') (like UT3 LOL) :D thats more fun then drinking i think... or try a combination of both
 
Its quite easy to get drunk but not go over the top, i dont understand how people can get this drunk, the most i have ever drank was about 9 pints in 4 hours and i could still control myself. you just need to learn to drink in moderation as stated earlier, its not that hard if you pace yourself.
 
find a drink that doesn't knock you over, and stick to that

i just drink cheap lager (carling or something), vodka & sambuca
 
Instead of binge drinking just stick to spirits, spend your money wisely. If you go t total you will never be able to enjoy a refreshing gin and tonic!

Dont turn into a ponce and not drink!
 
Try and learn conrol. Its not easy, its just the same with sex... oops side tracked. But you really benefit a lot from reaching a tipsy peak but not drunk, and then trying to remain at that level before sobering up and drinking lots of water.

Start slow, not with hard spirits.
Always start on a full stomache.
Watch out if you have given blood, done a load of exercise, or are very tired. The alcohol acts faster.
Beware of the lag when drinking, esp. pints.
Alternate alcoholic with non alcoholic drinks or try to have a glass of water along with your drink. Slows things down and keeps you hydrated.
Try to saty the good side of tipsy, this is he hardest bit as thetemptation to get one more, or just say t hell with it and get trased is always present.

If you notice you have drank a little much immediately switch to water and try to snack on something.

Avoid trying to get drunk or tipsy quickly to make yourself fit into the party mood. Common mistake of ine was to join a parry and want to instantly be tipsy and mellow. I need alcohol to socially interact fully as I'm shy. Pouring up a tripple vodka red bull will only ensure a night you will regret.

In general, spirits are risky and expensive and really designed solely to get you drunk. Of course, a good single malt is one of lifes luxuries but you don't drink good spirit in pubs ($$$)


When perfected you an go for hours in the happy zone and wake up fine, no regrets no hangover, and spare money in your wallet.
 
Drink until you know you cannot sensibly take any more and then stop or slow down. When I go out im usually driking for the first few hours then I slack off about midnight.

Persoanlly I can sit and drink beer all night and it has very little effect on me, I came home pretty much sober on new year after about 9 pints. Figure out what gets you bladdered, and avoid it :p

I find it absolutely hilarious watching all the drunkards trying to walk.
 
I can go months without a drink and it doesn't bother me. I don't see anything wrong with drinking (in moderation) but sometimes I just don't feel like it. I also work with a guy who has maybe a pint every couple of months because he hates how he acts when drunk (very aggressive) and an old friend from a previous work place that's totally t-total as he hates the taste of alcohol. I still have plenty of fun going out with both :)
 
just wondering, whos watching ITV right now theres a thing about binge drinking on, is this the reason for this thread beings started?
 
Yeah OP, you just need to learn to moderate what you drink and learn how to stop. The attitude of going out for a drink to get roaring drunk is pretty stupid.

Trouble is when you are in good company, comfortable surroundings, and drinking pleasant alcoholic beverages it all goes down so quickly and easily.....

But basically I have learnt through hard experience to drink something like a pint of milk before a social drinking session, to eat with the drinks (chips topped with molten cheese is good in pubs), to NEVER drink cocktails or spirits in public except one-offs at the end of a meal, to not mix different types of drink like beer wines and spirits, to have a pint of orange or similar every alcohol drink or two, and to not be afraid to leave a drink unfinished if I feel yucky.

Avoid buying rounds of drinks since you are forced in return to drink at the speed of the biggest **** heads. This is not a good thing.

I am lucky in that usually I physically can't drink more than about 6 pints of fluid in an evening - except that night once in Munich when I didn't notice the glasses were litres not pints. Oh God that cost me some pain I can tell you.
 
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The trick with drinking is to find a happy medium between not drinking anything at all, and drinking so much that you wake up naked under a fur rug on the bed in your hotel room with no idea how you got there, with a pool of vomit on the floor; then things get worse.
 
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