Are you a drinker?
skibum609
Massachusetts
Some people don't drink; some people drink a little; some people drink too much and some people cannot stop drinking. Which one are you? Personally I not only drink too much, I drink it in a weird way. Tell people you have between 60 - 90 drinks a month and it sounds like you have 2-3 a day, which is not unusual in a lot of groups. What if you drink that amount in a month, but only drink 6 - 9 days? It is too much in most worlds, but not mine. I binge drink and love it. Drives my wife crazy that when it comes to everything except alcohol, I know there are numbers between 0-10. Side bar: When was the last time you got sick from drinking? You know what I mean, the world spins, you stagger and wow puke city. Strangely enough despite a few times exceeding 50 drinks in a 12 -16 hour period over the years, the last time I barfed from drinking was the day after thanksgiving 1985. People say you lern nothing by being in a fraternity, but dam,n I learned to drink, drink a lot and hold it. never trust a man who cannot hold his liquor.
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Sometimes I see some beer marked down at the grocery store and I will try a new brand... It is not something I need to have around.
At a club I usually have 1 or 2 drinks of some type. My last one will be non-alcoholic.
It's been decades since I was hungover the next morning. I still have my times where I catch a buzz but I don't drink anything sweet, don't mix what I drink in a given night, and know when to stop myself.
Out. My black out was the only time I ever drank jaegermeister. Drank 3 shots back to back. Next thing I remember was having a bar patron in a headlock getting ready to punch him. He screamed, “dude, I’m trying to help you”. When I realized what was happening, I let him go. I realized my lip was bleeding. He said, “dude, you had 6 bouncers all over you and you were winning so they moved away from you when I stepped in!” I thanked him and vowed to NEVER EVER do jaeger again. Nor do I do 3 shots of anything back to back. That was about 7 years ago and I am getting too old for that shit. Hell, I was too old for that shit then! That behavior is NOT who I am.
There is an area in Siberia where it is very common for the residents to live to 100 and beyond. On average age, residents in this area live about 10 years longer than anywhere else in Russia. They did a study of what these residents did differently that others. They only thing they found different was drinking alcohol. Alcoholism was virtually non-existent here, but every person regularly took one shot of vodka every day.
In college, my fraternity life seemed to revolve around drinking, but I rarely over indulged as I was not willing to deal with the consequences of hangovers or DUI's.
The loser leaf is a better alternative.
50 drinks in a 12-16 hour period would kill you.
I drink 3-5+ drinks on OTCs, SB dates, and at the SC. This counts as "binge" for me. There are months where this only happens once, but also months where it happens 4+ times
I lived in a frat for one quarter, strictly to get my own room. Remember the guy in the adjacent room put a voice recorder under his bed, fucked some girl who liked to scream at the top of her lungs. He then would play it back to impress everyone. That was it for me -- one quarter in a frat was enough.
This place sucks on a multitude of levels
I admit I preferred off campus apartments to living either in the dorm or the fraternity house.
I very seldom drink beer anymore. Red Wine of Scotch in the winter months and Scotch over ice --nothing mixed in.
At one of the no-alcohol clubs I used to frequent here, I used to smuggle in a 375ml of vodka, then buy a bottle of water there at the club, head to the men's room, replace the water with vodka, and drink it with my ATF and her friends. This worked great through multiple ATFs for years. I am pretty sure the club knew what was going on, and turned a blind eye -- girls (sometimes multiple) would sit all around me and we'd all be drinking from the same bottle of water, hard to believe the bouncers didn't know exactly what was going on
I drink whatever is being consumed, I haven't met a liquor I didn't like.
I don't ever get hung over, no matter how much I drink.
I don't drink much at strip clubs (maybe a beer or two).
Quit for 3rd and last time 7+ years ago.
Thank God for loser leaf.
I've only gotten drunk like twice so far this year. My mental state is a lot better and I've managed to cut wayyy down on the alcohol. I still drink several days a week, but it's usually just sipping wine now for a slight mellow feel. I now hate the feeling of being drunk and don't know how I did it regularly for an extended period of time. I also get hangovers very easily, and can't believe I used to put myself through that!
I don't usually drink a lot, but when I do it is on
my club drinks are fun.
my problem is my alone drinking.
Weed is amazing.
The last few months I have been drinking more which consists of 1/2 to a bottle of wine per day which is an unusual uptick for me. I think it's a coping thing with some family drama. Normally I would maybe be every other night on average a 1-3 drinks.
Weed is just an occasional thing I do with a sexual partner that likes it. Rarely outside of that as it has longer term effects on my mental processes I need sharp for work. Alchohol effects dissipate quickly.
Here's a bit of advice... Stop smoking the Loser Leaf if you don't want to be a loser.
But welcome back to Nina and I’m glad things are better for you.
And since I drive to work, I do my best to control it. I’ll avoid drinking during the last 2 hours at work. I get drunk easily but recover pretty easily too. And I agree with the above that weed and booze together is definitely asking for trouble.
I want to try loser leaf edibles. Not into smoking.
when i go to the SC, i'll have 2 drinks max. can't drink anymore than 2 because i'm driving.
but even at home i usually don't have anymore than 4 drinks in a given night. i do it mostly because i like the buzz/relaxed feel it gives you.
i've been drunk before, but only a small handful of times
I don’t care for smoking either. Edibles are my favorite way to partake.
When out with friends, 4-6 drinks is easy over course of night. When clubbing, 2-3.
Last time I barfed from drinking: my bachelor party.
So the spins is what happened to me at the club those 2 time?! Both times I’d had a bunch to drink at club and this dancer I like always offers me to hit her pen. Made me spin both times. One of the times I was upstairs at club waiting for it to wear off, this girl walks up to me says “wanna dance,” I said sorry youre adorable but I’ll have to pass cuz I’m so fucking high. She was a good sport sat with me a while while we laughed and talked, some types of weed makes everything funny, some makes me stopped. I rarely smoke
To answer your question;
Are you a drinker?
No, I am not a drinker.
I am a mature professional, a sofisticated, discerning gentleman with good sense of humor.
American drinking culture, goes hand in hand with the capitalistic agenda.
The rich people who can afford drinking a glass of wine every night will do so for health benefits, whereas poorer populations tend to take their opportunities to binge on as much alcohol until the next time they can get some.
Alcohol use and misuse account for 3.3 million deaths every year, or 6 percent of all deaths worldwide. The harmful effects of alcohol misuse are far reaching and range from individual health risks, morbidity, and mortality to consequences for family, friends, and the larger society.
The alcohol industry uses complex targeted marketing strategies that focus on African Americans, Latinos, and American Indians, among other demographic groups, such as youth and other ethnic minorities (Alaniz and Wilkes 1998; Moore et al. 2008). Empirical studies show that targeted alcohol marketing results in individuals developing positive beliefs about drinking, and creating and expanding environments where alcohol use is socially acceptable and encouraged
Also, I believe that anyone who drinks enough will probably develop a drinking problem. I also think the basic idea that using alcohol is good, is just plain wrong.
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