Aspies drinking "alone": warning sign or no big de

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I rarely drink alcohol, but I've drank it alone a few times. I've never had a problem with alcohol, and I don't think drinking alone says much about whether one has a drinking problem. I think it becomes a problem when you're drinking alone every day and stay home *because* you want to drink. If you have an active life on the internet, with Facebook friends and such, then you're still *sort of* drinking socially. If you live your life everyday with the only goal of getting intoxicated, then you'd have a drinking problem. But you seem to have a life other than just drinking, so I wouldn't say you have a drinking problem.

Totally isn't a thing.
Dun fret. Just keep solo-boozing.

I would have to say no big deal. As long as it does not interfere with your daily rotine.

Regularly getting drunk in company with others is not exactly healthy, either. Binge-drinking has killed people before and the long-term effects of heavy drinking are there whether or not you are with other people. Maybe the dynamics of the problem are different whether you drink alone or with others--maybe people who drink in company are more likely to give themselves alcohol poisoning or drive while they're drunk, and people who drink alone are more likely to simply get hooked and let alcohol take up all their time instead of dealing with whatever it is.

I don't think being autistic has much to do with it, but I'm pretty sure that introversion/extraversion has a connection to the dynamics of alcoholism. Introverts have a few close friends generally, and are very sensitive to the world around them--they are more likely to withdraw when stressed. On the other hand, extraverts, despite their large social circles and tendency to spend more time with other people, also tend to be more impulsive and have a penchant for seeking out intense experience. That impulsive nature is a risk factor for addiction; at the same time, they are less likely to spend a lot of time alone.

What the real danger sign would be is when an extravert gets drunk alone. That is probably a sign that he knows he's drinking too much, but can't cut back and so hides it instead--a vicious circle because it cuts him off from the social support he so depends on. An introvert looking for alcoholism red flags is probably better off thinking about things like whether it's interfering with his work life or his family life, or whether he's having health problems, or whether he's using it to escape problems he should be dealing with. Just drinking alone might be perfectly normal for an introvert, if it's not problematic in some other way.

I have done that sometimes but I have like 1 can of mike hard lemonade or a glass of wine. Me I have to be careful drinking alcohol because on both sides of my family have a habit of alcoholism and alcohol addiction. I will sometimes have one when I am playing a game or watching a movie but it is rare I have alcoholic drinks and also I don't drink on a empty stomach I always make sure I have something in my stomach like pizza or something breaded.

Alcohol is actually responsible for half of my socializing (the other half being church). My father is a member of a homebrew club, and I enjoy good beer in the company of others. Whatever gets me off the computer and out of my room is good. When I'm not doing that, I've usually got a bottle of gin in my room standing by.

Well on new years I stayed home, had a bottle of wine and played S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky and I don't have a problem with drinking.

The only way you know it is going to be a problem is if it actually becomes a problem.

I am not really into drinking ....but i got fed up with my life one day and finished a bottle of whiskey..ended up in the A&E and had to be treated..i felt terrible wasting the much needed time of the really sick people that need treatment..so went home and felt ashamed of myself and never done it again....it never done anything for me other than make me feel sorry for myself...and that is not me!