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I went to a party last night and the only way i could talk to people was by nearly poisoning my liver. Does anyone else use alcohol as a crutch to ease social difficulties?
I binge drink when i do get the chance to drink, my motto is: 'The nights wasted if you dont get wasted!' as awful as that is

I have such an intense fear of vomiting that I'd rather stay sobar throughout a party than wake up the next morning throwing up with a splitting headache.

It never works for me. Every single time I drink I end up violating other peoples boundaries. At the time it seems reasonable too, which is why drinking is not for me.

I've used drugs and alcohol to be social all of my life. I really can't imagine going to a social event stone cold sober these days. If I did, I probably wouldn't last very long. Even at my parents for dinner I'll have a glass of wine to relax.

Speaking from experience:

BAD idea.

I'd say more, but I doubt you really want to hear it right now. Advice not asked for and all that.

Me and you are one and the same. Emetophobia sucks, right? I don't drink for the reason above as well as the fact that I'm a raging control freak. I steer clear of any and all mind-altering chemicals, even if I know they're safe and/or acceptable at certain levels. If I'm in a social environment full of slightly drunk, happy people, I generally assume they're not going to be quite as critical of my strange social inadequacies. The one serious problem that this presents though, is when very drunk women show interest; I refuse, on moral grounds, to engage in any sexual behavior when I'm sober (which is all the time, hey). That, and really drunk women are kind of a turn-off.

Last edited by windtreeman on 24 Nov 2012, 4:07 pm, edited 1 time in total.

I've never been drunken, so I don't know kind of effect it has on me.
But even if alcohol enables me to socialize with other people who have drunken alcohol, all the other social problems remain unresolved.

The nurse at the Calgary's Foothills hospital (the University hospital), said this to me, AFTER I nearly started a political bru ha ha, (consisting me making stupid racist slurs that I honestly didn't mean, because booze is not for me), she said "drink moderatly, or have a few". I say helll no....
WHat happens when I'm in a sh***y drunk mood, is I become a bigotted idiot. And I demand more and more. I binge drink. I'm a glutton drinker. And as a result I become a polar opposite person. Then I spend the night trying to sleep and black out.... not happening, because the Screaming megawatt speakers like buzz in my head is making all sorts of crazy s**t, trying to replay the evening.... like try sleeping it off at 4 am, when my head is "screamo".... Then I think all sorts of paranoid thoughts.

If I'm lucky enough to passout, then I have the black sleep (a void of brain coma like inactivity I can assume). Dreaming is essensially my meth.... (although I never smoked meth before....just a comparison of addictive). I used to drink so I don't feel my face, feet (so I can stumble around like in a dream with body numbness)..... Besides like most recreational drugs (yes booze is a drug), it doesn't work so well after a time, I needed more to get the desired effect. (just chilling to some some soft rave music (space music).... So I decided to quit and clean my body so I could get to that "virgin" state, but I figured why bother? It's just going to cost me 40 bucks (just go to a movie or something lol).

I can't socialize with people I don't know well unless I drink. I don't need to get drunk, a drink or two is fine. Otherwise I'm too aware of my discomfort and I don't say much. At work i usually take my breaks and lunches alone. Occasionally i will go with one of the few co-workers im comfortable speaking with.

I've been a little tipsy. I would never get drunk though. That kind of control loss terrifies me. I have no idea how I would behave and I fear I would act in a unforgivably inappropriate manner.

I've never been drunk in my life. As far as social gatherings go, I avoid them. I don't enjoy socializing so I don't even try. In those rare cases where I am with a lot of people (like a family reunion that my wife's family sometimes has), I more or less pick as quiet a corner as I can and read. I've never really cared about fitting in with stuff---I've always just been me.

I have never gotten the "allure" of being drunk. I can't stand the feeling of being dizzy and cloudy-headed and constantly feeling a bit nauseous. Besides, if I don't push myself, I can't finish more than a bottle of beer, and only half a bottle of anything else. I just don't like it, and truthfully, in my opinion, people turn into a**holes when they drink.

I think unless other people are as drunk as you are, it's never a good idea. Alcohol doesn't make you better at socialising, just more likely to try and do it.

I only really drink with people I'm comfortable being around. If I didn't feel comfortable I'd probably rather leave than get drunk. And I can't really get drunk anyway. 2 pints is my limit and I'll just start feeling sick and sleepy before actually feeling drunk nowadays, not to mention the hangover.

There's a saying - "In goes the wine, out comes the truth." Does someone really "change" when they're drunk or simply showing their true colours which they no longer have the ability to suppress?

I have used alcholol rarely to help me feel more comfortable, but never do the degree you describe. It is very freeing to begin to enjoy talking to others. However, drinking in excess could not only make you sick or feel addicted, you might not be prospering socially as much as you may think.

If you are abusing alcohol you should seek help. And if you cannot be comfortable without it to a degree that it impacts your daily life, you could see a doctor for help. I'm not sure what medicines doctors will prescribe for someone who is purely autistic with no other conditions.

I can't. My biological father died when I was thirteen of a seizure related injury due to years of heavy drinking. Thus, I am a rarity among college students (well I'm a graduate now)- cold stone sober. Oddly enough, my step-grandfather was an alcoholic. Alcoholism doesn't run in my mom's family (as far as I know) but I'm still careful.