Is it strange to be a little afraid of alcohol?

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No, that is not too weird to me alcohol can be dangerous, so it makes sense to be a little afraid of it. But yeah a lot of people are ignorant about substances in general and alcohol is not advertised as some dangerous thing that kills really.....but it certainly can. Nothing wrong with not wanting to drink either...I do but its not like its anything special really. So if anything you are just more aware of how dangerous it is than a lot of people.

It sounds like your more afraid of drinking culture than actual alcohol.

There's really nothing wrong with alcohol in moderation.

It is perfectly ok. Alcohol can put you in a weaker or altered sate, also considering our asperger we are afraid of making our social situation worse by not drinking it or drinking to much and letting our "normal mask" slip. I was scared too for the longest time. I recently started drinking with friends I trust ad it is not as scary as I thought, but if you don't want to drink 2 easy ways to get out of a social drinking jam.
1.no thank you I am more of a [ alcoholic drink or brand that is not present]
2. take a bottle of beer excuse your self to the bathroom . fill the bottle up with water and drink from that bottle . most people won't notice. hope that helped

Drinking or doing drugs, does put you into an altered mental state, and not everyone is comfortable with that or needs to be comfortable with it. Usually, I don't like my mind any more clouded then it already is so I avoid both as a rule. And I think you will find if you are a non-drinker then its best to hang out with others like yourself. Drinking is common but far from everyone drinks.

That said, a little at certain times can be quite nice. Like a dinner out with a special friend, etc. If you ever decide to try it, once you reach legal age, I think it is something to work up to gradually rather then have a lot all at once with. And its good to learn and set your limits as far as how much you are comfortable with.

Another thing that put me off drinking in particular was it made me easily sick. I disliked that weakness when I was a teenager but am glad for it now. It didn't matter how much fun it was at first, if the night ended miserably, worshipping the porcelin god.

I haven't really thought about it this way, actually. No wonder I've always felt uncomfortable selling alcohol to people in the few jobs that I've had.

I'm not comfortable with the idea of teens drinking & there was a time when I was afraid of others drinking & was straight-edge because I was really close to my 1st girlfriend who had problems with alcohol & a drug & i felt like I kind of had to act like a dad with her. I don't consider myself straight-edge now & I do drink occasionally but it's only when I'm somewhere where beer is available & mostly it's free beer & I only drink one or two.

No, you're not alone. I didn't have my first drink, not even a sip of beer, until I was 23. I just never saw the appeal, I never understood why everyone does it. It absolutely made no sense to me how it's a pre-requisite to being cool and desirable as a friend. All the people around me, both genders, brag about being drunk, what they drink and how often, and they all have stories about it, and everyone can relate. It all seemed so fake, like everyone is just talking like that to impress everyone. I still feel this way and I'm (almost) 25.

Mind you, I enjoy being drunk, I just don't want to go to work and tell stories about how awesome I was for drinking until I puked/passed out in my bathtub, I just don't see how people find that to be a desirable trait in a friend. But it's just one of those things, be drunk at least once in your life, I guess to fit in you need at least 1 drunk story or at least have experience with alcohol because people won't take you seriously when you say you hate alcohol if you haven't actually been drunk. Just, don't get smashed your first time, lol. 3 weak beers will do.

/e necropost..