Do you enjoy binge drinking?

Freiheit

Female friend of mine today was in bad way after a very long session, yet hates it....yet doesn't appear to know any other social scene...seems like a culture....do ladies actually enjoy it?.

Don't really drink at all, maybe have one, once in a while. Don't like the taste of most drinks and don't like being tipsy

WalterMitty

I hate it, trying to stop alltogether at moment. People spend thousands a year on trying to make themselves happier with spas etc but pour a serious psychoactive drug down their throat that causes depression and lower moods and anxiety etc. I challenge anyone to stop drinking for a few months and still socialise and see how much better you feel .

krudler

I stopped drinking for nearly 10 months as I was on medication at the time so couldnt, after the 2nd weekend didnt bother me in the slightest, instead of wasting a Sunday lying in bed feeling awful i was getting up early and going for drives or doing something productive. I drink now but prefer to get slightly tipsy as opposed to drunk, I like being socially lubricated but I know when to stop.

Dinkie

I drink very little, but every now and again (about once every 6-8 months) I let loose.

The next day I remember why I don't drink much!

I think some girls love it, and feel cool for drinking lots. I have a friend like that who genuinely doesn't understand why someone wouldn't want to get drunk every weekend. As a consequence, she lost a lot of friends, who don't like the way she acts while drunk.

At the time, or afterwards?

Always easy to hate binges when you're sober and remembering how awful and ridiculous they are - but when you're in the middle of one, hard to remember what you dislike about them! Know what I mean?

rainbow kirby

My body doesn't handle binge drinking very well, it lets me know with a well-placed puke when I've had too much. I don't enjoy binge drinking anyway, I'd rather just have a few drinks and be pretty merry than to drink myself into oblivion.

I don't really binge drink, I'm more of a few glasses of wine with dinner person, but now and then, yes I drink a bit too much and I enjoy it. Hate the hangover the next day though which is why I don't do it often. Trying to stop drinking so often though, because I don't see the need. Instead of having a beer while watching a film, I'll have a hot chocolate or whatever, and save the drinking for when I'm actually out.

deelite

For me I might sit down ready for a "good few drinks" and can only manage 1 glass of wine. However just there on Satuday afternoon - I just fancied a vodka and coke and thoroughly enjoyed that one and the other four that followed. I was still having a ball (watching xfactor and then killing every song possible on Lips) and went on then to have a bottle and a half of wine. I probably won't have another drink like that until November - and my body wouldn't manage doing that on a weekly basis - and the weighing scales go through the roof with the wine. I enjoyed it because it wasn't organised if you catch my drift.

Pembily

I quite like it but I also like going out sober... I find it nice, relaxing and fun to get drunk every now and again I thankfully don't suffer too much most of the time with hangovers!!! I am pure stupid and brain dead the day after drinking

Don't see the point of getting drunk to the stage of puking!!!

deelite

Totally agree - never saw the point of puking up your hard earned cash.

jokettle

God no.

I've done it a few times-I think most of us have-but now I limit myself more often than not. If I'm out celebrating something I'll have a few, but not to the stage of getting sick! It's much nicer to reach the stage of merriment after one or two and then stop. My wallet prefers it too!

Something else that turns me off binge drinking: on Saturday night I was walking through town to meet my boyfriend, it was after 11 so far from late. Several girls around 18-20yo were squatting on the street and....relieving themselves. This was Clare Street/Nassau Street in Dublin, far from a quiet area! The disgust on people's faces as they walked by They were too drunk to try and cover themselves up, it was awful. I never want to get into that state.

jellie

Id go out for a proper night out on average 2/3 times a month. I dont go out thinking "hey im going to binge drink! \o/", I go out for a few drinks, if im enjoying myself I might have a few more drinks.

Do I enjoy drinking with the sole purpose of getting absolutely wasted? No

Do I enjoy having a few drinks and seeing where the night goes? Yes

What I drink when Im out is probably classed as "binge drinking", but what is binge drinking defined as? more than 3 drinks? If im out for the night id have 4-8 drinks maybe..

mackbolan

Binge drinking is a complete waste of time.
What's the point?

Lia_lia

No. My main reason is I don't really tend to get more confident/talkative/whatever else drink is supposed to do to you when I drink a lot. Think I've only ever puked from drinking once. Woo! It usually takes lots to get me drunk. Then I just need to pee all night. :rolleyes: Waste of time! And my friends never seem to understand how I can just go out and not drink very much. Oh well. Saves money I guess!

seensensee

Binge drinking?.... Sounds painful.

Novella

I really, really hate it. I suppose I used to have an unhealthy attitude to alcohol, as in I could see no boundaries. I guess for a while I used getting drunk as a quick fix, a way to temporarily feel better. I'd never go out and just have a few drinks, I always drank too much and then of course ended up completely miserable and to top it off - sick.

Don't really drink much at all now. Might have a couple every so often, but tbh I'm a lot happier when I stay sober.

Catari Jaguar

Its something you should grow out of but in Ireland most people don't...

Princess Peach

Novella wrote: »

I really, really hate it. I suppose I used to have an unhealthy attitude to alcohol, as in I could see no boundaries. I guess for a while I used getting drunk as a quick fix, a way to temporarily feel better. I'd never go out and just have a few drinks, I always drank too much and then of course ended up completely miserable and to top it off - sick.

Don't really drink much at all now. Might have a couple every so often, but tbh I'm a lot happier when I stay sober.

I was the exact same! I had a bad reputation as a drunk mess, one that I'm finding hard to shake. But for me it was for emotional reasons. If it was off my face I didn't feel depressed. While sorting my life out the drinking was one of my main priorities. I was out in an absolute state 2/3 nights a week and now if I'm kinda drunk once every few weeks I'm fine. And its better for me

I used to get really down about how I behaved when I was drunk. Not that I did anything bad or dangerous or slutty, I was just loud and annoying and stupid and thats how people perceived me then. I didn't want that opinion of myself, I want people to think I'm smart and respectable.

It did take a while to train myself how to pace alright, since I was so used to not having any limit

shellyboo

I enjoy a drink, but I don't drink to get drunk anymore the way I would have in college. I avoid certain drinks - shots, vodka - that make me a messy drunk, but apart from that I go out and have as many as I feel like at the time. I like being merry and having a good time, but I do have my limit now. Sensible head on me!

eimearcmh

Every few weeks i have that one to many....but not to the point that im sick or that i lose consciousness/pass out/can't stand etc. It usually happens after shots. I know my limit though whereas a few years ago i wouldn't really have known when it was time to stop.
In the early years of college there would have been a lot of binge drinking. A group of us would drink together before we head out. With drinking games it was usually about drinking as much as you can in the shortest time. Not advised of course.

Also-do i enjoy it?
Like shellyboo i like being merry but being in control.

The thing is, binge drinking means different things to different people. Officially, a woman having 4 pints in one sitting (could be over 5-6 hours in a pub) is binge drinking, but I'm sure a lot of people who look down on 'binge drinking' would have no problem doing that on a fairly regular basis. I probably officially binge drink every other weekend, but never come anywhere close to being sick, dizzy or losing control. 4 pints over a few hours would have me slightly tipsy, more talkative and more relaxed than usual. What concerns me and makes me watch what I drink are the long term health issues of regularly exceeding the daily recommendations rather than concerns about making a fool of myself or getting sick.

Giselle

I don't drink and I never have.

I never liked the taste and don't see the point of acquiring it. And I never liked how people would sometimes change for the worse after they'd been drinking.

Not most people, just some people.:)

Black Swan

During yes...After no! Rarely binge.

Maple

No, I don't see the point of drinking until you puke/fall down. I prefer having a few drinks, getting a bit merry but mostly I prefer not waking up with that sinking feeling the next morning remembering what an utter twat I'd made of myself the night before.

I stick to the one drink, don't do shots and avoid spirits like the plague. When my folks were splitting up, my favourite tipple was vodka, I'd drink to the point of oblivion and usually end up snotting and crying onto a mate's shoulder about my home situation. It became too regular an occurrence and I stopped boozing for two years.

I prefer to be in control when I have a few drinks, I'm not going to say I've never woken up and not had to don the coat of shame as a result of my drunken high jinks but I just don't understand why people just drink to fall down.

Malari

No, I don't binge. I'll have a glass of wine several nights a week. And up to 3 if I'm out for a long dinner/night out, etc but I don't drink so much that I feel sick or start slurring my words! I know occasionally (like once a year at most) I'll have that extra drink and wake up with a headache, but I hate it. I'm active and rarely stay in bed beyond 9am and like to get out and exercise so hate when I get hungover!!

liah

No, I don't see the point anymore.

When I was young I didn't drink at all, in fact I hated people who drank and always found it quite sad, but I had a lot of issues back then and one of them was an alcoholic stepfather so I guess that's to be expected during the angsty teen phase.

I actually didn't drink til I went to Ireland at the age of 21, or at least, never to the point of getting drunk, only one or two on any given occasion, usually holidays or whatever and a glass of champagne.

The first six months I was in Ireland (after I realized that trying to meet people without drinking would be virtually impossible) I went mental. Had a different club planned out for each night of the week. Six months later, I got sick of it, and haven't really drank to the point of actual drunkenness since.

I'm pretty sure I fit all my drinking years into those first six months (and honestly, compared to anyone else I was pretty tame, there's only one night with any loss of memory and even then it was only an hour I can't remember). I don't enjoy the high of alcohol, it doesn't suit me.

To each their own.

Truley

No don't enjoy binge drinking and enjoy the hangovers even less. I hate the lack of control, and the embarrassing things you say and do while you're drunk. I went through a phase in first year of college where I tried to fit in with people by getting absolutely rat*rsed at parties and trying to appear really wild and adventurous. Most of the time however, I just end up feeling sick and sleepy.

I was lucky to have been quite active in a sports clubs and societies throughout college, so I had pleanty of social outlets that didn't revolve around drinking. I feel sorry for people use drinking as their own social activity.

I love the taste of beer or a nice red wine with food. But I wont go near spirits and shots. I'm perfectly happy to be the sober one who laughes at the drunks making a fool of themselves, instead of being the foolish one

Acacia

Funny, I was thinking of giving up the auld sauce for awhile when I saw this thread. Had an awful hangover this weekend and did the whole "I'm never drinking again!" routine... well, I enjoy being drunk but I do not enjoy waking up the next day feeling crap or realising I behaved like a muppet.

Binge drinking can be fun but it's seen as too much of a hobby or recreational activity in this country as opposed to something that really you should only do once in awhile. I'm beginning to find the cycle of college/work- drunk weekend-hangover- college/work... pretty mundane and pointless. So no, I'm not really enjoying binge-drinking at the moment.

Hairspray

Its great when its happening, not sooo great the day after. I used to be a total binge drinker but im trying to train myself to only have 1 or 2 when i go out instead of 10 or 15!

Gawd. I HATE binge drinking. If I can help it I don't go anywhere past tipsy. It just stops being fun after that.

whatdoicare

Don't really bother bar the odd few glasses of vino with the husband and I'm addicted to champagne! My mam is a binge drinker and I think seeing her act the maggot put me off drinking really.

Wisco

When I was younger and in college, yeah, it was the thing to do, although I never got to the state of public urination/vomiting/etc. But for me, being involved in sports didn't allow it very often, and then I grew out of it. That doesn't seem to happen in Ireland- many of my friends in their late 20s (more lads than girls) get totally hammered every weekend. I don't know how they do it. On the rare occasions I do have a few too many, it'd be months before I'd do it again (we're talking once or twice a year, if that). Aside from feeling like crap the next day, my friends are always broke as they spend a FORTUNE on drink. What a waste.

SeekUp

Nope. When it gets to the point that I feel ill, it's not fun anymore. And, as others have pointed out, why would I want to continue to spend money on something that makes me feel ill/might end up coming back up anyway?

I'll have a few any day of the week, but any more than that is rare.

pollypocket10

When I was younger I did it, I didn't enjoy it. I think it was something I did out of insecurity to fit in. I'm a bit of an introvert and when I was younger I felt that I had to try and be the life and soul of the party so I would drink too much in the hope that it would increase my confidence.

As I've gotten older I've gotten comfortable with myself. I like being in a group and enjoy listening and taking it all in. Now when I drink I drink because I like it and I take my time and savour it like I would with food. I love a nice baileys with ice or an irish coffee and oh what I wouldn't do for a lovely glass of prosecco now (I'm pregnant so abstaining ) but I rarely get passed tipsy and I don't have to deal with hangovers that last all day anymore.

Ectoplasm

Technically yes I do. The Word Health Organisation defines binge drinking as drinking six or more standard drinks (about 3 pints of beer or 2 large glasses of wine) in one session. Another definition I've heard is drinking to feel the effects of alcohol. By these definitions I absolutely binge drink and I enjoy it.

That said, I have never been one to drink to the point where I can't walk/talk, till I'm vomiting etc. Like the ad on telly says, I know the one that's one too many. If we take the stumbling, mumbling, puking definition as binge drinking then nope, it's not for me.

Freiheit

I'm not a fan of the term 'binge drinking' as in defined in popular culture, I mean drinking to the point where one is seriously impaired either that night or the following day, for some that's 3, others it might be 8. I enjoy drinking but not the after affects, not if I drink more than say 4.

barleybooley

I enjoy being drunk and when I'm drunk I generally want to drink more and I'll keep going until the bar closes. The next day, my stomach and head hate me and I regret drinking so much. Most of friends are big drinkers so I don't feel like I'm the one t*t there making a tool of myself.

Dudess

I used to, but then when hangovers started to get worse, I stopped. It used to be a double vodka for every diet coke, now it's a single vodka, and less drinks overall. And I drink more slowly.
I still get hangovers, but just ones where I feel tired/drained as opposed to having a headache and/or sick stomach as well.

It's true about the Irish culture though - a few weeks ago, my friend was visiting from Dublin on a Saturday and didn't want to go drinking that night as she had to drive back next day. We couldn't think of somewhere else to meet up and have a natter in, besides a bar. In the end, she did go drinking.

elleburp

Freiheit wrote: »

do ladies actually enjoy it?.

Yes. In a word.


I enjoy binge drinking, so sue me

candy-gal1

Who doesnt lol

WindSock

Nothing shakes off the oul cobwebs better than going out and getting ****-faced every once in a while. Not every weekend though, Just when the occasion calls for it.

Snowie

WindSock wrote: »

Nothing shakes off the oul cobwebs better than going out and getting ****-faced every once in a while. Not every weekend though, Just when the occasion calls for it.

Couldn't agree more ....
I don't drink that much to put into context there's 9 can of Heineken in my room which I don't intend on drink unless somethings happening.

I see drink as something social enjoyable having fun... but drinking because for the more unhealthy reasons like you can or you need to.. its saying something about your self... or its just plain escapism

I used to work in bar were we were encouraged to get drunk while we worked for 6 months I became an expert in crazy shots ways of doing shots and just living the party life style. hang overs from hell 4 times a week stumbeling out of night clubs 11 am the next morning.

Yeah it sounds great to talk about I lived this great life were I parted for months but in truth it was the worst and best time I ever had.

Binge drinking, is an form of escapism, the same way some people use drugs or other such means its one of those things aint it.

but the difference being is that drinkings publicly except-able.

amacachi

WindSock wrote: »

Nothing shakes off the oul cobwebs better than going out and getting ****-faced every once in a while. Not every weekend though, Just when the occasion calls for it.

Can't agree more other than the "going out" bit. :P Maybe every 2-4 months I'll just be feeling a bit off and getting completely wasted whether it's with drink or something else is like pressing the reset button for me.

foundry

I really enjoy drinkin. I hate the word binge. 3+ drinks a night is binge. . . that'd be my warm up. I drink to get drunk.
I'm really surprised so many women are sayin no. . i love it.. some craic!

panda100

This maybe a bit controversial but I do love going out and getting completely sloshed every now and again. I say I have a complete binge night about three times a year,and there always the best nights. Yes the next day is a right off but usually worth it for the craic the night before.

I don't really drink or go out that much so when I do I really like to let my hair down. You can binge and still be able to hold your drink. I've never peed in the middle of the street or puked up everywhere after having a serious amount to drink.

Dudess

Dudess wrote: »

I used to, but then when hangovers started to get worse, I stopped. It used to be a double vodka for every diet coke, now it's a single vodka, and less drinks overall. And I drink more slowly.
I still get hangovers, but just ones where I feel tired/drained as opposed to having a headache and/or sick stomach as well.

It's true about the Irish culture though - a few weeks ago, my friend was visiting from Dublin on a Saturday and didn't want to go drinking that night as she had to drive back next day. We couldn't think of somewhere else to meet up and have a natter in, besides a bar. In the end, she did go drinking.

This is the thing. I haven't been able to drink for the last week because of antibiotics and it's really difficult to find things to do at night that don't involve drinking (and I'm in the UK!) I did the cinema and went for walks, but I don't even enjoy dinners out much without a glass of wine. I just find that it's much, much harder to linger and chat. I finish a non-alcoholic drink in about 1/10 time I take to drink wine and I don't particularly want a second glass of water or a second coffee. I tried going out for milkshake or tea instead of a drink in the pub but again, you just sort of finish it quickly and then it's like 'what do we do now?' It's not the same sitting in a cafe as sitting in a cosy pub. It's alarming how much my life revolves around alcohol, and I'm not a particularly heavy drinker. I have been creative about finding things to do, and in London it's 10 times easier than in Dublin, but I just haven't found a place to sit and chat with friends in the evening that's as fun as the pub.

starlit

I don't really enjoy binge drinking and I don't like the repucussions of it. I enjoy a few drinks, get a bit tipsey or a little drunk but enough to enjoy being out with friends and not black out like or drink too much, I know my limits and I know when to stop, I'm very disciplined like that. I'll have so many drinks and stop if I feel I have enough on the night whether its after 2-4 or more drinks. Depends on the occassion. If I have been sick or have a headache I'll either drink very little or not drink at all. I just have drink to enjoy myself not necessarly to get trashed like. I drink to get the buzz and I am happy with that.

Tara23buy

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Maple

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