How much do you drink?

HenryChinaski

I've been getting concerned about the level of my drinking lately but I wouldn't have thought I was an alcoholic until this weekend. First off, I've a pretty good job that allows me to live a very comfortable lifestyle, I'm single, I'm in my late 20s and I'm living in a town where I've no real connections other than drinking buddies.

I don't drink midweek either, I go to the gym 3-4 times a week, and my drinking has no impact on my work at all. However when Friday comes I just go crazy. For the last 2 months I've generally been hitting the sauce from 10pm Friday night straight through to Sunday afternoon. It's not just beer either, I'd generally do quite a few sambucas and Jagerbombs over the course of the weekend, and I'll often spend at least some portion of the night walking around with a beer in one hand and a rum and coke in the other.

I'll wake up then on Saturday usually after less than 4 hours sleep and head straight into the beers. I often drink on then 'til 5 or 6 in the morning. Sunday then is cure day, and I'll casually sup away on the beers, comfortably drinking 8-10 beers before it gets dark. Then I go home and take it easy for the night, and I'm all good then for work on Monday.

All this past week however I was absolutely adamant that I wouldn't drink this weekend, I swore blind that I was giving myself a weekend off, no way, no how, was there even a chance that I was going near the pub. I genuinely believed it too. I didn't even want to drink this weekend, I've been hammering it too hard, I'll burn myself out, yes, a nice, easy, healthy weekend. I wasn't even halfway home from work on Friday and I was phoning around looking for the craic. I ended up flaming on Friday night and ended up walking the streets at 7am drinking wine out of the bottle with a few other heads. I was drinking again by lunchtime on Saturday. By 3am Saturday night I was so destroyed that I passed out in my friends bar and they literally couldn't budge me. He eventually had to lock me into the bar when he was going home.

So I wake up then today at midday, passed out in the bar, with a note from my mate shoved into my hand informing me that I took a piss off the terrace. What did I do next? I went to the fridge, pulled out a beer and waited for him to come in and let me out. I continued to drink then for another 8 hours. And now I'm at home, sober as a judge, and I know I'm going to be fine for work tomorrow and I'll go to the gym and it'll all be cool until I go do it again next weekend.

So basically my question is do other people binge drink like this? Is it justifiable to say that it's more about having the craic, getting langers drunk, than actually feeling an addiction to drink? It's only when I get going that the demon breaks free so what's the deal re alcoholism?

helimachoptor

OP, i work with a guy who has the same "issue" as you. He goes to the gym mon to thurs eats well. However Friday after work he goes on the beer and doesnt stop til late sunday. He'll often not eat at all from lunch time friday til breakfast monday.

Standman

Sounds like you definitely have a problem. When it gets to the point that you can't resist having a drink then I'd say that's when you really have to step back and think seriously about your drinking habits. Best way to do it would be to find something that doesnt revolve around drink to do at the weekends. Go on a trip, find a hobby, do something to take your mind off the booze. The main thing is to break the habit, because that's when the compulsion to drink hits the strongest. Like when you give up smoking and those first few mornings the hardest part is not getting to have your morning tea and a fag. Similar with you heading home on a Friday night, that's when the habit kicks in and you need to nip it in the bud.

Panthro

It sounds like a case of a "weekend alcoholic" to be honest. I'd definately be thinking of cutting back a little if I were in those shoes. Maybe try making plans to fill the weekend with activities away from the pub/even the gym. Go for a drive, visit a few friends, a good long walk etc.
I'm no expert at all but for what its worth, I was out last night, had enough but still remember everything that happened, and can honestly say I would have no desire to spend the day in the pub today.

Ardennes1944

not to sound all proper but that really is ridiculous OP. id be embarrassed if i were you. theres no excuse for that. do something about it if you even feel the need to reproach yourself. it was a beautiful weekend and after work both days i enjoyed it by cycling in the evening sun.


A 19 year old student.

Wolflikeme

Deutschlandfürimmer7 wrote: »

not to sound all proper but that really is ridiculous OP. id be embarrassed if i were you. theres no excuse for that. do something about it if you even feel the need to reproach yourself.


A 19 year old student.

So what?

He knows something's not right which is why's asking the question. He's not here to be judged, by anyone.

OP I know where you're coming from. Although I'd go out and get hammered on a Fri/Sat I'd never have done so to the extent you do.

Do all your friends do the same? I mean is there more for you's a group to do besides drinking? It's difficult I know as all my friends just go out and get drunk most weekends - I've really cut down now so I'm just not into that anymore and focusing on actually doing things with my weekend.

Try organizing different things for the weekend and go out too, sure, but really try and cut back. You'll probably notice you meet more women not getting that drunk either!

Panthro

you might find people that have shared similar experiences such as your own in forums such as the Non Drinkers Group here
I'm not sure if there is an AA forum on here.

Ardennes1944

Wolflikeme wrote: »

So what?

He knows something's not right which is why's asking the question. He's not here to be judged, by anyone.

well 'my type' are usually believed to be the most likely to binge drink in society, so i thought if i showed that this was my opinion it might serve to sink my point into the OPs head a bit more, to save his liver/kidneys

line6

as someone who has had a drink problem all my life (51 now) i can say that you have taken the first step already

by saying to yourself 'i will not take a drink this weekend' you made a great decision - ok you didn't succeed but that doesn't mean you won't if you try again

give it another lash next weekend by saying ok i will not drink this weekend, and try a bit harder

if you end up having less than usual then that's a success too, but say to yourself ok i'll try harder next time

by working out you are spending days with no alcohol in your system so you are able to survive without it

i'd say you might find it easier than you imagine

btw i have cut down massively since landing a new job that i don't want to mess up by keeping to to my old drinking regime

workingstudent

How can you afford such a lifestyle?..it certainly aint good for your health or your pocket

starviewadams

Similar situation to myself op,I worked out that I had 39 units of alcohol over 3 days last weekend,and thats only the drink that I can remember having,god knows what else I drank once the memory was gone.I'm in my mid 20's and dont drink anything during the week,but once Friday 5pm hits I'm looking for a session.

Have been conciously trying to cut down this weekend but I still had 10-12 pints and a few whiskeys on Friday and about 9 pints and a naggin of Vodka lastnight,was pissed but still remember everything,it's hard to not drink when it's all my group of mates do.

whadabouchasir

Why not go to the Gym on Friday evening that way you'll be wrecked and too tired to go out Friday night.THen find something to do on Saturday that doesn't involve drinking,play Golf,go mountain climbing,have a game of 5 a side,anything to keep you occupied and out of the pub.Best of luck.

Wolflikeme

Deutschlandfürimmer7 wrote: »

well 'my type' are usually believed to be the most likely to binge drink in society, so i thought if i showed that this was my opinion it might serve to sink my point into the OPs head a bit more, to save his liver/kidneys

Quite the crusader.

tayto lover

HenryChinaski wrote: »

I've been getting concerned about the level of my drinking lately but I wouldn't have thought I was an alcoholic until this weekend. First off, I've a pretty good job that allows me to live a very comfortable lifestyle, I'm single, I'm in my late 20s and I'm living in a town where I've no real connections other than drinking buddies.

I don't drink midweek either, I go to the gym 3-4 times a week, and my drinking has no impact on my work at all. However when Friday comes I just go crazy. For the last 2 months I've generally been hitting the sauce from 10pm Friday night straight through to Sunday afternoon. It's not just beer either, I'd generally do quite a few sambucas and Jagerbombs over the course of the weekend, and I'll often spend at least some portion of the night walking around with a beer in one hand and a rum and coke in the other.

I'll wake up then on Saturday usually after less than 4 hours sleep and head straight into the beers. I often drink on then 'til 5 or 6 in the morning. Sunday then is cure day, and I'll casually sup away on the beers, comfortably drinking 8-10 beers before it gets dark. Then I go home and take it easy for the night, and I'm all good then for work on Monday.

All this past week however I was absolutely adamant that I wouldn't drink this weekend, I swore blind that I was giving myself a weekend off, no way, no how, was there even a chance that I was going near the pub. I genuinely believed it too. I didn't even want to drink this weekend, I've been hammering it too hard, I'll burn myself out, yes, a nice, easy, healthy weekend. I wasn't even halfway home from work on Friday and I was phoning around looking for the craic. I ended up flaming on Friday night and ended up walking the streets at 7am drinking wine out of the bottle with a few other heads. I was drinking again by lunchtime on Saturday. By 3am Saturday night I was so destroyed that I passed out in my friends bar and they literally couldn't budge me. He eventually had to lock me into the bar when he was going home.

So I wake up then today at midday, passed out in the bar, with a note from my mate shoved into my hand informing me that I took a piss off the terrace. What did I do next? I went to the fridge, pulled out a beer and waited for him to come in and let me out. I continued to drink then for another 8 hours. And now I'm at home, sober as a judge, and I know I'm going to be fine for work tomorrow and I'll go to the gym and it'll all be cool until I go do it again next weekend.

So basically my question is do other people binge drink like this? Is it justifiable to say that it's more about having the craic, getting langers drunk, than actually feeling an addiction to drink? It's only when I get going that the demon breaks free so what's the deal re alcoholism?

You need to treat this as a serious matter. I had a brother who used to do exactly what you do. Note the word HAD. He died some years ago after his wife threw him out and he continued to drink until he was found dead in a bedsit. Could have been dead for 3 weeks when found. It is just a way of life that gets in on you and the more like-minded friends you have the more difficult it will be to stop it. You need a new interest like golf or something to take up a lot of your free time at weekends and keep you out of the pubs. Don't let it go much longer for your own sake. You need to address the problem before it consumes you. I know what i'm talking about.

cantdecide

+1

As a non-drinker, my policy, normally, is NEVER comment on other peoples drinking. However, I saw something a bit scary last week.

I used to work with this guy. I saw him hobbling along the street on crutches, looking like something from One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest last week. He didn't even recognise me. I asked around and he'd seemingly almost choked to death on his own vommit and suffered brain damage after a heavy night out.

Everyone thought he was 'sound' and would be commending him for being such a class bloke. He would come into work whenever his weekends finished up and would regale us with stories like yours. He would play soccer during the week and usually fairly fit, generally. It was quite shocking for me. It was like seeing a ghost.

OP

Drink is rarely the problem itself, but is a symptom more often than not of other problems.

Quite often that problem simply is a lack of anything better to do. During the week you have your work, your gym and more.

The weekend however is a hole. Idle hands and all that.

You very likely will therefore keep failing if you say to yourself “I will not do it again this weekend” and you have nothing else at the weekend to look forward to. You can not just switch off something that has been a part of your life and expect the void to fill itself.

Each and every time you will be driving home from work and nothing much to look forward to for the weekend, so Drink will simply rush back into the void.

Instead of concentrating on stopping therefore, try instead to approach it by filling your weekend with something else. It does not even have to be something that is totally devoid of alcohol either… just something that severely curtails it. Something you do with other people for the day, but then hit the beer after it for example.

What that something(s) is/are can be any number of things. Have a look around and get involved in some things at the weekend. With the summer coming up there will likely be a lot more outdoor pursuits too.

However I fully expect you to keep failing if you simply try and stop drinking, and then sit there twiddling your thumbs with nothing else to do to replace it.

Ricky91t

To me it sounds like you're a socialable person, and like to have friends around. But unfortunately the friends you have are all just weekend drinkers. So you finish work on a Friday after not chatting to your friends for the week, due to going to the gym and work and decided you want to get out and meet up with them just for a laugh. I'd say if either you had a different circle that were into hill walking or extreme sports you'd probably find yourself doing them a lot instead.

Maybe suggest to you friends to go away and do something else for a weekend, if they're up for it, then great if not maybe consider joining a club that requires weekend commitment, might be a good thing and you could save a lot of money!

Azureus

HenryChinaski wrote: »

So basically my question is do other people binge drink like this? Is it justifiable to say that it's more about having the craic, getting langers drunk, than actually feeling an addiction to drink? It's only when I get going that the demon breaks free so what's the deal re alcoholism?

This bit of the post stood out to me.
My boyfriend is/was the exact same as this. He would be the picture of health all week but come the weekend he would just go too far. It wasnt the frequency of his drinking that was the problem, it was the amount in small spaces. He just got obliterated and acted totally out of his usual character. In my opinion, and in his aswell thank god, this is alcoholism. Not knowing when to stop / not being able to stop or see the problem once you've had a few IS a problem

He has stopped drinking completely, for the time being at least, and I think he plans to slowly reintroduce it to his life i a few months if he feels the desire to. Even at that there will be an X drink limit per night. I reccomend you do the same if you dont feel it is enough of an issue to seek help with AA

HenryChinaski

Deutschlandfürimmer7 - Fair enough and your right, it is a bit embarrassing, and it's certainly disgusting but when I was 19 I'd have said the same thing. I only became a heavy drinker in the last couple of years.

The thing to note too is that my current situation is very enabling. I'm living in South Korea where there is a massive language barrier so doing activity style stuff is not the easiest thing in the world to arrange. There's plenty of hiking around and a few of us have discussed it but really all it ever takes is for one person to bail, or suggest a party that they know of and everyone starts dropping out.

The other thing is that the drinking culture would make Ireland seem tame. And it's a country with serious amenities to keep you busy without going to the pub but they all serve drink as you can get flaming drunk and do whatever you want pretty much everywhere you go here. Examples of places that sell drink and don't mind how hammered you get are cinemas, pool halls, digital screen golfzones, convenience stores have tables and chairs set up outside in summertime where people just drink and people watch all day. It's also far cheaper, everywhere is open 24 hours, and there is absolutely no stigma attached to getting completely stupid drunk and passing out anywhere you like. Also there's no crime here either so there's no risk attached to it either because no one is ever going to mess with you or try to rob you under any circumstances, even if you are passed out on the side of the street.

Also the foreigner population here is very strange in that people come for a year and generally leave after that so it's hard to form proper bonds when people are forever coming and going. So I find that it's like living in a town full of drifters who float in and go on the complete lash with whoever's around and leave again. Also one of the few long term expats around here has become one of the few guys I might be semi-close to, and he owns and runs the main foreigner bar in town which is literally a 90 second walk from my apartment, so it's very hard to sit in home when I know the craic is going off right around the corner.

So basically all of these things combine to make it very difficult to avoid the party. When you spend your entire week surrounded by Koreans who don't speak English, come the weekend you just want to hang with the foreigners. I think the best advice for now might be to try cut out friday nights and then try not to head out 'til the evening on Saturdays. That would probably be a start at least.

TouchingVirus

Some more advice would be to ease up on the amount you consume. I wouldn't particularly mind spending a weekend in a pub having the craic, but I would watch what I'm drinking - there's no need to get obliterated every time you go on the sauce. You say there's a language barrier there for you - why not spend some of your weekend trying to overcome it? Surely it will benefit you in the long run - you can get out and meet new people who aren't interested in getting mouldy and experience some more of Korea other than the ex-pat lifestyle.

sombaht

HenryChinaski wrote: »

there is a massive language barrier so doing activity style stuff is not the easiest thing in the world to arrange.

Well there's one thing you can fix. Take classes to help learn the language. It'll keep you out of bars and help break down the language barrier.

Cheers,
sombaht

Sephiroth_dude

You sound like my friend op,absolutely no self control when it comes to drinking,he'd easily drink 15 pints a night at the weekend,where as I couldn't manage that at all,5 would be my max on a night out.

pragmatic1

I know a lot of people the same way as you OP and if I had the money I'd probably be the same. Once I start I just dont know when to stop. Maybe give up for a few weeks or try and limit your consumption to just beer with a soft drink after every two pints.

beano345

i never realised the dangers of alcohol until i became unemployed.i found myself drinking every night of the week and doing my best to sleep off the hangover the next day.after a while i began going for a cure the next day as soon as i got up which usually led to 6-7 pints. i think its when you start realising the cycle your in that you have to break it.now i really try and limit my drinking to every second or third saturday night.try and find another outlet on the weekends ie go see a film or go camping something that doesnt involve alcohol.

Logical Fallacy

HenryChinaski wrote: »

So basically all of these things combine to make it very difficult to avoid the party. When you spend your entire week surrounded by Koreans who don't speak English, come the weekend you just want to hang with the foreigners. I think the best advice for now might be to try cut out friday nights and then try not to head out 'til the evening on Saturdays. That would probably be a start at least.

To be honest i'd suggest knocking off the booze completely for a couple of weeks. Why? It's a decent test. Alcoholism is a psychological or physiological addiction to booze. If you can go a few weeks with no booze at all, yeah you might feel a bit bored and lonely, but's it's probably better to acknowledge those issues rather than cover them with drinking anyway.

If you find yourself sitting there and twisting and turning at the thought of getting a pint in you then yeah, you probably have some bigger things to worry about.

parker kent

I've often gone months without drinking and not really noticed. I really could take it or leave it.

It's nice every now and again, but it's hardly a cup of tae now is it? :pac:

giz_a_job

Why do people here mention the AA - I dont think getting a car is going to help !!!

Sure whats the problem, he has a few bob and is single, he might aswell.

OP, go for it, party like its 1999, have a ball, fair play to you, just ake sure your work is not affected.
Tomorrow Good Friday might be a problem though, but I'm sure you have a plan already worked out.

Fcuk the begrugers, there just jealous.

The only drink problem you have is 2 hads and 1 mouth

Daftendirekt

giz_a_job wrote: »

Why do people here mention the AA - I dont think getting a car is going to help !!!

Sure whats the problem, he has a few bob and is single, he might aswell.

OP, go for it, party like its 1999, have a ball, fair play to you, just ake sure your work is not affected.
Tomorrow Good Friday might be a problem though, but I'm sure you have a plan already worked out.

Fcuk the begrugers, there just jealous.

The only drink problem you have is 2 hads and 1 mouth

No, the problem is that the OP himself has become uncomfortable with the amount he drinks. When it reaches that point, it's time to make a change for the sake of your own physical, financial and mental well-being.

I can only really echo what others are saying here, in particular taxAHcruel. It's likely that you have or are at least developing a drink problem. If willpower isn't working for you, try filling your weekends with something more wholesome.

Take classes in Korean or learn a martial art or something. Anything that forces you to say "Nope, can't go out tonight, gotta do X." I know you said the drinking culture is pretty deeply ingrained over there, but I don't believe for a second that there's nothing you can do to keep yourself off the sauce for a day or two.

Also, you might need to examine your social circle a little. I appreciate what you said about the language barrier, but if you made more of an effort to mix with the locals a bit more, it might just be challenging enough to force you to stay sober, for a while at least.

Good luck anyway, whatever happens!

sensormatic

party on my good friend cause life is too short.
the answer is simple a good woman will sort you out when the time is right

when you find that one good jem you must keep.
now i am going back to the bar for a top up.
best of luck to you

Otis Driftwood

giz_a_job wrote: »

Why do people here mention the AA - I dont think getting a car is going to help !!!

Sure whats the problem, he has a few bob and is single, he might aswell.

OP, go for it, party like its 1999, have a ball, fair play to you, just ake sure your work is not affected.
Tomorrow Good Friday might be a problem though, but I'm sure you have a plan already worked out.

Fcuk the begrugers, there just jealous.

The only drink problem you have is 2 hads and 1 mouth

sensormatic wrote: »

party on my good friend cause life is too short.
the answer is simple a good woman will sort you out when the time is right

when you find that one good jem you must keep.
now i am going back to the bar for a top up.
best of luck to you

The problem is that he feels he is drinking too much so coming here and spouting crap like "fcuk the begrudgers" and "party on" isnt helpful at all.Keep the childish,Waynes World-esque comments to yourselves please.

sensormatic

thats right driftwood but my answer was to your question
push in if you want but please do say excuse me sir.
theres plenty of room at the bar

roll on the weeekend bender for us anyhow yahooooo

sam34

sensormatic infracted for ignoring mod warning.

CDfm

Its a tough one OP.

I stopped drinking a few years back over a health issue and probably the best way to do it is to go to your GP. It seemed sensible at the time & around 25% of the Irish population do not drink.

Doing a total binge every weekend is not healthy unless you are a rock star. James Nesbitt the actor regularly talks about how he handles it -but I imagine he leaves lots out.

You have often referred to yourself as 'a magnificent drinker'; it's easy to anaesthetise oneself with alcohol. 'But also drink is ****ing great. I ****ing love it. Thank God I don't have to get out of bed in the morning needing a drink.' Could you easily stop for a week? 'Oh God, I could have months off.' And do you? 'Not regularly. Most nights I'll have a glass of wine. I'm drinking a lot less, actually. I was never in trouble in terms of drinking too much. Everything I did wrong in my life - well, everything the great British public would perceive as wrong...' But that you don't personally perceive as wrong? 'Not terribly. But any time I did anything like that, yeah sure, there was drink involved. I don't think I did anything sober.


http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/feb/17/television.television'

I heard an interview by Nesbit who as a young actor was fond of going out on the tear and he meets up with Peter O'Toole and tells him it improves his acting and O'Toole tells him about his drinking buddy Richard Harris and his chronic health and Richard Burton who was dead.


http://www.independent.ie/unsorted/features/friends-enjoy-a-last-round-with-richard-495253.html


So it is not unusual to address the issue and come out the other end.



So as a young guy you are fairly bullet proof. It might be a bad habit but you have to treat it respectfully. Nesbitt aludes to depression -but he is an actor.


The hard part is imagining your life without a drink and having fun without it.

So if physically you are finding it hard to wean yourself off it go to your GP and ask him or her for their advice.

Then check out your options.

I came accross this recently a leaflet for Students of Mary I/UL Limerick and it recomends a book.

http://www.mic.ul.ie/counselling/Factsheets/alcohol.pdf

skylight1987

you might go to the gym during the week but the amount of alcohol your liver has to deal with at the weekend is causing major damage. i note that you say you feel fine by monday thats a sign of a damaged liver the more damaged the liver the less of a hangover you get.hope you seek help and wish you all the best

CDfm

I would be more concerned about the last time the OP had a date

sensormatic

henry what was your outcome?

CIARAN_BOYLE

sensormatic wrote: »

henry what was your outcome?

Henry hasn't been online on boards since June so I doubt he will see this

woodoo

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Eric Cartman

I wouldnt consider your drinking excessive, possibly even mild, but its your choice, when you keep drinking , how many units would you be consuming the entire weekend ?

is it a group of friends your with that are doing the same / enabling this , if so it might be wise idea to cut down on hanging out with these mates

paulmclaughlin

Old thread guys.

minidazzler

That is such a great username. It really is. Especially given the content.

Me, I drink maybe 15 pints on a regular night out, rarely binge for days at a time but would drink 2-3 nights a week.

BopNiblets

28 here, not much, 4 or 5 pints if I'm on them, or the same amount of Captain Morgans with a dash of diet coke.

Snowie

minidazzler wrote: »

That is such a great username. It really is. Especially given the content.

Me, I drink maybe 15 pints on a regular night out, rarely binge for days at a time but would drink 2-3 nights a week.

But you drink 45 pints a week which is

180 pints a month

10,080 pints a year

thats saying more or less boardline alcaholic with that kinda intake, You havent even gottin into shots etc.. Are you proud to say you drink that much ?

Me I drink once a month ina pub and glasss of red the odd time.

amacachi

Snow-Monkey wrote: »

But you drink 45 pints a week which is

180 pints a month

10,080 pints a year

thats saying more or less boardline alcaholic with that kinda intake, You havent even gottin into shots etc.. Are you proud to say you drink that much ?

Me I drink once a month ina pub and glasss of red the odd time.

Ya think he drinks a lot? :pac: I used to once a week have a bottle of whiskey, half litre of vodka then move on to Cider. That was a quiet Tuesday or Wednesday :pac: Now I'd have 6-8 litres of 5% beer or cider one day during the week so I've cut back a bit! I simply don't have the money for pints, spending a couple of hundred quid a week on drink like minidazzler isn't an option for me.
I handle my drink ludicrously well though, even people who know me fairly well say there's only one or two signs an hour of whether I'm drunk or not based on the way I say things.

Snowie

amacachi wrote: »

Ya think he drinks a lot? :pac: I used to once a week have a bottle of whiskey, half litre of vodka then move on to Cider. That was a quiet Tuesday or Wednesday :pac: Now I'd have 6-8 litres of 5% beer or cider one day during the week so I've cut back a bit! I simply don't have the money for pints, spending a couple of hundred quid a week on drink like minidazzler isn't an option for me.
I handle my drink ludicrously well though, even people who know me fairly well say there's only one or two signs an hour of whether I'm drunk or not based on the way I say things.

Id say any one that consumes that much drink drinks a lot actualy being honest its completely dissgusting.


google alcholics livers and go look what your doing to your body....

Mr. Presentable

About 8 units a week. Used to be a lot more, but without becoming ill, thankfully, I realised how much damage can be done long term.

The OP doesn't sound like an alcoholic to me, more a dipsomaniac, but that lifestyle of serious bingeing (sp?) is going to destroy him in a hurry:(

minidazzler

Snow-Monkey wrote: »

But you drink 45 pints a week which is

180 pints a month

10,080 pints a year

thats saying more or less boardline alcaholic with that kinda intake, You havent even gottin into shots etc.. Are you proud to say you drink that much ?

Me I drink once a month ina pub and glasss of red the odd time.

Your maths is way off there. 45 pints a week = 2340 a year. And that sounds about right if pre-drinking is taken into account.

I don't do shots, I do drink spirits if pre-drinking, which is a regular thing. So the pint number wouldn't be accurate for every week, but the amount of units probably will be.

Proud? No, but I'm not ashamed of it either, I have fun, a lot of it. I'm a very happy drunk and have yet to even get angry at someone while hammered.

My drinking rarely has an effect on my daily life. I won't say I'm never so hungover I can't get out of bed, but it's rare. I have a group of friends, all of whom are like me, drinkers. It's a nice bonding activity it works for us.

amacachi

Snow-Monkey wrote: »

Id say any one that consumes that much drink drinks a lot actualy being honest its completely dissgusting.


google alcholics livers and go look what your doing to your body....

I'd imagine my diet, lack of exercise and smoking is doing a lot worse to my body as a whole tbh. :pac:

minidazzler

amacachi wrote: »

Ya think he drinks a lot? :pac: I used to once a week have a bottle of whiskey, half litre of vodka then move on to Cider. That was a quiet Tuesday or Wednesday :pac: Now I'd have 6-8 litres of 5% beer or cider one day during the week so I've cut back a bit! I simply don't have the money for pints, spending a couple of hundred quid a week on drink like minidazzler isn't an option for me.
I handle my drink ludicrously well though, even people who know me fairly well say there's only one or two signs an hour of whether I'm drunk or not based on the way I say things.

Don't worry, I don't spend all that much, my favourite bar has 3 euro pints! And I always have savings so I'm not really wasting my money either, just some of it!

Snowie

minidazzler wrote: »

Your maths is way off there. 45 pints a week = 2340 a year. And that sounds about right if pre-drinking is taken into account.
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apogliges on th amths but...

Proud? No, but I'm not ashamed of it either, I have fun, a lot of it. I'm a very happy drunk and have yet to even get angry at someone while hammered.

whats being a happy drunk got to do with anything..

My drinking rarely has an effect on my daily life. I won't say I'm never so hungover I can't get out of bed, but it's rare. I have a group of friends, all of whom are like me, drinkers. It's a nice bonding activity it works for us

yet... if you want to sell me that well go right ahead...

minidazzler

Snow-Monkey wrote: »

apogliges on th amths but...

whats being a happy drunk got to do with anything..

yet... if you want to sell me that well go right ahead...

Not much to do with anything, but you asked was I proud, I took it in a condescending tone. Given your judgement in calling drinking a lot "disgusting". There are plenty of angry drunks and aggressive drunks out there, just thought I'd point out I'm far from one.

Sell you on what? If drinking is not for you, fine. But you can't hold people to your little moral standard because you don't like to drink as much as us. Especially when you do in fact, drink.