Why I Don’t Drink Alcohol . . . And Why Maybe You Shouldn’t Either
July 5, 2010 
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I got a great email today from a friend of mine. In his email, he asked me why I don’t drink alcohol.
The real reason why I don’t drink alcohol is because the sugar content in it makes my stomach feel funky the next day. I really don’t like to feel funky because one of my favorite things to do is eat.
Also, the temporary buzz I get from alcohol (which is very temporary) isn’t worth how it makes me feel the next day. If I have a glass of wine, I might feel a little more relaxed for about 12 to 14 minutes. That’s about it. The buzz doesn’t really last that long for me.
The taste of wine is good, but not worth the after effects that I experience. That’s the only reason I don’t drink.
It’s interesting though. There are a lot of people who do drink alcohol, and a lot of people whose personality totally change when they do. Last night we witnessed the annoying change of personality due to booze.
We live on the beach near the fireworks show and all night all we heard was loud drunk obnoxious people who could not handle there booze. They screamed and yelled like a pack of wild 5 year olds on a sugar high.
They lost all concept of manners and this drunken stupor not only sounded awful but you know really is not much fun.
You know how there is the Surgeon General’s warning on packs of cigarettes advising you that smoking is dangerous to your health? Well I’ve always thought there should be a warning label on bottles of booze that says this: “Warning: Consumption of this substance may turn you into an annoying, loud, obnoxious asshole.”
So here’s a tip for all of you who drink . . .
If the day after you drink people tell you that you were really rude, loud or obnoxious the night before, then I think you should stop drinking booze. Remember, you only have one chance to make a first impression.
You may think that you need alcohol to loosen you up when you go to a party. If drinking alcohol turns you into a loud, annoying and obnoxious drunkard, though, then everyone at that party who sees you act that way will think that is what you are like all the time. Even if you are the sweetest and most amazing person otherwise, people will label you loud and obnoxious if that is how they first see you acting.
So how do you get when you drink? I know some people who have a drink, and you’d never know it. My best friend can have ten drinks and talk to everyone in the room, and no one would suspect he’s had a lot to drink.
I’ve met other people who have only one or two drinks, though, and that turns them into a totally different person. Another friend of mine used to have three or four drinks, and Mongo would come out. He’d start drooling a little bit. His words would slur. He became a totally different person.
So start asking your friends how you act when you’re drinking alcohol. Alcohol unfortunately tends to give a lot of people temporary Alzheimer’s where they forget if they were loud, obnoxious and being an asshole.
So it’s time you started looking into your drinking, and finding out what type of person you become when you drink. If you become that annoying person when you drink, you may be turning off a lot of people without realizing it.
I don’t drink cause I don’t like the taste of beer,plain and simple..At work all I hear is guys saying they can’t wait to go home cause they have a 30 pack in the fridge waiting for them. It’s disgusting.
Personally, no matter how much or how little I drink, the next day I feel so sluggish that I really cant do anything.
I really do not like feeling like that.
A lot of other, more important things I like to do, than try and get moving in the morning.
When I go out I drink one or 2 bottles of beer. I get really funny when I drink more than 4 beers. But with 2 I am still normal and I care less what other think about me.
It’s kind of a kick start. Cola and other sticky stuff is not good. Beer and wine are natural.
I think that alkohol shows ones inside structure. People wit positive attitude will become happy, friendly, … and those with a negative attitude, feelings or anger will become the opposite.
What do you think about that.
I had my first alcohol sip(may be 2-3 sips, 1 sip of each kind) when I was 20.I never even wanted to try it again after that.That taste turns me off just thinking of it.
It felt like some thing’s struck in my throat, and it felt like my mind got numbed out for a moment. Why would someone want to feel awful I wonder. They try so hard to make it feel normal after a drink ( by going through that awful feeling first few times) for that ‘high’ or whatever it is, that I’d never experience, ever.
When a lady drinks, I really feel for her.Hey,I’m a woman and I’m all for equality, but I won’t accept a man’s challenge to slow self-destruction ! When I see a woman who’s planning her children in the next year or two drinking, my heart starts to cry. I think she should atleast take care of her body few years before she plans her children.Alcohol damages her cells a little more than it does for men.Just not plain smart. Just not fair to the baby.
One of the signs that a woman is perfectly healthy is – she has absolutely no pain in her abdomen,thighs or back during her period without using any medicine or pain-killer.There’s no doubt that women who consume alcohol now and then ( socially) will never have this.
For both men and women, every alcohol sip you’ve, including wine puts an enormous burden on your liver.Whether it’s red wine or whatever. Any doctor won’t recommend red wine to teetotalers just because it has anti-oxidants.He’s not gonna say- no you’ve to have wine for health, otherwise you can’t be healthy !
For crying out loud, he prescribes fresh fruit and veggies even for those who have red-wine. Why is this ? Because, red wine has few benefits but it also has it’s draw-backs like other alcoholic drinks.But fruits have none, plus they have nature’s energy jam-packed into them.
I get a high ( a good high ) eating fresh fruit or drinking a freshly squeezed lemon juice mixed with honey.Now, that’s the best anti-oxidants you could get that are easy on your whole system, which also help your skin glow, your mind sharper, your nerves calming, they also help you maintain a delicate looking body.
As for men, I read alcohol/smoking also slowly destroys a man’s vitality.It could make him feel aroused, but it decreases his ‘performance’. Ha, so that’s a good reason for men and women should give up alcohol !
I do not get drunk due to a traumatic experience when I was a kid. I asked my dad for a sip of beer. I had that before and it was fine, except this time I yanked the glass out of his hands and drank 3 big gulps…and that was all it took to get me really sick. I started seeing dots, and I was trying to chase them. I kept falling on the floor untill my mom picked me up and brought me to bed.
I was 5 at the time.
Because of that I can never go to the point of no return.
The times though that I do get drunk, or tipsy, I tend to become very calm and quiet, just to let the aclohol sink away. I hate that dizzy feeling one gets from being tipsy.
I know some guys when they get drunk, they do some crazy things….just too scary to mention.
Hey David,
Well fortunately, I don’t drink at all. The only closest thing was just sipping, and swallow, but I never drank. My only reason for that is a health issue of mine (but it’s personal). My health illness is what prevents me from EVER drinking at all. So I’ll be going through life without a drink of alcohol. Maybe just half a glass of wine, but I’ll be going through life without alcohol.
Well, one good thing about it: I’ll be sober for life
I drank frequently until two years ago, then it just got boring. This shift coincided with a hightened interest in my self development. Possibly alcohol consumption is just a phase for some people, while for others it is more diabolical.
We all know people who cannot handle their liquour, and of course agree that is a problem. But, to condemn drinking, is foolhardy, and takes away a lot of enjoyment in life. There is nothing wrong with having a drink while socializing, and enjoying the company and a good spirit, with friends. I say, have a drink or two, enjoy life, experience the variety, of a premium Liquour, or fine vintage of wine, within moderation. The key to a great life is MODERATION in all aspects. Try everything and enjoy a few vices, I say, to spice up your life! Don’t judge others lifestyles like a confirmed Vegan, or Religious fanatic, according to your beliefs and lifestyle.
Bob
I love when my words are twisted.
Never condemned drinking just people who turn into loud assholes during the process.
I love when people twist my words and react to what they think i said.
What do we teach here.
How to listen to everything someone says and react to the whole story that is being told.
Read this part again.
So how do you get when you drink? I know some people who have a drink, and you’d never know it. My best friend can have ten drinks and talk to everyone in the room, and no one would suspect he’s had a lot to drink.
You know what annoys me the most is when people take things out of context and they start preaching based on what they think this about even though i never said any of that,.
Bob your posts are great but i am calling you out today!
Religous fanatic did crack me up though:)
I just want to say that this entry made me laugh a lot, especially the Mongo bit. Really entertaining and insightful! Thanks David!
Good call out David. You have to admit though, other than the one sentence about “your friend”, 98% of your blog was, shall we say “anti drinking”. On a lighter note though…If it weren’t for those bousterous, very friendly, women who drink more than they should, I sure would not have had as much, shall we say, “sexual experience”, as I currently have. And, I certainly would not have had as much fun, dated as many women, had as many exciting times, back seat “rememberances”, and a variety of other memorable experiences, had they been teatotalers. Maybe it ain’t all that bad…if you’re single, and just looking for a casual encounter, once in a while.
Hey David,
I would have to agree with you, again, on your comments about boozing. You mentioned this briefly, but I think the main attraction to boozing is the sense of relaxation, false confidence, and generally people feel more loose. But, as you mentioned, this isn’t always a good thing.
You, along with guys like “natural tim” and “jeffy” have all come full circle with this and no longer indulge in alcohol.
But, it sure can lead to an interesting time. I try to look at both sides of the issue as well.
BB
Bob
If you think about it david isn’t saying not to drink, what he is saying is that people should learn to control their drinking habits and how they act when drinking. Its mainly for people who drink to the point of blacking out or just plain acting stupid.
There are some ups of drinking a “few” drinks, agreed. Its nice to have a drink to relax, but when you drink a lot of it to try and trash yourself, or wash the pain away people tend to become belligerant and act like fools.
And when I say this im not trying to be rude or anything but. . . if someone has to get drunk or “tipsy” to get laid, thats not really a good thing. Ya its nice for the moment but when you wake up in the morning to someone sleeping on your arm and your only decision is to either wake her up, or chew your arm off. There has to be a better way. Thats just my opinion though.
I agree compeletely with John. From my own expreience, men & women both do stuff at clubs & bars after having booze that makes them look like a total idiot. Their personality changes from being pretty easy going, and sometimes very reserved otherwise to being a loud, obnoxious, belligerant idiot. That’s one thing that turned me off of bars & clubs. You really wouldn’t want to be friends with some of them anyway, or at least you think you don’t because you see how they’re acting.
If some girl is acting like a ditzy and shallow and too loose for her own good Paris Hilton or Lindsey Lohan wannabe, I know she’s not someone I’d want to stick around with. More trouble then she’s worth. If you’re a guy and you’re acting the fool, a lot of women will have the same kind of bad impression of you.
i don’t really post on these kinds of things, but i happen to like drinking. there was a point where i used to get plastered a lot, but i eventually decided to limit myself to a beer or two (or four), lest i make a fool of myself again.
so yeah, i know all about those loud, boisterous drunks. and i can see where you’re coming from.
but i hear friends asking me to drinking sessions, and expressing their disappointment when i beg off early. i figure it isn’t because they’re fake friends who’d rather see me make a fool of myself (because i’d have gone off them like a bad habit if that were the case), but because sometimes, it’s a good way of unwinding.
i guess it really is different for most folks, so the rule of thumb should be: keep to your limit, unless you’re around people who can stomach you when you’re past your limit.
I use to drink about 5-10 beers and i wouldn’t get loud and stupid. Now i could only drink no omre then 5 beer without getting all emotionl. I know i shouldn’t drink more than 5 but i could never just say no or my buzz is good and i don’t want to stop. I don’t know why i get like this, i seem to always get mad at my boyfriend and think that everybody is agenst me. this doesn’t happen all the time just this weekend it happen and i feel so stupid that i don’t want to see anyone i was around that night. HOW DO I STOP AND WHY DO I GET LIKE THIS ??????? HELP…
Drinking can be good and it also can be bad. it depends on the person how much the take in.