Do people need alcohol to have fun?

Above · 12-30-2011, 04:56 PM

What's your point?

Do you understand freedom as the freedom to bully other people? That's the way you come across.

Sparky · 12-30-2011, 05:29 PM

As an alcoholic, i do need alcohol or some drug in order to have fun.

As a fairly antisocial person it's my best tool to be more outgoing. It kills a lot of negative self conscious thoughts in my brain and the fact that I can drink a retarded amount is perceived as a cool characteristic by others, mostly those younger then me.

I often black out, but seem to be a fairly entertaining drunk.

The thought of trying to dance with a girl sober is very scary to me, i need to be drunk or at least the placebo of an altered state of mind to be comfortable with myself in that type of environment.

**Frownland** · 12-30-2011, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

I personally believe that if somebody says they absolutely can't have any kind of fun without having alcohol in their system, then they have a problem with drinking. I'm sorry if this offends anyone, but this opinion stems from my personal experiences. I come from an alarmingly long line of alcoholics on both sides of my family (but my mother doesn't drink and dad drinks in moderation), and they have all said something along those lines.

I see this more as that person having a problem with not drinking.

Not being able to have fun without alcohol can vary between people who claim that they need the alc to have fun. Of course there will be many of these people who are hopeless alcoholics, but there are also several different kinds of drinkers who hold the same opinion without having the "disease" of alcoholicism...or just don't know what they are really saying because they're hammered already. It really depends on how they define fun in the long run.

Sneer · 12-30-2011, 08:36 PM

I'm by no means an alcoholic, but I do drink more than I should. And, as much as I loathe to admit this, the primary reason why I drink is because, for me, everything is just a little bit more fun and comfortable when inebriated.

'Fun' for me means to be in a state untethered by social anxiety. When drunk my self-confidence rises significantly, and as a result I feel comfortable around people I don't know and in environments I'm unfamiliar with. If I go to a party sober, for example, I'll sit there scrutinizing everything about myself to the point of exhaustion: how I'm sitting, what I'm saying to other people, how I look in the clothes I'm wearing, it does my head in.

I do not drink every day, and I do not rely on alcohol when on my own or with close friends, but in large social environments it is a welcomed pressure valve. And it does bring people closer together, which is nice.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 12-30-2011, 08:49 PM

Depends on what your definition of fun is.

I don't need alcohol to have fun doing any activity apart from one... Being in a room full of drunk people.

Paedantic Basterd · 12-30-2011, 10:48 PM

I do tend to pound back rapidly whatever is available in a matter of seconds if I'm in a social situation I deem awkward.

Neapolitan · 12-31-2011, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

Moderation is key when it comes to drinking alcohol.

There are posters all around my university that say: "If your friends can't have fun without alcohol, maybe you need new friends." That statement makes me uncomfortable. I would much rather the posters said something like this: "If your friends can't have fun without alcohol, maybe you should talk to them about it/help them with their problem."

What about "If your friends don't know how to make a mixed drinks you need friends."

I agree with you that moderation is key. Nothing wrong with a getting to with friends to have a good time, and maybe having a drink or so, which is a bit different than getting together for the sole purpose of getting out of your mind drunk.

Howard the Duck · 12-31-2011, 05:19 AM

i'm about to binge shortly

2012 is coming

~~James~~ · 12-31-2011, 05:49 AM

I think it's all down to the company. Sometimes yes, you do need alcohol to have fun. If you are with the right people you don't.

hip hop bunny hop · 12-31-2011, 12:07 PM

nevermind

12-30-2011, 04:56 PM	#11 (permalink)
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12-30-2011, 08:36 PM	#14 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	I'm by no means an alcoholic, but I do drink more than I should. And, as much as I loathe to admit this, the primary reason why I drink is because, for me, everything is just a little bit more fun and comfortable when inebriated. 'Fun' for me means to be in a state untethered by social anxiety. When drunk my self-confidence rises significantly, and as a result I feel comfortable around people I don't know and in environments I'm unfamiliar with. If I go to a party sober, for example, I'll sit there scrutinizing everything about myself to the point of exhaustion: how I'm sitting, what I'm saying to other people, how I look in the clothes I'm wearing, it does my head in. I do not drink every day, and I do not rely on alcohol when on my own or with close friends, but in large social environments it is a welcomed pressure valve. And it does bring people closer together, which is nice. __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show

12-30-2011, 08:49 PM	#15 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Depends on what your definition of fun is. I don't need alcohol to have fun doing any activity apart from one... Being in a room full of drunk people. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

12-31-2011, 12:07 PM	#20 (permalink)
hip hop bunny hop Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,381	nevermind __________________ Have mercy on the poor. Last edited by hip hop bunny hop; 12-31-2011 at 12:25 PM. Reason: as per requested

12-30-2011, 05:29 PM	#12 (permalink)
Sparky not really Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,223	As an alcoholic, i do need alcohol or some drug in order to have fun. As a fairly antisocial person it's my best tool to be more outgoing. It kills a lot of negative self conscious thoughts in my brain and the fact that I can drink a retarded amount is perceived as a cool characteristic by others, mostly those younger then me. I often black out, but seem to be a fairly entertaining drunk. The thought of trying to dance with a girl sober is very scary to me, i need to be drunk or at least the placebo of an altered state of mind to be comfortable with myself in that type of environment.

12-30-2011, 10:48 PM	#16 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	I do tend to pound back rapidly whatever is available in a matter of seconds if I'm in a social situation I deem awkward.

12-31-2011, 05:49 AM	#19 (permalink)
~~James~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 4,483	I think it's all down to the company. Sometimes yes, you do need alcohol to have fun. If you are with the right people you don't.