SamWiseAspie wrote:
Hi fellow Aspies
Have been wondering for a while now whether
alcohol affects us Aspies more than NT's?...
Also with drugs does it take alot more than a
NT to feel high and when we do does it take
longer for the affects of the drugs to wear off
us, hope all this don't sound too stupid!
Any feedback and comments would be great
and muchly appreciated!
Hmm... I never really thought about that before, but now that you mention it... I am one hell of a lightweight when it comes to alcohol, which I always thought was REALLY weird because I'm not an actual lightweight at all. I'm 5'6'', and for at least as long as I've been able to drink, I've weighed about 250 pounds or more. Currently, I'm around 280. Yet, I can catch a pretty decent buzz off of those "girly drinks" like smirnoff twisted, mike's hard lemonade, etc. That stuff won't ever get me fully drunk, but I know people who could drink a case of those and feel nothing. It only takes me 2 or 3 beers to feel drunk. If we're talking liquor, I'll easily feel ONE shot of Jaegermeister in a couple minutes. Then again, I don't really drink all that often, so it might just be a tolerance issue.
But then there's pot... When I first started smoking it, it felt like a trip that would last up to 8 hours, or sometimes even longer. I don't really know of anyone else who's experienced this(the few people I know with aspergers either wouldn't try it or don't like it... And before you ask, no, I don't go around trying to convince aspies, or anyone else, for that matter, to try pot).
Drugs and Alcohol definitely don't make me more NT. If anything, they just make me a much less socially anxious aspie. Or they sorta make me forget to be shy around people I don't know well. I'll just say a bunch of nonsense and not give a rat's ass who hears me or what they think of me for saying ridiculous things. Sometimes I just say stupid things to see how people will react. Sometimes I simply don't care one way or another, and alcohol makes these two things much more common.
While we're on the subject of alcohol, what's everyone's favorite drink?
I love piña colada(even though i've never actually tried a real one with alcohol, just candy and other things flavored with it. I should really get on that...), Jägermeister, and Yukon Jack the best. Then there's all kinds of various schnapps(mmm, butterscotch) and flavored vodka(i hate vodka, but if it's flavored I'll mix it with something). And oh yeah, Tequila Rose(tequila that tastes like strawberries and creame... friggin' amazing).