If you don't drink that much and go out with people who are borderline alcoholic....

[Giraffe]

Me and Mrs Giraffe rarely drink. We are not tea total but we just don't like the next day feeling of being hungover and the waste of time of recovering.

But when you go out with people these days it seems it is very hard not to drink much without being a party pooper. We still have fun. We just don't feel the need to get totally slaughtered. I find it hard to identify with people that drink so much. Are we alone?

And surely if you can't come home and not drink of an evening that makes you an alcoholic?

 

[Foul Play Rocks]

You're not alone. Not everyone wants to go out and absolutely battered. Regarding the having a drink every night, I'm sure I read somewhere that the AA definition of an alcoholic is someone who thinks about and plans their next drink.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

I don't mind a few beers down the pub or a nice bottle of wine with Mrs W when we go out to eat ( incidentally we can measure a meal based on how much of the bottle we've drunk - great food means there's still a lot of the bottle left ! ). What gets me is this addiction to shots. When I go out with work it always ends with directors buy loads of shots and if you refuse ( I always do ) you're some social inadequate.

 

[GreersElbow]

I had this fight regularly at university, i knew when i had peaked and wouldn’t drink more than that. It would be awkward when everyone’s completely done, but i wasn’t sufferingthe next day or spending loads of money

 

[Biscuit Barrel]

I very rarely drink and have not even been tipsy for about 7 years.

I hate the feeling of a hangover and the waste of a day recovering.

I still go out with friends, but leave when they start to get drunk as we are no longer on the same wavelength.

I still have a good time, just with out the hangover.

The only drawback is the lack of tolerance to alcohol. A couple of points now and I am ready for my bed.

 

[mothy]

Sounds like me v mrs (only joking - but she dies drink like a fish)

At least you can post coherent stuff on nsc at 7am

 

[mothy]

A couple of points now and I am ready for my bed.

3 points please & we'll all sleep well tomorrow

 

[golddene]

Me and Mrs Giraffe rarely drink. We are not tea total but we just don't like the next day feeling of being hungover and the waste of time of recovering.

But when you go out with people these days it seems it is very hard not to drink much without being a party pooper. We still have fun. We just don't feel the need to get totally slaughtered. I find it hard to identify with people that drink so much. Are we alone?

And surely if you can't come home and not drink of an evening that makes you an alcoholic?

Same here except Mrs G. Loves a drink, all our friends and most of her, mine, and our family do too, I, therefore am the designated driver everywhere every time ( and still have to stand my/our rounds?)

 

[portlock seagull]

Most of us drink too much when we're young. If you're still doing this say when you're 40+ then I'd say you've not learnt when the party's over! Definitely with the OP on this, keeping it sensible (with the occasional 'reminder'!)

 

[Mancgull]

I think big drinkers feel better when others around them also drink lots, as it means that they don't stand out as being a drunk. We have a couple of friends who are big drinkers and they laugh at me and call me a southern Jessie when I go onto halves just to keep in the rounds. That's after 4/5 pints, so I still dink plenty but not the 8/10 pints that they sink.

 

[el punal]

Too much of and you'll feel like the following morning, and if you've been on you may well be

Not too much and you'll feel

None at all and you'll feel like an but also be and not be able to .

Whatever . . . just enjoy!

 

[Alba Badger]

I have been tee total for almost 21 months now with an exception of some champagne for my Mrs 40th in the summer. It's great but folk that do drink can get odd about it sometimes. Also people have no idea how boring and repetitive they get when they have had a few. Also many folk get very irrational and argumentative even after just 2 drinks. It's funny to watch the first time or two but gets very dull after that.

 

[Chief Wiggum]

I think I could quite easily succumb to excess alcohol consumption but, having witnessed the sadness that alcoholism has caused in my family, I am very conscious of how much I drink and control it accordingly. This has got easier as I have got older as peer pressure is not such an issue.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Not everyone is a big drinker, sometimes it goes on what size / frame you are, in the way of how much your body can take.
Me for one gets tipsy at the slightest wiff of the bar maids proverbial......
Anyway who wants to end up looking like that extremely rotund sweaty sock, that is Alan Brazil!

 

[spence]

I hate being around alcoholics. Have no time for them.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

I hate being around alcoholics. Have no time for them.

That's exceptionally harsh and unsympathetic. I know for a fact it's very easy to go down that path ..... I've been down it and come back.

 

[spence]

That's exceptionally harsh and unsympathetic. I know for a fact it's very easy to go down that path ..... I've been down it and come back.

Not really. I also include family members in that. I'm talking from experience.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Not really. I also include family members in that. I'm talking from experience.

Well bully for you for having such a perfect life that you don't consider other people's woes.

 

[spence]

Well bully for you for having such a perfect life that you don't consider other people's woes.

For goodness sake get off your high horse. I've been down that road in helping. There's very little you can do to help an alcoholic. Unless THEY really want to give it up(few do) you are wasting your time.

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

I hate being around alcoholics. Have no time for them.

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