Why do you drink?

[Bohemianne]

People do it for reasons, but it can be summed up into two:

They drink because they are happy; or
They drink because they are sad...to forget.

Okay, let's insert a half category...there are those who drink out of nothing, they simply drink until they drop. And when they do, they can't anymore distinguish the water closet from the pool. 😱

Tell me. Why do you drink?

Thanks.

 

[Mephistopheles]

I drink mainly because i enjoy the taste and I enjoy the feeling of being intoxicated. I also drink out of habit, I must admit.

And I also drink alot due to social activies like going to a bar with my friends or at parties.

 

[Adam]

Um, to relax, I suppose. I try not to let my emotions dictate my decision to drink, though it has happened from time to time.

 

[Deleted member 66627]

I disagree. Drinking doesn't fit into those two categories. You need to take a large account for those who do it because they are addicts. That in of itself is a category of it's own.

Then you have the social drinkers. The party drinkers. Then your two categories. 🙂

I'm an experimental drinker. Meaning, I don't overtly enjoy it, but I'll try something that looks good. Not to be happier, sadder, or indifferent.

 

[Bohemianne]

I disagree. Drinking doesn't fit into those two categories. You need to take a large account for those who do it because they are addicts. That in of itself is a category of it's own.

Then you have the social drinkers. The party drinkers. Then your two categories. 🙂

I'm an experimental drinker. Meaning, I don't overtly enjoy it, but I'll try something that looks good. Not to be happier, sadder, or indifferent.

*Inserts category 3/4* 😀 😀 😛

That in itself creates the thread, lol.

 

[chicago]

So we either drink because we're happy, sad, or to get drunk? Those are some effed up categories.

I used to drink to get drunk usually, but over the past few months I've found just the thought of alcohol makes me feel nauseated.

Now, I'll have two or three beers at my boyfriend's maybe, or if we go out, I drink as a social thing.

 

[Fangz]

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I used to drink to get drunk usually, but over the past few months I've found just the thought of alcohol makes me feel nauseated.

Yeah I can't think of beer or any drink without getting a stomach ache. After a while all substance abuse loses it's novelty even if you do it socially.

 

[Mephistopheles]

I've had my drinking problems too, drinking about a gallon of beer a day, and even more if I went to a party. It works great if you're feeling down because you just don't give a rats ass anymore when you're drunk, and the next day you're too hung over to think about anything at all.

 

[chicago]

I've had my drinking problems too, drinking about a gallon of beer a day, and even more if I went to a party. It works great if you're feeling down because you just don't give a rats ass anymore when you're drunk, and the next day you're too hung over to think about anything at all.

Considering alcohol is a depressant, it probably ends up making you feel worse. I've drank when I was in a bad mood / upset and it just ended up making me even more depressed.

 

[Mephistopheles]

Considering alcohol is a depressant, it probably ends up making you feel worse. I've drank when I was in a bad mood / upset and it just ended up making me even more depressed.

The depressant bit is related to the mode of action, in which alcohol is similar to barbiturates and benzodiazepines. It stimulates the GABA receptors in the brain which is the chief inhibitory system resulting in decreased neuron activity.

So it doesn't make you depressed, it just makes you dumb.

 

[BellaRisa]

I didn't drink at all until college, back then it was honestly because everybody else was drinking 🙄 Since then I rarely have anything alcoholic, I have very low tolerance and I find most drinks really nasty. When I do, it's for the taste and that nice cozy feeling I get; like tonight, I may have a little Kahlua and chocolate ice cream by the fire while we watch Pineapple Express 🙂

 

[Bohemianne]

So...I rarely drink, but I don't mind controlled social drinking.

My true drinking ritual happens once or twice a year or less. If it does happen, it means that I feel 100% worse than normal... doomed! I will surely do it alone (with some music on) at an odd hour when everyone is sleeping. I make sure to get myself so wasted, that the hang-over will keep me from drinking again for a long while.

 

[footetickle]

I drink only when im around a lot of people. I guess you can say that i am a social drinker. I cant stand being drunk and by myself. It makes me feel like i am a true alcoholic. To sum it up i drink when im happy

 

[sean901]

Funnily enough, here i am sat in my room on my own with a half drunken bottle of wine, feeling like a bit of an alchy, but i know i havn't got a problem, or not a serious one anyway. Luckily i have'nt acquired those demons,yet.......
To be honest, probably a little too honest, i've been through a few addictions to say the least, and i've finally managed to escape the bad ones. so i guess i drink sometimes to kind of take the edge off things. Oh, and im a big social drinker as well. Give me a good enough reason and i'll be half cut before midnight

 

[Perduabo]

Mainly for the social aspects. I never drink by myself or am big on drinking with friends at home. However, I enjoy clubbing immensely and spending an evening out with a group listening to music, dancing and karaoke is great fun.

Plus, Mai Tais are one of my personal kryptonites 😉

 

[Knot Amewzed]

There were times in my life when I abused homogenized milk, I have weened off of it by drinking raw non-homogenized milk.

Someday I dream of being dairy free with the possibilty of soy!!! FUCKIN' FAIL!!!

 

[ParanoidChant]

2008 was kinda my 'drink for the helluvit' year, and the drama that ensued, though thankfully never dangerous, was enough to temper my appetite for mindless boozing.

I have since found the right groove, if you will, when it comes to drinking: just enough to get good conversation rolling, to smooth the nerves and kick back. Splattering cake across apartments, drop-kicking lamps and smashing all the glass in the house for fun ... that was so last year.

 

[venray]

I rarely drink at all. When I do have an occasional one, I never drink to the pont of getting drunk...

Not like the "old" days...lol

 

[General Zod]

I drink to keep re-hydrated 😛

 

[Goodieluver]

I drink to pass time
I drink because i am a beer aficionado
I drink to get fucked up and pee alot
I drink to be social with friends
I drink to relax
I drink

 

[Gothika]

i usaly drink on the hollidays to celabrate and othertimes just to relax but i do not drink that offten

 

[kis123]

I drink to pass time
I drink because i am a beer aficionado
I drink to get fucked up and pee alot
I drink to be social with friends
I drink to relax
I drink

This has been me for awhile until recently. Ever since my other meds messed up and I got caught with a rare side effect, I drank pretty much regularly. Now, I'm more concerned about getting my life back in order than drinking. I still do drink, but not like I used to-at all.

I'm getting a little too old for the drunkenness-it just makes us look bad.

 

[Tckleme]

I drink because I like the taste.

 

[xionking]

I drink for the social aspect. Different alcohols do different things to me, so it really depends. If I'm going out and I know I'm gonna be having to deal with people I don't particularly like, I'll drink bourbon because it makes me chatty, friendly and buzzy. If I drank scotch, however, I'd probably be getting into fights left, right and center.

If I drink vodka, I must be prepared to remember very little of the night.

Beer's the drink for me though. Beer in the summer, at the beach, with some friends, it's just the best. Us Aussies have the beach lifestyle figured out to the tee. You guys should come here and check it out.

-Xionking

 

[4Pawz]

I'm a social drinker. I don't drink alone...that would be no fun.

Alcoholism does run in my family, so I do have some rather strict rules with my drinking.

1 - I don't allow myself to drink if I am agitated, frustrated, angry, or depressed.

2 - I don't drink alone.

3 - I don't drink to the point I get sick or hangovers.

Usually I have one or two. But sometimes I do go get snackered and rather enjoy it. I drink with friends, no drama is allowed, and no starting shit. If you do anything like fighting or starting drama, you aren't invited the next time.

I don't do it for any other reason than fun. Cuz any problems that I attempte to drink away are still gonna be there for me in the morning.