Last night I had some people over and we had some drinks. I had a few too many without even realizing it and I couldn't stand it. I felt dazed and disoriented and I couldn't wait to sober up. I just kept guzzling water trying to bring me back to sobriety. I don't understand how there are people who want to be like this all the time.
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Being drunk is not enjoyable anymore
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Werewolf Jones
Member
Escapism.
CrankyJay™
Member
Hard disagree.
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
I stopped enjoying as well. THC has taken its place. No hangovers, no bullshit.
lifa-cobex
Member
Sounds like you drank to fast/ too much.
You've got to master drinking-fu. It's like a wave. You've got to hit that sweet spot. Have a couple of jars going in, ride it for a bit and steady your drinking.
-A drunk
You've got to master drinking-fu. It's like a wave. You've got to hit that sweet spot. Have a couple of jars going in, ride it for a bit and steady your drinking.
-A drunk
Winter John
Member
Sounds exactly how I feel when I'm sober.
jufonuk
not tag worthy
I don’t like the feel of being drunk. It’s not fun.
From personal experience being drunk and being in a semi buzzed state is a false/fake kind of good as you think you are more relaxed etc. But when you sober up your anxiety hits you harder.
so you feel worse. I can see how it is addictive as you feel good at the time. But you will also get worse sobering up and you will always need more alcohol to put you in that state. It’s better to treat the cause then to use getting drunk etc as the temporary cure.
Drinking to feel good takes more from you than it gives.
The other side of that is being really drunk where you are just stumbling can’t think correctly. What the hell. You wouldn’t want to suddenly wake up like that in normal life but you kind of willingly put yourself in that state.
To me it not longer feels good or makes sense to do so.
Also it boils down to drinking culture a lot of countries have let’s get shit faced drinking mentality which Is bad. Others have a I will drink to have a good time but the drinking is a by product not the be all and end all.
Yeah I witnessed the way they drink in the U.K. and the way they drink in France and I wish I was taught the french way.
From personal experience being drunk and being in a semi buzzed state is a false/fake kind of good as you think you are more relaxed etc. But when you sober up your anxiety hits you harder.
so you feel worse. I can see how it is addictive as you feel good at the time. But you will also get worse sobering up and you will always need more alcohol to put you in that state. It’s better to treat the cause then to use getting drunk etc as the temporary cure.
Drinking to feel good takes more from you than it gives.
The other side of that is being really drunk where you are just stumbling can’t think correctly. What the hell. You wouldn’t want to suddenly wake up like that in normal life but you kind of willingly put yourself in that state.
To me it not longer feels good or makes sense to do so.
Also it boils down to drinking culture a lot of countries have let’s get shit faced drinking mentality which Is bad. Others have a I will drink to have a good time but the drinking is a by product not the be all and end all.
Yeah I witnessed the way they drink in the U.K. and the way they drink in France and I wish I was taught the french way.
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Dark Star
Member
having a glass of wine or a beer or two is pretty nice every once in a while. I personally only drink on special occasions (after work events, birthday parties, holidays, etc)
i don't understand why you'd drink alcohol every day/night, but maybe a couple drinks on the weekend is all you want and is OK for most people. you will not enjoy your life when you're old if you have health issues and diseases from years of hard drinking.
i don't understand why you'd drink alcohol every day/night, but maybe a couple drinks on the weekend is all you want and is OK for most people. you will not enjoy your life when you're old if you have health issues and diseases from years of hard drinking.
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Ulysses 31
Member
I don't get people drinking so much alcohol either.
A glass every once in a while for special occasions is enough for me.
A glass every once in a while for special occasions is enough for me.
PaddyOCanager
Member
Because not everyone feels like you do when they're drunk. People experience the effects differently and have differing levels of functionality/response.
Jaybe
Member
GeorgioCostanzaX
Gold Member
This is the way. But seriously I recently decided to kick the drinking habit for similar reasons. I didn’t like feeling like shit for at least two days after getting drunk and having hair of the dog as the only temporary solution after the work day was done. COVID lockdown was so boring I just found myself drinking more and more to destress till it started affecting my work. No more.
akimbo009
Gold Member
Cause it's all sugar and hangover bullshit in a bottle. Anything that's marketed to 14 year old girls to make bad decisions isn't something you should expect to feel good about drinking - day of or after - I'd feel such regret.
Clean up, and drink clear alcohol like vodka seltzers or what not.
Punished Miku
Banned
Pot cookies are far superior. Beer is a nice side piece.
saturnalian
Member
Edit, wrong quote
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Northeastmonk
Gold Member
I only have beer when I’m at a brewery. It’s expensive, $7 a glass, but it tastes 100 times better when it’s fresh from the tap. Otherwise I don’t buy alcohol. I had a family member who would drink through 10 beers a day. I’d hear the sound of the bottle cap hitting the floor. I’d check it before I went to bed and there would be a floor covered in bottle caps. I know what it’s like living with a alcoholic. I hated it. I hated it so much I can’t keep alcohol in the house.
NeoIkaruGAF
Gold Member
Never got drunk to the point I’ll wake up with dicks drawn on my face, but even being slightly drunk is not something I enjoy. I wish I could drink beer and wine without the side effects, I really enjoy the taste. Strong spirits and liquors are not for me, I drink those very occasionally and in small amounts.
Fools idol
Banned
this right here is why the bars and alch industries are in decline. Gen Z prefers drugs and has money to spend
Peggies
Gold Member
We used to call them "thigh spreader".
I stopped drinking when I got tired of having to apologize for saying something mean, the day after. It was exhausting.
What really worked for me was the combination of weed and booze. Took the edge off of both.
kurisu_1974
Member
Never really liked being drunk. Switched to the devil's lettuce 30 years ago and never looked back. Much more enjoyable also when watching movies or playing games as your senses still fully function and aren't being shut down like with alcohol.
Wish they finally made it legal in this backwards old continent.
Wish they finally made it legal in this backwards old continent.
PaddyOCanager
Member
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
I drink quite a lot very fast. Been drunk 3 times already this week (to be fair Im on vacation). And I agree its mostly pretty awful. The best part is the buzz but that only lasts an hour maybe. Sometimes less. The drunk period after is just vomit, overeating, weight gain, dead brain cells, liver damage, and wasted money.
Drinking was ironically most fun from 18-20 when it was illegal lol
Drinking was ironically most fun from 18-20 when it was illegal lol
Radical Dreamer
Member
Gonna go against the grain here: I don't really like to smoke weed anymore, it just doeesn't do anything for me and most of people (who I know) who smoke too much act like retards (being stoned like a sasquatch where noone can tell what you are talking about isn't cool brah). And honestly first thought that I had while reading this thread was that most of you maybe don't know when to call it quits when it comes to drinking? I like to go every once in a while to a city square and go from pub/club to pub drinking and I can't really recall when I had that much of a hangover. If some of you drink too much too fast without any food in-between then it's no wonder you guys have hangovers or "become mean" lmao. And I don't really buy excuse about being drunk for being asshole to someone.
West Texas CEO
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief and Nosiest Dildo Archeologist
That's funny as hell.
I've been there, but I never apologize.
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Peggies
Gold Member
West Texas CEO
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief and Nosiest Dildo Archeologist
well yeah, but I should also mention that I'm going to Hell, so..Whoa, I didn't know that was an option.
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MastAndo
Member
I still enjoy being tipsy, but the following day I find myself...depressed? It's more and more pronounced as I grow older and while I've been able to combat the physical symptoms of hangovers pretty well, this has been inescapable. I read that it's called "The Fear" - an anxiety that builds as you dwell on the most inconsequential events from the night before. I never blackout or anything, but there's this lingering dread that I said or did the wrong thing or someone said or did something stupid to me and I didn't handle it how I should have...then the thoughts eventually spread to a questioning of my life and its direction in general.
Very odd sensation considering I'm not one to feel bummed out like that. Unfortunately, my social life and alcohol go hand in hand, so I think it's something I'll just deal with once a week.
Very odd sensation considering I'm not one to feel bummed out like that. Unfortunately, my social life and alcohol go hand in hand, so I think it's something I'll just deal with once a week.
RJMacready73
Banned
You'd be some craic at a party...
SafeOrAlone
Banned
I like the feeling but the hangovers kicked into overdrive once I hit my mid-twenties. It's simply not worth it anymore for me, barring a special occasion.
Probably for the best, because it was an easy habit for me to fall into. Probably led to a lot of nutrient deficiencies and an impaired face.
Probably for the best, because it was an easy habit for me to fall into. Probably led to a lot of nutrient deficiencies and an impaired face.
Peggies
Gold Member
Gareth Bryne
Member
Love drinking beer and spirits and riding the wave, but within limits. I can't recall the last time where I went balls out like OP (maybe in college or years close after). As an old timer on 40's door, nothing sucks more than a hangover that lasts all day, so I avoid going too hard like the plague. It'll still happen maybe once or twice a year when we have a big get-together with old friends though...fair trade at times.
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
I used to love drinking. I still like drinking and social occasions but overall it sucks and I hate to hangovers and other issues it causes. In fact I got drunk last night for the first time in maybe a month I feel like shit today.
I prefer opiates like oxycodone. I got a nice high and I feel really good and best of all there's no hangover.
I prefer opiates like oxycodone. I got a nice high and I feel really good and best of all there's no hangover.
Bragr
Banned
No, but I'm a smash hit at the church convention.
DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
Never been drunk. Never had any desire to. Don’t want to feel sick or lose the ability to fully control my actions, emotions or senses.
Chittagong
Gold Member
Not enjoying alcohol can be an early warning sign ot burn out or depression. Basically your serotonin is not responding
RJMacready73
Banned
I have never not had a drink at the weekend, I absolutely love a few cold ones on a Friday or Saturday, y'all do realize you can drink not to get plastered
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
PaddyOCanager
Member
Have you not been in one of these threads before? There are people on this forum who think alcohol is as dangerous as heroin. It's fucking weird.