Alcohol-do you or dont you

THE-INTROVERT

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i havnt drunk alcohol in months since i have started isolating and i think this is one of my main resons to isolate i used to drink nearly every weekend but i didnt drink cuz i enjoyed it i drunk to give me social confidence but now i hate alcohol and will never drink again
 

Lost Girl

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I've been having a glass wine or two a few days a week while alone at home lately. I think to calm my nerves really. Not a good habit to start, I know. I miss drinking with friends though for sure, it's been a long time.
 
I'm too much of a wimp to drink any type of alcohol, lol. x3

The addictive aspect of it is also something I'm afraid of. But that's probably the paranoia talking.
 

Luna1740

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I was a hardcore alcoholic for about 5 years (my liver is hiding in a dark corner somewhere crying), but stopped drinking completely once i began to have severe panic issues, and I can say that it has helped with the panic that I no longer drink. Also the aspect of I used to think that it was just my personality to do extremely stupid ****, but now I can see that it was mostly the vodka
 
Im there with you..... I use to drink every single time when going out. I use to do it not really for social purpose but because it " drown" my anxieties. A couple of month alcohol i have stop completely to drink. Me too I have isolated myself since all my friends do is to drink. I don't blame them for drinking but i know that i wouldn't be a able to control my drinking. Meh..............
 

lyricalliaisons

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No. I don't like the way it makes me feel. I've had five alcoholic beverages throughout my life. They all made me feel fuzzy & fluffy & unreal. They also made me tired. I don't understand why anyone would purposefully want to feel that way. Plus, the fact that my dad has been an alcoholic since years before I was born & my mom drank continuously from the time her grandmother died in 1979 until she got pregnant with me in 1981, shows me that alcoholism runs in my family. I have enough problems in my life. I certainly don't need to add being an alcoholic to that list.
 
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userremoved

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I do every once in a while. I used to do it to loosen up in social situations but I don't like peoples only impression of me to be when I'm intoxicated. If I drink now I do it just for fun and thats it.
 

Tiercel

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I have an occasional drink, but I probably don't even have 10 a year. If that many.

Dad is an alcoholic who stopped drinking when I was still a wee lad. His mother was one, too. As I'm one of three children, I figure I have a 1 in 3 chance of being the alcoholic. So as much as I enjoy trying new drinks or enjoying a good one, there's always this little Clint Eastwood in the back of my head taunting me.

And that's a Dirty Harry reference for those who don't know. I'm not crazy.

Yet.

:D
 

lef09012

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I used to drink alot for ease my social anxiety, and it helped most of the time.
Getting drunk gave me confidence, but I took advantage of that feeling too much, then regreted following day.

I'm trying to quit drinking too.
But the feeling of being confident is really tempting, so I know I'll drink and regret sometimes.

My friends still invite me to day time gatherings, but I'm scared of seeing them, spending time without alcohol.
So, I think I'm isolating myself.
 
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lilymartens

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I would never even think about getting drunk, just to ease my anxiety. It doesn't really help things. (And I don't mean having a drink or two with friends)

My dad is an alcoholic. For as long as I can remember, he was. With time it has only gotten worse. Now he's drunk every single day. This is how he get's his mind off the problems. But the problems won't go away on their own...

And for us (me and mom) seeing when he's so drunk, he can barely walk, and we can't really do a thing, because he doesn't admit , that he's an alcoholic.

Addicts ruin the the lives of the people around them, not just their own.
 

ryan2022

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I do on rare occasion, however, in most cases it only makes the anxiety better for a short period, than WORSE afterwards.

Even in moderation.
 

Felgen

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I used to drink a lot, but I no longer touch alcohol. Alchoholism runs in the family here as well.
 

THE-INTROVERT

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ur exactly right it used to be enjoyable now its depressing alcohol is a curse on this earth wish i never started it altho i wasnt an alco just drank at weekends
 

mads

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I like a glass of wine or a couple of beers. I believe it can be ok to drink in moderation. A glass or wine or two a day will not harm you but if you drink a bottle of wine or more a day, then it will be a problem
 
Having a beer right now.. Felt depressed and couldn't get ahold of one of my old friends.. :-/ But, yea I know it's a bad habit, drinking alone I guess..

As for small social gathering with friends, which I sometimes participate in... It's usually a huge amount of fun. it helps me relax and let loose.. :)

Everything in moderation right..
 

sanitariumcalls

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<-- former lush

Went through a lot of drama and bullsh*t a few years back, and decided drinking was not cool when you over do it constantly.

Plus, my Mom, step dad and biological father were/are alcoholics... so yeah, I severely moderate myself.
 
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