Published on 12, July, 2020
Is drinking a wearing experience for you? For me, like for everyone, the way I react to this depends on the type of the drink and my previous state (like if I have eaten anything or not) but it's not a pleasure! I feel like I need to focus more on functioning, I waste more energy. I feel as if someone hit me on the head - that's a perfect explanation of how I cope with alcohol. Does any of you react in this way? Is it a type of hypersensitivity? Do any of you react differently?
Also, I hate how alcohol steals my ability to think, to notice things. I like thinking!
I think in the past it helped me mask. On nights out, I don't think I would realise how much I'd had, and would just keep on going after every one else had stopped. I think I have poor perception of what's going on physically inside sometimes. Although it wasn't problematic or an addiction, I decided to stop because a)it's never just one b)I started with bad anxiety and alcohol made it worse and c)I realised I might be autistic and didn't feel the need to hide behind alcohol.
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I'll drink one or two units then stop. I don't like how it makes me feel (out of control, unable to process quickly enough).
I did binge drink as a student but I never enjoyed it. I never got that feeling of being less inhibited that NTs talk about.
me? I like a glass of red with a dinner, but I could probably go with drinking something else during social meetings
would u consider completely giving up ?
I only drink water now. Virtually nothing else
The moment alcohol changes my perception now, I have to stop drinking. I drank on nights out to follow the crowd when I was younger, but it always made me feel ill and I hate the feeling of being out of control. it also magnifies my anxiety 100% the next day.
When i was younger i drank like a fish as it was copy cat behaviour , I would always regret getting drunk when i got home as being in a room would make me spin out and end up being sick and i could not think as i want to .
If i could explain being drunk it is like having tranquilizers but never sleeping, awful heavy feeling in my head.
i have stopped drinking completely because it increases depression
Jules said:I hate how alcohol steals my ability to think, to notice things. I like thinking!
the same for me. so I try to do not over tipsy level, I'm a slow drinker that helps, but being polish somtimes you have no choice during social gatherings, especially weddings, when there is no way avoiding having one shot with everyone