autism-bpd Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 only on occasions i drink but thats it but it only be like birthday but not like easter. im not a social drinker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corpsewithpulse Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 I am teetotal, alcohol makes me sick. I've noticed so many people on this forum are teetotal. I wonder if drinkers are in general more mentally stable? Any theories? I see where you're coming from but I'd reckon you'd struggle to find concrete statistics to back up this assertion. Perhaps people who are more comfortable with socialising and being part of a larger social network will generally be more "mentally stable". But the fact that there is alcohol involved would be circumstantial and not a preamble to their mental stability. Furthermore, I would suggest that teetotallers who spend relatively large amounts of time alone would be more "mentally stable" than those who spend the same amounts of time drinking alone. Just my opinion :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonelyheartemma Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 I'm mostly teetotal, i have maybe half a glass twice a year. my mum doesnt drink either so we dont have alcohol very often, usually we get some when we have visitors and i dont drink in front of the visitors but i help finish the bottle up afterwards. but we only have visitors a couple of times a year. tbh i dont like most alcohol. I dont like beer whisky wine cider champagne sherry lager and probably loads more i can't think of. I only like amaretto ginger wine and bacardi breezers i think. tho when i'm drunk i like everything. usually when i get new tablets the doctor says 'try to drink as little as possible' and i tell them my alcohol consumption and theyre like you can have more than that if you want! but i dont want to really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bereft Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Used to drink every day, but I'm trying to stay away from it now. My doctors tell me it makes anti-depressants not work as well, and my mood needs all the help it can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drybones Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 teetotal for few years now i never liked the taste or the effect so wasn't hard to stop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickle59 Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Interesting how many people here who are light or zilch drinkers - far more than on the bipolar site I go on. Just curious cos as someone who drinks very very little myself as I don't like the taste it has always been rather an issue when I've tried socialising and I guess I just want to see how alone I am. Clearly I'm not alone Hi, thanks for coming back on the why's of being curious.x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare89 Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Just wanted to add, I'm also teetotal. Haven't had a drink in approx 2 years, and used to drink everyday. Now I don't touch the stuff, does too much to my mind. Makes me feel even more out of control than I already feel! Nice to know I'm not alone EDIT: Forgot to add my name Nikki x (do it on all my posts, not seeing it there was driving me mental) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonelyheartemma Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Interesting how many people here who are light or zilch drinkers - far more than on the bipolar site I go on. Just curious cos as someone who drinks very very little myself as I don't like the taste it has always been rather an issue when I've tried socialising and I guess I just want to see how alone I am. Clearly I'm not alone no you arent alone it tastes gross doesnt it? :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundries Posted April 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 :) emma - it really does. I used to go out with people who got really stressed with me if I didn't drink and made me feel rude for refusing so I would have some a pint glass of bailey except it was one shot of baileys and the rest milk! lol. Friend said, 'you might as well just have nesquik if you are going to do that'.....my point precisely lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
successful_workthru Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 I know a lot of mentally ill people and a fair amount of them drink. They feel the need for a crutch or an escape. I don't drink but I use drugs as an escape from the mental agony I feel constantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily-Bee Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 I drink maybe one glass a year if that.Cant remember last time. I dont like mixing it with my meds,I dont like the taste either. Never been drunk in my life,tipsy maybe once or twice from only two glasses lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natfredricks Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 For Corpsewithpulse.Thanks for your post about mentally stable socialising drunk people. That's exactly what I meant, just struggled to put it in words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadz Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 T total dont like the taste of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleCrumble Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 I'm not a 'drinker' (says she who is drinking now lol) Alcohol makes my mood really drop, it no longer has the confidence effect it used to, and I've ended up cutting myself with glass I've broken when I've been out clubbing... yeah guess those people never wanted to hang out with me again :/ I don't know, I'm craving some sort of a relief from my current feelings. I get addicted that particular day, but the following days I'm not addicted... like one drink, and I have zillions, but then I don't the following day/week/month or whatever... xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenthing Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 hey ho - fell off the wagon tonight, but at least not catastrphically - going to bed now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abster Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 Just found this post. I hardly ever drink. Just a couple every few months when out wih colleagues and it's expected. I hate the feeling of alcohol in my system. Feel like I'm losing control and my inhibitions are lower as soon as it touches my lips. And not being 100% alert or in control is too scary.......... Not that I'm a control freak :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natfredricks Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 My husband drinks a couple of beers every night in pubs, and he has a lot of respectable friends , who drink with him, and they are all sociable and happy and successful and in perfect health, in spite of being 60-70 years old . I don't drink and I am called mental all the time. So for me, the ability to drink indicates that you are an optimistic, healthy person... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corpsewithpulse Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 I think that on this list, one is able to find a significant amount of optimistic and healthy people. Or better yet, people who have become much more healthy and optimistic for stopping drinking. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_teetotalers People can and do incorporate a few beers into a healthy lifestyle and you're not wrong natfredricks that the ability to drink responsibly and enjoy oneself is a sign of emotional maturity. However, the ability to engage and enjoy oneself socially without using a drug to relax is also indicative of emotional maturity. As too is being principled enough to not yield to social pressure and convention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natfredricks Posted April 18, 2012 Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 Dearest Corpse with Pulse. Thank you for your explanations. So it means that I am immature- I knew it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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