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Drinking and Autism

Marnee101

Hi all,

Just wanted your views on drinking alcohol and autism.

  • Since my early twenties, I found drinking just eliminates my autism and anxiety.
  • I become the person I want to be, confident, can make friends easy, dance away, no shyness.
  • I always drink in moderation, until I reach that happy place.
  • Usually I feel the need to escape in to that euphoric state once a week, to escape stresses of the week.
  • I feel like I don’t need to mask.
  • But now late 30’s the recovery is too much.

I need to try new things to replace this habit. But as I do it in moderation, once a week is that bad? It’s day 5 post diagnosis.

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  • Congrats on your diagnosis, Marnee101!

    I really enjoy being buzzed as well and feel very similarly to you. However, alcoholism runs in my family, so my wife is wary of me becoming too dependent on alcohol. Right now I only drink socially, and because of that I usually have to be careful about how much I drink since I usually have to drive/watch the kids when around alcohol. I’m not allowed to keep it around the house.

    Personally? I don’t think drinking once a week is too big of a deal. But you have to keep an eye on your health and be mindful of your environment. If you have certain disorders like fatty liver disease or obesity you should probably cut back as much as you can.

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  • Congrats on your diagnosis, Marnee101!

    I really enjoy being buzzed as well and feel very similarly to you. However, alcoholism runs in my family, so my wife is wary of me becoming too dependent on alcohol. Right now I only drink socially, and because of that I usually have to be careful about how much I drink since I usually have to drive/watch the kids when around alcohol. I’m not allowed to keep it around the house.

    Personally? I don’t think drinking once a week is too big of a deal. But you have to keep an eye on your health and be mindful of your environment. If you have certain disorders like fatty liver disease or obesity you should probably cut back as much as you can.

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