Attitude adjustment

[NatCigg]

So a friend and i were talking about how much the previous day sucked because of the previous nights activities involving beer.  he says"why do you drink?"  I say "to escape reality. to gain a new perspective. i dont know, im happy."  he replies " yeah a attitude adjustment."

My question is, is this bad?  Is drinking a part of life allowing us from our socially propagated yet own self demise?  Is it a self destructive way of life brought on by our own illusions and enjoyment of life?  Defiantly a complex situation that is rooted in our perception and behavior.

[pembquist]

If your a happy drunk, OK. If your a mean drunk, Bad. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIv96reVlAE

[ROC]

Most animals find fermented fruits and eat them for no other reason than it makes their head fuzzy.

Sometimes the answer is far simpler than most make it out to be.  I will have a drink for no other reason that I, on occasion, simply like a slight buzz.

[Saxman]

I've found a bit of bourbon can actually be beneficial when I've got writer's block.

I've also found the trick is preventing a BIT of bourbon from becoming a LOT of bourbon...

[RotBaron]

Self-demise, could explain that?

IF you are being entirely serious.

A first question would be how often do you drink to escape reality?

Clinicians are leaning more these days to asking if you've encountered ANY problems because of use more than they ask how many drinks.

Example: have you had a fight with loved one because of drinking? have you been late for work because of drinking...those indicate a problem.

[zack1234]

Those countries who dont drink are all backward

Name me just one that is normal


I drink to forget

Drink exposes peoples real personalities, Yarbles used to turn into Judy Garland

[Bizman]

Those countries who dont drink are all backward

Name me just one that is normal

For what I've seen, the countries who "don't drink" are hypocritical. They give alcohol a nice name like "lion's milk" (adding water to anise flavoured spirit makes it white) and drink it from a coffee cup. Many of them also are large wine producers whose products never reach the global market.

[Rich46yo]

I just plain Love the taste of Beer. I could care less about the alchohol, its very rare I drink enough to be affected by it. Also I dont drink and drive, not even one Beer. I dont drink when we go out cause Im always armed with a gun.

I find beer and wine delicious tho. Most of all beer. As long as you stay within your honest limits, and society's legal limits, I dont see a problem. I havnt been in Europe in decades but back then it was quite common to have a beer or wine every day. Unless your a Brit, which is an island of bloody drunken sod's.

[Lusche]

I guess one day I finally have to get drunk for once to see what this fuss is all about... 

[Randy1]

Best to give it for awhile and see how you do.  You might find how much you were spending and end up with money in your pocket.  If you still want to go out be the designated driver, watch the fun then call your friends the next day and see how they feel.

[uptown]

Drinking is great for letting off some steam and forgetting about your problems for awhile. But if you let it get out of control, your problems will be compounded. If you drink, be responsible about it and know that your problems will still be there in the morning waiting to be dealt with. As you get older you'll find you don't recover from hangovers as well as you used to and you'll discover other (better) ways of dealing with stress.....i.e. fishing, hunting, gardening, or smoking a joint.  

[Max]

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[colmbo]

Go work nights in an Emergency Room for a while and you'll get a pretty good idea of what the downside to drug and alcohol abuse look like.

If you drink to "escape" you're headed for trouble --- it's an unrealistic expectation of what alcohol can do for you.

If you occasionallyhave a couple drinks to "take the edge off" you'll probably be ok.

IMO alcohol is one of the greatest evils.  I come from a family where both of my parents, my sister and my brother were/are alcoholics, functional alcoholics but drunks none the less.  It is sad what it does to you.

[ink]

Go work nights in an Emergency Room for a while and you'll get a pretty good idea of what the downside to drug and alcohol abuse look like.

If you drink to "escape" you're headed for trouble --- it's an unrealistic expectation of what alcohol can do for you.

If you occasionallyhave a couple drinks to "take the edge off" you'll probably be ok.

IMO alcohol is one of the greatest evils.  I come from a family where both of my parents, my sister and my brother were/are alcoholics, functional alcoholics but drunks none the less.  It is sad what it does to you.

agreed