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Originally Posted by calgaryblood
It's really sad when the majority of the population think drinking insane amounts of alcohol is normal or needed to "have fun".
All my friends drank growing up and I still somehow found a way to not drink and still have fun with them. Maybe I'm just immune to peer pressure but I've always made decisons that benefited me and my health and not just drink because everyone else was.
It is sad the way kids grow up thinking they need to drink and then when they're adults there addicted to alcohol but pass it off as "a few beers a week". You have a problem, and it's not good for your health, stop making excuses.
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We have had some epic disagreements in the past, but I agree wholeheartedly here. I don't understand the logic people have that "Without booze, it's impossible to have fun!" "Without this booze, I cannot possibly enjoy myself at this sporting event!" If your activity choices require the added fog of getting wasted, maybe you need to find more fulfilling hobbies that do not require that added stimuli. I LOATHE being around a bunch of drunk idiots so much so I have anxiety the day before knowing I am going to be put in social situations where I have to attend knowing there is going to be drunk people. I can't sleep the night before. I hate drunk moronic behaviour that much. People leaning in too close talking with their bile smelling breath, people grabbing you by the shoulder an pulling you in, the speech slurring, people
talking yelling over each other.
It got to the point that now, when I have gatherings at my home, they are always alcohol free. If you don't want to attend because of that fact, you are the reason I have the rule. Because you're the idiot that's gonna get blasted, fall over and break my stuff, start a fight and puke all over my bathroom. Not everyone gets to this point, but there's always one or two idiots that ruin it. Not all, but a lot of people appreciate the civility. And if you don't too bad.
I might have one or two drinks a month myself with a nice meal, but that's the line with me. I cannot stand the feeling of being the fog of drunkeness. It's a gross feeling during and after.
Alcoholism comes in many forms, and by reading this thread, it is pretty clear to me that there are some people on this board that really need to reach out for some help. It may not be a full bore problem now, but it creeps up on you fast, and I've seen it first hand. You may all joke about it now, but when you see the sadness, death and destruction alcoholism can bring to family and friends like I have, it becomes less about being the pathetic party pooper that won't allow alcohol in their home for get togethers, and more about avoid a fork in the road that leads nowhere good.
A lot like smoking, if booze was invented tomorrow, not in a million years would it's use be approved.