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Do you drink regularly?

HAL9000

HAL9000

Lifer
By drink, in this case I mean get drunk. Not just have a beer.

Based on my posting habits in "ATOT Drunks Report In" I get the impression that either I drink more than many members here, or at least I post about it afterwards.

So what say you? How often are you drunk?
 
I grew out of that in my early 20's. I drink a beer or two daily now. More than that on weekends only. As I got older it just hurt more an more in the mornings.
 
It has been a few years since I've gotten drunk. I'll have a few beers here and there or something else every once in awhile. But I drink for the flavor and not to get drunk. I did that enough when I was younger.
 
vi edit said:
I grew out of that in my early 20's. I drink a beer or two daily now. More than that on weekends only. As I got older it just hurt more an more in the mornings.
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Well that makes sense, I'm 23 and currently I don't get hangovers. Unless I've had enough to kill a small animal, in which case I generally remain drunk rather than have a hangover.
 
zerocool84 said:
Aren't you bipolar? That's not a good combo.
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Very true, it is a bit of a self medication thing, I know when not to drink if my mood is in certain places, similarly I know when drinking will help my mood (although that's not a popular medical opinion)
 
When I was 21-25 I was drinking my life away. Drunk all the time, blackout drunk quite often too. Then my favorite thing to do was drive, sometimes I wouldn't even remember how I got to places. That did not work out so well.

I'll occasionally have a drink, maybe once or twice a year, if at all.
 
HAL9000 said:
Very true, it is a bit of a self medication thing, I know when not to drink if my mood is in certain places, similarly I know when drinking will help my mood (although that's not a popular medical opinion)
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Self medicating thing??? Well you being bipolar and drinking a lot is NOT a good thing and you CANNOT self medicate. Don't you take medication?
 
zerocool84 said:
Self medicating thing??? Well you being bipolar and drinking a lot is NOT a good thing and you CANNOT self medicate. Don't you take medication?
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I am on medication, and it is somewhat effective, But I can tell you for a fact, while I would never advise a bipolar person to use alcohol in this way, I am alive today because of alcohol, I would have killed myself If I hadn't had the option to get drunk instead, so in the right circumstances it has it's uses.
 
RockinZ28 said:
When I was 21-25 I was drinking my life away. Drunk all the time, blackout drunk quite often too. Then my favorite thing to do was drive, sometimes I wouldn't even remember how I got to places. That did not work out so well.

I'll occasionally have a drink, maybe once or twice a year, if at all.
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Ouch, I've driven drunk once, for about 60 seconds would not do it again.
 
HAL9000 said:
I am on medication, and it is somewhat effective, But I can tell you for a fact, while I would never advise a bipolar person to use alcohol in this way, I am alive today because of alcohol, I would have killed myself If I hadn't had the option to get drunk instead, so in the right circumstances it has it's uses.
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Wow dude, you're obviously an alcoholic too. Binge drinking is alcoholism as well. I bet you going to see a psychologist would help you immensely and people might even start liking you.
 
zerocool84 said:
Wow dude, you're obviously an alcoholic too. Binge drinking is alcoholism as well. I bet you going to see a psychologist would help you immensely and people might even start liking you.
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Hah, don't get hasty.

The difference is that, I'm not a compulsive drinker. I don't feel the need to drink, while I do drink, and when I do it I drink a lot. I use it as a tool when it will benefit the mood I'm in or compliment it. If I go 6 months without drinking it's no concern, I think it's a bit of a different culture in the UK, around my way people go out and get drunk once a week on whatever day off they have, and as I have lot's of different friend groups, I end up going out on more than one of these nights, not every week but some.

Binge drinking is a way of life in Essex. It's "the norm"

Also, I do see a psychotherapist once a week.
 
HAL9000 said:
Hah, don't get hasty.

The difference is that, I'm not a compulsive drinker. I don't feel the need to drink, while I do drink, and when I do it I drink a lot. I use it as a tool when it will benefit the mood I'm in or compliment it. If I go 6 months without drinking it's no concern, I think it's a bit of a different culture in the UK, around my way people go out and get drunk once a week on whatever day off they have, and as I have lot's of different friend groups, I end up going out on more than one of these nights, not every week but some.

Binge drinking is a way of life in Essex. It's "the norm"

Also, I do see a psychotherapist once a week.
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Ahh ok makes sense. So if someone snorts a ton of cocaine only on times when it'll benefit the mood or compliment it, it's fine.
 
zerocool84 said:
Ahh ok makes sense. So if someone snorts a ton of cocaine only on times when it'll benefit the mood or compliment it, it's fine.
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I'm not saying it's a good way of dealing with things, but honestly there are times in my life when I would say given the choice between remaining in the mood I'm in an snorting a ton of cocaine to change my mood rapidly, I would have been better off with the coke.

That being said it is a rare occasion when I'd make that argument.
 
Yes quite a bit. Just beers at night. I'll usually want to just drink two or something but get to watching a movie or playing a game and down 4-5. I don't get drunk but I do drink often.
 
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