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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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  • Started drinking a lot when I was 15 and found it helped to some extent socially.

    I've found now though that I don't like the effects of being drunk.

    I like the initial buzz from the first drink or two then after that I just get tired.

    The hangovers have definitely got worse, even from only 2 or 3 drinks, as I've got older so I rarely drink a lot now. 

    Once a week doesn't sound like something to beat yourself up over. As someone else suggested maybe look at what you're drinking. I had to stop drinking beer/lager due to gluten intolerance, cider as the hangovers were terrible. 

    A couple of gin and tonics seems to be ok for me 

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  • Started drinking a lot when I was 15 and found it helped to some extent socially.

    I've found now though that I don't like the effects of being drunk.

    I like the initial buzz from the first drink or two then after that I just get tired.

    The hangovers have definitely got worse, even from only 2 or 3 drinks, as I've got older so I rarely drink a lot now. 

    Once a week doesn't sound like something to beat yourself up over. As someone else suggested maybe look at what you're drinking. I had to stop drinking beer/lager due to gluten intolerance, cider as the hangovers were terrible. 

    A couple of gin and tonics seems to be ok for me 

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