What's your relationship with alcohol?

Other than the very occasional half glass of bubbly (or a nice Bailey's and coffee) we 'broke up' a long time ago. I'm a mean, sarcastic drunk who likes to start telling 'truths,' and that's if I'm not vandalizing, burning, or stealing something.

I also hate the next day side effects of queasiness, and headache. No thanks.

I don't need alcohol, because i act without it the same as others after they had drank alcohol
I can't walk straight, bring out a straight sentence and italk weird stuff.

You mean other than witnessing the consumption of it where the ignorant working class gathers? Not much. I recall I was influenced to drink a good amount of it while I was going through the abysmal public schooling system in America, with--you guessed it--the children of the ignorant working class. Ever since my brain began reaching its later years of development I have had a natural dislike for it and those who drink it. I believe one day I stumbled across the tale of prohibition and smirked, realizing alcohol had only been kept alive by an almost bestial fervor of the lowest orders of society. It is like trying to pull away a steak from a dog once it is in his mouth; you can strip away many of the fineries of life from the reach of the ignorant and they will never have known about them or miss them, but try to take away something they treasure that relates to one of their instincts and they will make it not worth your while.

I don't like alcohol, I use it just to coocking.

I have no idea why people find alcohol more edible than e.g. gasoline or ammonia Ok, it might be less deadly, sure. But it smells and feels about equally "tasty" to me. Tried to lick it couple times. Had to wash my mouth after. >.> Imo, one probably needs to have some masochistic tendencies to actually *enjoy* alcohol's taste. I know it's valued for the effects it causes, but i don't see how it can be a valid enough reason to consume something so repelling. Especially considering the risks tied with using it and, afaik, very unpleasant consequences of dehydration and intoxication on the next day.

I find use of it Friday-Sunday nights at home...also the occasional Wednesday night if I just need to relax. With cola, it's fairly tolerable and it's one of the few things that get me to "feel something".

I'm not really an alcoholic at the moment, though due to reliance and increase of consumption amount, I am headed that way. But at the moment, it's enjoyable and not too hazardous. If I had a good alternative to alcohol, I wouldn't consume any.

I've never had any interest in drinking alcohol, because of the socialization aspect. Since I've never had any interest in hanging around a bunch of people and socializing, the idea of hanging around with a bunch of drunk people and socializing is just appalling. Just telling people I don't drink also provides an excuse to avoid a lot of social situations in general.

I'm rather fond of marijuana, on the other hand, but I do that alone and enjoy the way it facilitates introspection. I rarely indulge in it with others, even on occasions when it's been offered. I think if I used alcohol the same way I used marijuana I'd end up an alcoholic, but with marijuana I can go months without having any and don't have any problems with that.

I love to drink. I don't lose control and it takes the edge off. Though drinking till you drop is not something i tend to want to do. Drunk me is pretty responsible at least.

As far as coping mechanism go, I think it's one of the worst.

Personally I prefer smoking and wouldn't mind if alcohol fell off the face of the earth.

pit wrote:We're just acquaintances.

That's hilarious in this context.

But I agree completely. I don't want to depend on others or anything really. Alcohol is like other people..... will fail you. Just keep it friendly. I have a few from time to time. I just don't want life to be about booze. I do enjoy a few drinks but I hate slovenly drunkenness and obnoxious social outbursts. I do enjoy watching the chaos from a distance sometimes but don't touch me, don't act like we're buddies because we both consumed alcohol in the same general area.