why is drinking so good

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 08-12-2018 10:59pm

mistersifter wrote: »

yeah, hangover tiredness is a different breed of tiredness. The best thing to do to reduce it is to try sober up as much as possible before sleeping. Alcohol messes up your quality of sleep. Better quality sleep = less hangover. Other than that, any next-day tiredness can only be slept off.

Still ,though, one of the worst aspects of a hangover is the dehydration and the headaches and nausea that come with that. So hydrate before sleeping and that reduces the hangover a lot.

The day after a hangover is always great, when you have a brilliant sleep and wake up feeling back to normal again.

The 2-day hangover, though, that's a right b*stard.:eek:

Yup, you really appreciate what being healthy feels like!

MadYaker · 08-12-2018 11:22pm

I used to drink for the effect. Now I drink for the taste. I think I probably drink a bit less now.

IamtheWalrus · 08-12-2018 11:34pm

mistersifter wrote: »

yeah, hangover tiredness is a different breed of tiredness. The best thing to do to reduce it is to try sober up as much as possible before sleeping. Alcohol messes up your quality of sleep. Better quality sleep = less hangover. Other than that, any next-day tiredness can only be slept off.

Still ,though, one of the worst aspects of a hangover is the dehydration and the headaches and nausea that come with that. So hydrate before sleeping and that reduces the hangover a lot.

The day after a hangover is always great, when you have a brilliant sleep and wake up feeling back to normal again.

The 2-day hangover, though, that's a right b*stard.:eek:

Even when the hangover has gone and I'm re-slept, I'm still a grumpy auld shyte for a couple more days.

wakka12 · 08-12-2018 11:36pm

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

Headaches are only one part of a hangover. In fact my hangovers never involve headaches. I just feel like shït.

Hangover tiredness is different from normal tiredness and I’m never bleary-eyed after a really late night unless I’ve been drinking.

I don’t know you but anyone I know who says drinking water prevents their hangover - it clearly doesn’t. They are hungover to fück. Very obviously so. Maybe you’re a special case but really I think the only thing that cures a hangover is time.

Well Ive definitely had my better days than the morning after heavy drinking despite water intake, it does help an awful lot though, being tired and groggy is a lot better than a painful headache so its worth drinking the water before bed for me!

Pelvis · 08-12-2018 11:51pm

Personally I find the statement "there's nothing better than getting locked" to be insanely grim.

I very rarely drink nowadays (might drink if out for a meal) and have zero desire to head to the pub the last couple of years. I had to go into town one evening during the week and just walking past the pubs with folks outside in the freezing cold with their pints and that drunken glazed look in their eyes just reminded me how much I want no part of it. And this was before 8pm, can't even imagine it at 1am. *shudder*

Kevin Finnerty · 08-12-2018 11:55pm

Patww79 wrote: »

Not allowed any more, if you even smell beer you're a raging alcoholic and will destroy the lives of everyone in the country.

Have you considered cycling and kale?

Recycling I hope you meant Pat. Fuxsake.
Getting locked isn't the issue, it's how you get there is important. A few drinks in good company cant be beaten, if things end up Willie Beamin better still once it's not messy.

mistersifter · 09-12-2018 12:00am

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Feisar · 09-12-2018 12:01am

Pelvis wrote: »

Personally I find the statement "there's nothing better than getting locked" to be insanely grim.

I very rarely drink nowadays (might drink if out for a meal) and have zero desire to head to the pub the last couple of years. I had to go into town one evening during the week and just walking past the pubs with folks outside in the freezing cold with their pints and that drunken glazed look in their eyes just reminded me how much I want no part of it. And this was before 8pm, can't even imagine it at 1am. *shudder*

hynesie08 · 09-12-2018 12:03am

Pelvis wrote: »

Personally I find the statement "there's nothing better than getting locked" to be insanely grim.

I very rarely drink nowadays (might drink if out for a meal) and have zero desire to head to the pub the last couple of years. I had to go into town one evening during the week and just walking past the pubs with folks outside in the freezing cold with their pints and that drunken glazed look in their eyes just reminded me how much I want no part of it. And this was before 8pm, can't even imagine it at 1am. *shudder*

There's a lot of things better, but with the right occasion and the right people, getting locked is ****ing deadly......

Tilikum17 · 09-12-2018 12:59am

Pelvis wrote: »

Personally I find the statement "there's nothing better than getting locked" to be insanely grim.

I very rarely drink nowadays (might drink if out for a meal) and have zero desire to head to the pub the last couple of years. I had to go into town one evening during the week and just walking past the pubs with folks outside in the freezing cold with their pints and that drunken glazed look in their eyes just reminded me how much I want no part of it. And this was before 8pm, can't even imagine it at 1am. *shudder*

You sound like a hoot.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 09-12-2018 1:07am

completedit wrote: »

I'm late 20's and there's still nothing better than getting locked. I only drink once every 6 weeks or so but it's unreal, especially over christmas and in the summer.

It's a drug. Drugs are good, mmmkay?

The Oort Cloud · 09-12-2018 4:20am

Drinking alcohol especially Irish whiskey is a beautiful experience, but only in moderation. The euphoric effect can be true bliss, but as we all know, once you have 1 your brain wants more and as you get tipsey to the drunk stage, you feel invincible and just want more. This problem is a weakness most people have, the timer wasn't set to go off at a specific time to stop, and then you wake up in tatters taking basically a full week to feel normal again, whatever normal means.

Valerie Matthews · 09-12-2018 9:00am

Just don't turn it into addiction

Wanderer78 · 09-12-2018 9:08am

Valerie Matthews wrote:

Just don't turn it into addiction

There sometimes can be a very fine line between an addiction and not addiction, be careful folks and enjoy your festive season

[Deleted User] · 09-12-2018 11:28am

Pelvis wrote: »

Personally I find the statement "there's nothing better than getting locked" to be insanely grim.

I very rarely drink nowadays (might drink if out for a meal) and have zero desire to head to the pub the last couple of years. I had to go into town one evening during the week and just walking past the pubs with folks outside in the freezing cold with their pints and that drunken glazed look in their eyes just reminded me how much I want no part of it. And this was before 8pm, can't even imagine it at 1am. *shudder*

Alternately I’d be the one with the glazed look watching you walk past thinking, “feck wouldn’t it be awful to not be in here* drinking and having to go home instead”.

*I would be inside beside a roaring fire though not out in the smoking area.

valoren · 09-12-2018 11:45am

It's a drug. And drugs can make you feel brilliant. That feeling, halfway down the third pint, when the euphoria hits is where the lure of alcohol lies. Everything is all right in your world, you love everyone and everything. That's a great feeling. As it's a drug it's also addictive and you can potentially begin to crave that feeling more and the more you develop tolerance to alcohol it takes more than 2.5 pints to get that feeling you once had.

tuxy · 09-12-2018 11:53am

I think we have already established it's not a drug it's a drink.

The Oort Cloud · 09-12-2018 12:18pm

valoren wrote: »

It's a drug. And drugs can make you feel brilliant. That feeling, halfway down the third pint, when the euphoria hits is where the lure of alcohol lies. Everything is all right in your world, you love everyone and everything. That's a great feeling. As it's a drug it's also addictive and you can potentially begin to crave that feeling more and the more you develop tolerance to alcohol it takes more than 2.5 pints to get that feeling you once had.

A true and excellent point.

The grip it can have on you is tight, very encompassing of a feeling. The enjoyment at the time is beautiful, but in the back of your head you know the next few days will be the horrors/the fear. Sometimes the things you love can kill you. That experience of beauty and bliss turns to hell.

wakka12 · 09-12-2018 12:38pm

Yes alcohol has an amazing effect on how you feel,all your worries just disappear and any problems that persist you feel are now manageable and can be worried about tomorrow, my GP said if it wasnt so addictive and didnt have such horrible health conseqeunces shed be perscribing it round the clock to anxiety patients

igCorcaigh · 09-12-2018 12:44pm

Yeah, it's a funny drug, alcohol.

I've done a fair few drugs in my day, mostly psychedelic types, never opiates, but alcohol is weird in how it can just sit right.

Apart from the hangover effect, it's a very easy drug, not challenging at all. And there lies the danger.

I'm still a big drinker at the age of 45, and my liver function tests are showing it.

_Kaiser_ · 09-12-2018 1:10pm

Drank a lot in my 20s as part of my social life, but that pretty much came to an end when we all started settling down and moving a County or two away (ah the Good Times)

Nowadays a night out means agreeing a night weeks/months in advance, having to get a coach for an hour and a half each way, and being up early the next day anyway. The alternative would be to drive and not drink and I've done that too, but Coke and 7up is ridiculously expensive in pubs and you spend even more over a night than you would on alcohol.

The other element is that I just can't deal with the hangovers anymore.

A night on the drink can mean 2 days recovering, and it's really not worth it. To be fair, I go months between drinks so that's probably a big factor too.

Do I miss the nights out and the fun? Yeah I do sometimes. But drinking actually had very little to do with that and I could very easily give it up altogether at this stage.

D3V!L · 09-12-2018 1:21pm

I'm not coming here to preach but I cut out alcohol about 6-8 weeks ago out of my diet and I feel great now.

I didn't have a drinking problem and the most I had in one week was about 4-5 pints.

Getting up early on a Sunday with a clear head far out weighs the pleasures of alcohol.

Graces7 · 09-12-2018 1:38pm

'tis a delusionary illusion with a nasty kick like an.... ass...

wakka12 · 09-12-2018 1:48pm

D3V!L wrote: »

I'm not coming here to preach but I cut out alcohol about 6-8 weeks ago out of my diet and I feel great now.

I didn't have a drinking problem and the most I had in one week was about 4-5 pints.

Getting up early on a Sunday with a clear head far out weighs the pleasures of alcohol.

Tbh me too, I used to drink heavily once a week, now I do it maybe once every 6 weeks. And when you take big breaks between drinking you get a much nicer high from it when you do drink, tolerance goes down pretty quickly

The Oort Cloud · 09-12-2018 2:00pm

wakka12 wrote: »

Yes alcohol has an amazing effect on how you feel,all your worries just disappear and any problems that persist you feel are now manageable and can be worried about tomorrow, my GP said if it wasnt so addictive and didnt have such horrible health conseqeunces shed be perscribing it round the clock to anxiety patients

That might be the case in that scenario, but believe me, the more your body intake of sugar from alcohol will most definitely give you type 2 diabetes, and that's no laughing matter in any way. Most people don't understand what type 2 diabetes entails, it can be very dangerous to your physical body and mental health, but moderation is the gold key, but over-do the alcohol on a daily basis will leave you in a crap situation.

Moderation for your own health and well-being, otherwise it will be Metformin for life.

wakka12 · 09-12-2018 2:03pm

The Oort Cloud wrote: »

That might be the case in that scenario, but believe me, the more your body intake of sugar from alcohol will most definitely give you type 2 diabetes, and that's no laughing matter in any way. Most people don't understand what type 2 diabetes entails, it can be very dangerous to your physical body and mental health, but moderation is the gold key, but over-do the alcohol on a daily basis will leave you in a crap situation.

Moderation for your own health and well-being, otherwise it will be Metformin for life.

Theres no direct link between sugar intake and developing type 2 diabetes. That myth exists because diabetes is a blood sugar related illness and also because people with high sugar intakes are usually obese which is strongly linked to developing type 2 diabetes. Regardless though, excessive alcohol intake is linked to dozens of other serious diseases

holystungun9 · 09-12-2018 2:07pm

orourkeda1977 wrote: »

Its not as good as ****, curries mars bars and white bonbons

Nice comma work. It coulda got weird.

anewme · 09-12-2018 2:37pm

Despite alcohol having a negative impact on my family life growing up, I drink. Did not start till 30 and now in mid 40's. I feel I'm drinking too much and it's a slippery slide.

Had a bad down day yesterday after a big friday night outing so just have decided I'm done with the whole thing.

Bought the book This Naked Mind yesterday and will read it between now and Xmas and will start one Year No Beer come Jan.

I'm apprehensive and excited and relishing the challenge.

The Oort Cloud · 09-12-2018 2:44pm

D3V!L wrote: »

I'm not coming here to preach but I cut out alcohol about 6-8 weeks ago out of my diet and I feel great now.

I didn't have a drinking problem and the most I had in one week was about 4-5 pints.

Getting up early on a Sunday with a clear head far out weighs the pleasures of alcohol.

Ah is that you Leo ffs, go back to bed you're dreaming.

D3V!L · 10-12-2018 9:47am

The Oort Cloud wrote: »

Ah is that you Leo ffs, go back to bed you're dreaming.

A clear head, not a clear head and sore bum. So , no its not Leo.

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