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When was it ever? It's meant to numb you from existence
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Being drunk is not enjoyable anymore
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I find it's a fine line between riding a good buzz and feeling sloshed, especially when you're enjoying yourself.
Tbh I mostly hate the after-effects of drinking alcohol. Dehydration, headaches, shitty sleep, bad for protein synthesis if you're trying to make gains, lower testosterone levels and weight gain from chronic drinking, etc. Too many downsides imo.
I still enjoy a drink on occasion, but my drinking is considerably more moderated than it was in my early 20s.
Tbh I mostly hate the after-effects of drinking alcohol. Dehydration, headaches, shitty sleep, bad for protein synthesis if you're trying to make gains, lower testosterone levels and weight gain from chronic drinking, etc. Too many downsides imo.
I still enjoy a drink on occasion, but my drinking is considerably more moderated than it was in my early 20s.
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GymWolf
Member
Do they just sniff the wine and eat an absurd amount of gorgonzola to get food poisoning?
John_Ryder
Member
I like being drunk. It's the hangover that kills it for me.
West Texas CEO
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief and Nosiest Dildo Archeologist
Eat some menudo.
jufonuk
not tag worthy
No they just drink sensibly
haxan7
Banned
how is he gonna eat an 80s latin boy band
GymWolf
Member
basically what i said.
Schattenjäger
Gabriel Knight
jufonuk
not tag worthy
Minus food poisoning
GymWolf
Member
That comes later when they try to battle the crave for more wine.
RJMacready73
Banned
Probably but the booze has muddled my braincells, yeah it's amusing to me people think a few beers is akin to shooting up some brown
Lunarorbit
Member
I "stopped" drinking over 10 years ago. I used to party frequently but my wife is an alcoholic so I stopped, hoping it would make it less likely that she would drink.
It did not. But she is in rehab as we speak and wants to be there. My friends on the other hand... I'm 40 and so are they and I don't know how they do it. Actually I do cause they are a mess. One friends stomach is so distended from his liver failing that it looks like he's pregnant. It's disgusting and so heartbreaking at the same time.
It did not. But she is in rehab as we speak and wants to be there. My friends on the other hand... I'm 40 and so are they and I don't know how they do it. Actually I do cause they are a mess. One friends stomach is so distended from his liver failing that it looks like he's pregnant. It's disgusting and so heartbreaking at the same time.
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John Marston
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OP you sound like you just had too much too quickly.
Either quit or drink in moderation, I don't know you but it doesn't seem like you have a problem.
You have a problem when drinking is all you think about to numb your face & you can't just have 2 or 3 beers, you want a thousand.
And throwing out your dishes on your neighbor's roof at 4 AM because why wash them you're just gonna buy new ones.
Either quit or drink in moderation, I don't know you but it doesn't seem like you have a problem.
You have a problem when drinking is all you think about to numb your face & you can't just have 2 or 3 beers, you want a thousand.
And throwing out your dishes on your neighbor's roof at 4 AM because why wash them you're just gonna buy new ones.
Ionian
Member
I worked for a major Wine Shop here (back in the day).
You were expected to drink. Used to have to work at massive wine-tasting events in major posh hotels. Serving rich people that spat into a bucket or cup after.
I brought a bin-bag of not finished bottles home as I worked the booths for the main company. Vendors tended to ply the product and leave.
Had great fun with friends after but Christ the hangovers as you're mixing all drinks.
It's all a load of wank but getting pissed on the job was fun.
Until the morning. Absolute hell as I'd have to help restock and there were truck loads coming from Calais daily to restock.
I've many stories from that place, many celebrities but you were encouraged to drink with them and still have to work.
Best was prob some judge (very affluent area) asked me what some wine was like (very normal question, you note tones etc.). Had a tough day so smiled and said it was very "whiney". He hit the roof, nearly got fired over that.
It's all a load of wank tbh, saying that as someone who had to sell them. This goes well with ... this goes well with ...
The beers were amazing though but not cheap at all.
Still have my qualified wine-taster cert (hahaha) somewhere in a box. Learned then just drink what you want, the rest is pure wank.
You were expected to drink. Used to have to work at massive wine-tasting events in major posh hotels. Serving rich people that spat into a bucket or cup after.
I brought a bin-bag of not finished bottles home as I worked the booths for the main company. Vendors tended to ply the product and leave.
Had great fun with friends after but Christ the hangovers as you're mixing all drinks.
It's all a load of wank but getting pissed on the job was fun.
Until the morning. Absolute hell as I'd have to help restock and there were truck loads coming from Calais daily to restock.
I've many stories from that place, many celebrities but you were encouraged to drink with them and still have to work.
Best was prob some judge (very affluent area) asked me what some wine was like (very normal question, you note tones etc.). Had a tough day so smiled and said it was very "whiney". He hit the roof, nearly got fired over that.
It's all a load of wank tbh, saying that as someone who had to sell them. This goes well with ... this goes well with ...
The beers were amazing though but not cheap at all.
Still have my qualified wine-taster cert (hahaha) somewhere in a box. Learned then just drink what you want, the rest is pure wank.
BLAUcopter
Gold Member
I drank a bottle of red last night.... and it was great!
Grildon Tundy
Member
I'd rather get full-blown drunk these days than drink one or two drinks because even drinking one drink (no lie) makes me wake up in the middle of the night, wired. Which means I'm half-worthless the next day. If I'm getting a hangover regardless, might as well go balls-to-the-wall.
Anybody else get the wake-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-with-a-racing-heart thing from drinking?
Anybody else get the wake-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-with-a-racing-heart thing from drinking?
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Chronicle
Member
You've probably had a good life with a silver spoon up your ass! Your sure sound like it 'sober guy'. No one wants sober guy around at a party drinking their water. Some people have had their lives destroyed. It's a disease. A disease of the soul. Empathy.
You assume a lot about me.
TheInfamousKira
Reseterror Resettler
It stopped being fun for me about five years ago, and that's provided I can get drunk at all. It got to the point where I was downing entire 100 proof bottles in a night and just being annoyed. But I was also cosplaying as an alcoholic, so
Tiago Rodrigues
Member
It depends. Being drunk with friends who are just doing it for fun can be great. It depends on your mood as well.
If I was alone at home and drank a bottle of wine by myself as a way to escape something I'd feel bad, guilty and embarrassed as hell the next day and I don't get people who do it.
It depends tbh.
If I was alone at home and drank a bottle of wine by myself as a way to escape something I'd feel bad, guilty and embarrassed as hell the next day and I don't get people who do it.
It depends tbh.
SpiceRacz
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NinjaBoiX
Member
If you’re feeling dizzy and disoriented you’ve had far too much, simple as that.
Yes, that’s an unpleasant feeling, but you can just drink sensibly and get a nice steady buzz going.
Make sure you drink a couple of glasses of water throughout the night and you’ll be right as rain.
Yes, that’s an unpleasant feeling, but you can just drink sensibly and get a nice steady buzz going.
Make sure you drink a couple of glasses of water throughout the night and you’ll be right as rain.
Chronicle
Member
Yup. You assume that all are like you and that it's a 'flick of the switch' to just sober up. And that it's a 'choice' that you can choose correctly because you have some greater or higher ability.
Lady Jane
Banned
Getting plastered and waking up to no drunk text or calls is such a good feeling.
V1LÆM
Gold Member
i haven't enjoyed being drunk for a long time now but i do enjoy getting drunk. i just opened a can of beer and it feels so damn good but later tonight when i'm rat arsed drunk then it's going to suck. it starts off good but gets worse.
i never really get a bad hangover but of course there are times, the day after, that i'm thinking i am never drinking again i can't handle this. it's a filthy disgusting lie i tell myself each time. i might go 2-3 days of suffering but by the time the weekend comes around again i'm downing drink all over again. i guess that's addiction though
i never really get a bad hangover but of course there are times, the day after, that i'm thinking i am never drinking again i can't handle this. it's a filthy disgusting lie i tell myself each time. i might go 2-3 days of suffering but by the time the weekend comes around again i'm downing drink all over again. i guess that's addiction though
strange headache
Banned
NinjaBoiX
Member
In response to some of the posts referring to drinking alone at home as a way of escapism or “a way to deal with things”, I totally get that point of view.
But it doesn’t need to be that deep. I’ll often have a couple of small tins of beer when I get home, in the same way some folk have a joint or two. It’s not some deep-seated cry for help, I just like having a couple of beers when I get home.
I do always regret it when I have a couple too many and end up hungover the next morning though,
Having said all this, I am going to make a concerted effort to drink less. It’s bad for your health, and yeah, I couldn’t really argue with anyone that said they think it’s a bit sad. As long as they don’t go to the extent of trying to give me counselling or something!
But it doesn’t need to be that deep. I’ll often have a couple of small tins of beer when I get home, in the same way some folk have a joint or two. It’s not some deep-seated cry for help, I just like having a couple of beers when I get home.
I do always regret it when I have a couple too many and end up hungover the next morning though,
Having said all this, I am going to make a concerted effort to drink less. It’s bad for your health, and yeah, I couldn’t really argue with anyone that said they think it’s a bit sad. As long as they don’t go to the extent of trying to give me counselling or something!
Come On Tars
Member
I only smoke weed when I'm in the mood to get really confused by a movie, fall into thought holes, and eat 5 bowls of cereal. I.E. almost never
just_some_nut
Member
1. Get wasted
2. "I'm never drinking again man"
3. Drink again
I do feel less inclined as time goes on though. Better to practice your normal state
2. "I'm never drinking again man"
3. Drink again
I do feel less inclined as time goes on though. Better to practice your normal state
GeorgioCostanzaX
Gold Member
My problem is I can’t stop at 2 so I find myself having to quit altogether. I’m on Naltrexone though which helped cut down significantly but the only thing I’m finding 100% effective is no alcohol at all and low thc cannabis products. Weed I have absolutely no problem with not taking it and can just enjoy it when I’m in the mood. Alcohol my body feels in the mood all the time.
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teezzy
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kapshin
Member
It's the solution! Kidding I'm an addict, 115 days clean though
Tams
Member
Eh, I get where you coming from, but if you have self control there's no need to be so extreme.
I barely drink. I like alcohol, but I literally have some decent bottles of wine just sitting at home that have been there for years now. I just don't feel any urge to drink them.
But eh, everyone has their vices. Keeping a tidy house and regularly exercising are mine (as in I struggle a lot with them), and gaming was one of them. But drugs, including alcohol and tabacco never have been. I don't know why some are vices to me and some aren't.
Party McHardy
Member
I hear you. I’m a binge drinker that can’t stop once I get started. I recently went to my friends’s 40th birthday and can recollect very little from the 3 days. If I could moderate it would be a different story but I’m tired of not remembering things.
chixdiggit
Member
That's 100% pot for me. I will only do it if I'm alone and ready for bed.
Drinking is an instant good time for me however.