Introduce yourself & your "reason" thread

nikki 122

why is it that whenever i mention i don't drink everyone tells me i'm a freak i've only got 1 other mate that did not drink but people bullied her so much she gave in now she regrets it i definetly agree that too many people are sheep this drinking binge has got to end , when i went to new york the americans i spoke to were shocked to find an irish girl that did not drink the stereotype has become outrageous!!

af_thefragile

Many reasons for me:
- Hate the thought of losing control of my consciounce and self and end up doing things i'ldd regret later. One drink leads to another so its best not to start at all!
- Its not healthy. It damages liver and liver chirossis is an horrible disease. Being a med student sorta makes me more aware of the damages of alcohol to the body.
- I don't go with the whole club culture and i feel there are better ways to socialise and have fun than going to night clubs. Like go to a gig or something. Listen to good music, meet people with similar taste in music as you. All while being sober. Much better than a drunk night out.
- I don't see any need to consuming alcohol. Especially when there are many other healthier and less intoxicating drinks available. Neither do i believe in using alcohol to escape from my problems.

Grid.

Stick to your guns folks!! Be an individual!!! This whole "drink obsession" will eventually explode down the line!! Its really refreshing to speak to someone these days that doesn't "have their tongue hanging out for a drink" after 10 minutes!!!;)

Niamho!

Cocobells wrote: »

I really cant understand most people in this thread, ive been drinking since i was about 14, every weekend, I live for the weekends, going out having a buzz with your mates, clashing heads, getting rat arsed, pulling birds, and yes im nearly 30. enjoying the high life. I dont know what everyone else is doing, enjoy your time curled up beside the fire with a book is all I can say you boring ***** you're not welcome down my local

I dont believe this loser is nearly 30.
I think the fact that he took time out to attempt to give people grief over their choices says an awful lot for the type of Goon this fella is.
I'm a drinker myself, and fair play to ya's i say!

NonDrinkersClub

Cocobells wrote: »

I really cant understand most people in this thread, ive been drinking since i was about 14, every weekend, I live for the weekends, going out having a buzz with your mates, clashing heads, getting rat arsed, pulling birds, and yes im nearly 30. enjoying the high life. I dont know what everyone else is doing, enjoy your time curled up beside the fire with a book is all I can say you boring ***** you're not welcome down my local

Good for you...glad to hear you're enjoyin yourself and your lifestyle. You're nearly 30? That's too old to be going around writing this kind of cr*p. You obviously don't understand what this forum is about

crotalus667

Hello everybody

Ok well I have given up drinking recently with the exception of the odd few drinks here and there (special occasions/trips) but starting on Easter Monday (the fitness boards challenge starts then) im giving it up for good , there are a number of reasons one , the whole morning after thing, 2 .I want to drop body fat and get huge and shredded drink just does not fit in with my goals

I have to say the whole clubbing thing was never me as for pubs ok I have often enjoyed a few pints in quiet pub , in my recent years (im just turning 26) I haven’t been very sociable for various reason so this is as good a reason as any to change things and find some new outlets and new people :cool:

(what have I got to lose )

Grid.

Good for you;)

fonpokno

hi! noob here!
i just wanna cut down on drinking completely. I'm only 18 so I've only started the whole alcohol/clubbing thing the last year or so but I just don't enjoy it really. most of my friends go out just to end up gee-eyed and can't have a good night without being langered and i really don't want to end up like that! i've never been so drunk that i've been sick or even hungover or anything but its just so unhealthy and more often than not drunk people are just yuck! so yay, less alcohol!

AARRRGH

Hello

I've been trying to give up the booze for a few years now. I don't have a problem but it does affect me. I have quite a busy life (no time for hangovers!), I'm quite health conscious, and I'm trying to save money, so giving up booze would suit me fine.

It's been two weeks and already I feel great. I posted about this in After Hours already, but the side effects are fantastic. More money, more energy, better skin, better concentration, etc.

My plan is to stay off the booze completely.

Edit: Can't believe I've made 4000 posts!

Grid.

Nice one!!

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Well, my reason for not drinking is that I never started because I thought it was a pointless waste of time, and there was simply nothing good or positive about it. Sure, I sacrificed a little bit of a vacuous social life, but hey... Like I said, nothing good about it:

- Leaves you content with talking nonsense for an evening.
- Gives you headaches and hangovers.
- Eats your time.
- Bad for your health.
- Expensive and addictive.

I reckon the best way to stop is not to start. I really feel strongly about the whole drinking culture, I mean, it's possible to enjoy yourself without drink - cinema, theatre, concert..etc. And what happened to people having a laugh at home at the weekend? What about board games or card games? What about just having a good long conversation? How about playing some music?

I feel that some people have forgotten what having a laugh really means.

boringteetotal

Only been drunk three times in my life. Smoked for three years, off them three years now. For some reason drink does not agree with me at all. It just doesn't assimilate properly which is probably a good thing for me, considering my grandmother was an alcoholic.

Had to quit the fags cause my breathing was terrible. Don't miss them all. For me smoking was an image and confidence thing.

Regarding drink I don't like the taste that much and I think it can lead to promiscuity and date rapes etc.

Being 21 and female is tough socially. I guess if people enjoy drinking then leave em at it. I have to add the enormous health benefits of abstaining. Its really amazing not to feel hungover, groggy or half dead.

No one was born to get drunk weekly but hey I guess it's part of being 'a grown up'. YEAH RIGHT.

Anyway there's me intro, cheers.

Skobyonekenobi

I see a lot of ads on the telly for drug awareness.

I have to say Im suprised that the same money isnt spent telling people to stop drinking.

Drink kills more people than anything else in this country.

Innocent people mainly.

Car accidents and the like.

Women get battered because of drink.

The list goes on.

But I suppose if they can make a few bob for Berties payrise then it's all good.

Stay off the coke though ....that's a killer

thejuggler

Just stumbled across this board and was delighted to find it. I drank a little in my college years. Being coeliac (gluten intolerant) I could never drink beer, lager or stout so I stuck to spirits. I had too much to drink on one occasion to the degree that I got sick and felt really bad afterwards. Since that time i have rarely drank alcohol. Part of it too is that I have a sweet tooth and therefore prefer minerals. Another factor and perhaps the most important of all is as a child I grew up seeing my mother overindulging in alcohol which probably turned me off it

Toto Wolfcastle

I never really had an interest in drinking. I didn't have my first drink until I was 18 and while I was put under pressure by some other people to drink, I didn't care. I'll never forget the day that one of the big drinkers in my class came up to me and said 'fair play to you for not drinking.' I'm 22 now and I drink probably twice a year.

I don't have a problem with people who drink alcohol (as long as they don't fall around drunk), but I don't see the point in drinking just for the sake of it. I couldn't sit down and watch tv with an alcoholic drink, it's not something that interests me. I've been drunk about 3 times in my life and I hated the feeling of going to sleep with the room spinning. Even when I was drunk I always knew what was happening, but I just didn't like it.

I don't like the taste of beer, vodka or any other alcoholic drink. I prefer soft drinks. I always have a good time when I go out, and I love pubs.

I don't describe myself as a non-drinker, I always say I don't really drink, but I'm as close to a non-drinker as you can get without actually being one!

Oh, and I don't see myself as being any better than drinkers, that's their choice, this is mine.

yummycake

Used to drink heavily 13 - 18. I'm 19 now and decided to stop because i finally realized it was the root of all my problems. Also because of what it's doing to both my parents. Plus i think it's completely over rated.

LOLA08

antabuse

Hi just wondering what antabuse is?

Omnipresence

thusspakeblixa wrote: »

I never have drank, just had some bad experiences with family and friends drinking when I was younger, and I guess that turned me off it from an early age

snap....

The Black Oil

I drink about 5 or 6 times a year, even then it's just a pint or a glass of wine. On the whole it just doesn't really interest me, I don't particularly like the taste and I'm not terribly fond of Ireland's culture as regards alcohol, apparently we need to do this and smash bus shelters. Myes. Observing others has probably had some impact on me.

I still got poked and prodded as to why I don't drink or people seem to need to point it out as if there's something wrong, throw in 'but you have to'. Hmm. Mind you, if they find out if I don't drink tea or coffee it can get worse!

I'm fortunate that my class is quite mature (the youngest is 23 or thereabouts) and nobody is really interesting in getting hammered or going over the top so that allows for some degree of peace, less pressure and people being comfortable.

Sandy2004

Ive realised that I just cant drink, one is never enough... so none will always be enough!!

fermoyboy

Not a very frequent on these boards but just thought I'd throw my 2 cents worth in here.

I'm 28 and have never drank in my life. Growing up I used to watch my mates get smashed and wanted none of it. Then as socialising/clubbing age came about I quickly realised I was able to enjoy nights out without drinking so was never interested in starting. I still love going out to pubs and clubs and find I can have as much fun if not more, than my mates.

I've made some great friends down through the years that I've met on nights out, wheras my mates don't even remember talking to people at times.

It's also very handy being able to hop into the car at the end of the night and drive home........now that's a serious advantage!!!

leahyl

fermoyboy wrote: »

Not a very frequent on these boards but just thought I'd throw my 2 cents worth in here.

I'm 28 and have never drank in my life. Growing up I used to watch my mates get smashed and wanted none of it. Then as socialising/clubbing age came about I quickly realised I was able to enjoy nights out without drinking so was never interested in starting. I still love going out to pubs and clubs and find I can have as much fun if not more, than my mates.

I've made some great friends down through the years that I've met on nights out, wheras my mates don't even remember talking to people at times.

It's also very handy being able to hop into the car at the end of the night and drive home........now that's a serious advantage!!!

Totally agree with you about the driving home part. I'm not one for going to pubs and clubs all that much anyway and i don't drive but if i did it'd be a serious advantage. I HATE wating for a taxi at 2.30 in the morning... My friend drives and a few times when we've gone for a drink she has driven to town and then dropped us home later.

Grimebox

I'm cutting back. I've been having night after night of getting completely polluted and not even enjoying any part of it anymore. The objective lately has been to just get as trashed as possible, nothing else. I've been wasting my money and my life

marti101

My reason at the minute is that im breastfeeding and i dont miss it as much as i thought,i didnt drink during my pregnancy either went right off it.So once im finished bf i might stay off the booze for good

brokensoul

I drank too much, too often, for too long.

Havent had a drink in 8 and a half months. Feel so much better for it, physically and psychologically.

Also, i have a better social life now than when i was drinking. Meals out, cinema, theatre, gigs etc. I still go to the pub to meet people and i enjoy it. Once people get past about 5 pints and shart talking ****e tis time for me to go though!

As Fermoyboy siad, tis great being able to hop into the car at the end of the night.

kelle

I've given my reason here

princess-sprkle

StormWarrior wrote: »

Two reasons for me: Made me do things I regretted, and also trying to cut out unhealthy food & drink.

This for me, it hasn't been that long yet. Its probably only 3 weeks but I'm starting to feel better already about it. I enjoy not drinking now, i never thought I'd say that!:)

metaoblivia

I've given my reason in another thread, but I'll do it here too.
I'm 26 and had my first drink at 20. I don't usually drink as I dislike the taste and prefer soft drinks/water/tea. If I drink, I have only one and never get around to finishing it, so I've never actually been drunk.
My father is a functioning alcoholic. He's always been since I can remember and is now. I don't think he'll ever come to terms with it, to be honest. My mother left him because of it, and his long term girlfriend after her left him as well because of it. So now he's old, with no partner and has a distant relationship with his children because he spent our childhood putting the drink before everything else. It's really sad. Seeing his struggle with alcohol put me off to it, I think.

kelle

metaoblivia wrote: »

My father is a functioning alcoholic. He's always been since I can remember and is now. I don't think he'll ever come to terms with it, to be honest. My mother left him because of it, and his long term girlfriend after her left him as well because of it. So now he's old, with no partner and has a distant relationship with his children because he spent our childhood putting the drink before everything else. It's really sad. Seeing his struggle with alcohol put me off to it, I think.

I'm sorry to read your story, Metaoblivia. It's a very sad situation.

Creachadóir

I'm off drink at the moment. I just can't seem to handle any drink these days. One glass of wine and I'm floored, so I'd prefer to just leave it. I have good nights out without drink...although the night seems to go by a bit slower!

I'm not sure how long I'll stay away from it, but I'm doing ok, and have no interest in drinking now and I'm out every weekend.