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Read Latest Entries..: (Post #56) by buxgoddess on Jan 30 2010, 05:35 PM.
I was reading another post where I got to know how to get out of bad habits like drinking. But the question remained as to why one would get drunk?I never drank but was in many parties where people would get drunk and forget who they are. Many of my friends actually got wasted and many were used. I couldn't make them understand that there was no need to get drunk and sleep with someone else or worse being used. Two of my friends slept with unknown people after being drunk. And in both incide...
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BooZker
OK i'm not talking about having a glass of wine a dinner. I'm also not talking about people who have drinking problems. I'm talking about why do people decide to get drunk for fun? Don't call me a prude cause i have drank before and even gotten into trouble at school for it. I did all of those because it was "cool" I have never understood why people just decide to get drunk though.

One of my friends that comes over and is also one of the the main person in the O&J Productions crew (http://ojproductions.net my site) Always goes," we should get wasted tonight". I usually say why don't we make another video/movie. My friend who used to be a chain smoker quit after he started playing music because he said he was just bored before. Now we jam and he has gotten really good because everytime he is bored he plays the guitar instead of smoking.

Maybe its just me, but i'm not into getting drunk and feeling like poop (can't say the "S" word) in the morning when i could be writing music for my band, working on my site, and/or writing and filming movies.

 

 

 


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Albus Dumbledore
i think this is more of a vent that a what is..... topic?

but, drinking for fun is ok, ill do it when i get older, but stupid drunks that sit there and take down 2 bottles of vodka or rum in an hour are idiots happy.gif smoking is bad also

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Plenoptic
Like Albus said there isn't a need to drink the crap down as fast as you can by like drinking 5 within a short period of time. I am sure of course we will all have our days of getting drunk for fun or whatever just don't get addicted to it. Smoking I hope I never will do. My brother did and it doesn't do you good. I just read it can extend your life by 20 years or whatever if you don't smoke.

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BooZker
Well i put it in the what is because... What Is the reason why people get drunk.

Also i will never smoke because it is just horrible for you. Cancer, coughing, get old way fast. Its just not good.

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truefusion
A new study shows that it's bad for people under 50 (55, maybe?) years old to drink. For those above that age, it's good for heart reasons, but depends on the gender. But, there's no real reason why anyone under that age to be drinking for their benefit. It actually makes things worse under that age. There are a ton more reasons why not to drink than there are why to drink.

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dreus
In response to the question: "Why People Get Drunk"...

In social settings, alcohol makes the person feel more relaxed. It gives the feeling of a stimulant (puts people in this europhoric state) when it really is in fact a depressant.

Regardless, alcohol is a drug and like all drugs, can be addictive.

I have nothing against drinking. Heck, I drink a few every now and then myself. What I strongly oppose is irresponsible drinking and I believe that this is the main reason why people get drunk.

For a lot of people, having a drink or two at a party can really make conversing easier. It makes them more relaxed and less tense. But it is also during these 'social events' where people are most proned to getting drunk. Just a few quick examples:

-the person has already had a few too many drinks. they lose count of how many they have consumed. they keep drinking.
-dares from friends to have another
-birthday and other parties
-holidays and festivities

From personal experience, drinking plays a huge part in the university student's life. Most of the time students get drunk are usually times when they are among friends (or at least with somebody else). The whole, "It's Thursday! Let's get sloshed!" kind of vibe results from students wanting to take a break from their studies, to go out and have a good time. This in my opinion, is an absolutely horrible and irresponsible mentality.

By all means, have fun! But fun doesn't need to come with a hangover the next morning.

For people who drink just for the sake of getting drunk, there must be something wrong with their lives e.g. lack of motivation, no self-esteem, loss of personal integrity, depression... A lot of people think that drinking will take the pain away but in truth, it only adds more salt to the wound.

 

 

 


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mik
Drinking is like a habit people adopt over a period of time - or it could be smoking, or swearing on a regular basis. I think it depends a lot on the sort of groups you mix/socialise with. Brits on the whole are pretty self contained, but if you watch a group of Brits drinking heavily together in a pub you will usually see them become more and more extrovert. That is because their senses are getting blurred and they are experiencing a social rush, a sort of false sense of camaraderie that is induced by being pissed. Mostly you will see other Brits who are not so drunk exchanging disapproving glances. This rush experience is quite a pleasant feeling which will make those taking part want to do it again and again.

It might be quite possible for someone who enjoys one night a week getting drunk with friends in a tight knit social group to be asking "what is the reason some people spend their spare time writing music for a band, working on a website, etc., when they could be out on the town with their pals, and having a good time?"

Just my take on the subject.

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BooZker
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... or swearing on a regular basis.


lol i swear a lot, but i can stop it when i need to its not adictive for me anyway. In response to others i se that most of yu agree with me that it is being just dumb to want to just go get drunk for no reason. No party or anything, but just to get drunk.

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matto
I haven't gotten drunk yet. I may end up getting drunk in the future, but I may not. As for why it happens, I can guess mostly because of peer pressure, and once the peer pressure gets someone to start the "fun" or comfort one gets while being drunk makes them want to continue.

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truefusion
Most people i know handle peer pressure by listening to music. In fact, they use music to "block out" the world.

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buxgoddess
I was reading another post where I got to know how to get out of bad habits like drinking. But the question remained as to why one would get drunk?

I never drank but was in many parties where people would get drunk and forget who they are. Many of my friends actually got wasted and many were used. I couldn't make them understand that there was no need to get drunk and sleep with someone else or worse being used. Two of my friends slept with unknown people after being drunk. And in both incidents they were actually used. I really don't know whether they were pictured or taped but I won't be surprised if that was true. Needless to say being drunk is not a civilised behaviour.

Why would get drunk is very difficult to say but there are various reasons starting from fun to hatered. Frustration and challenge are among others. It's okay to booze once in a while but to challenge that she can take many shots is different. Many times people get frustrated so much that they believe that their sorrow and unhappiness can be reduced just by drinking and then there is no limit. Some people forget that they cannot take too many shots at a time and therefore lose their control. At times people are so busy making fun and enjoying your life that they forget that it is a limit to decency. They forget that in the civilised world you need to have some shame.

Most of people blame that they drink because they are too sad and do not find the reason to be happy about. They blame their inconsistency and inability to achieve and do something into the system and resort to Drinking. Strangely enough some would argue that leave one bad habit they need to have another. There may be some worser bad habits then drinking and to get rid of those bad habits they sought to being drunk. One of my friends ex-boyfriend was a drug addict, and to leave drugs he started to drink, and soon became a drunkard. However he was able to leave drugs.

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rabidrabbit
To quote monty python 'I drink therfore I am', getting drunk varies from slightly intoxicated to so wasted you can't move.
But this seems to have occurred across history and all cultures have there own form of booze, so it seems to be in our gentic markers.

Even in the animal kingdom animals will all fruits to ferment to get nothing but wasted, so it seems that we may need it as a release.
The most common use for getting drunk is that of a social intermingling either to get lucky or gaing dutch courage to ask some one out. It also gives you a short feeling of well being, its this feeling (numbness in most cases) that gets some addicted to the buzz of geting drunk.

So its seems to be human nature that th use of alcohol is more of a release mechanism, but as most things it must be taken in moderation or else revenge is found in the form of the dreaded hang-over.

But if you ever want to hear the truth ask a child or a drunk...

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Quatrux
I personally drink for fun, to laugh and to relax from job, university and other problems, because while drinking you forget those things, get together with friends and do things you couldn't do while not drunk, it's not like I'm addictive, because when I need to do something, I just do it,while I know I can drink and tomorrow I don't need anything to do, I can drink smile.gif

Even though sometimes it may be that you drink to much and continue to drink the next day and miss something biggrin.gif

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iGuest

Hmmm... I drink, not to fit in, or becuase I'm addicted or depressed. It makes me do things I wouldn't otherwise do... Life is too short to be serious all the time, and I tend to have a **** load of fun when I'm drunk.. So, why not? whats there to lose that we don't already lose on a day to day basis.. Like the crap we eat, or the toxins we breathe.. Even just walking out your front door in the morning puts your life at risk.. So why not have fun and maybe have a few drinks in between?   

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iGuest
non drinker
The Reason Why People Get Drunk?

I don't drink any more I'm still younge but just not my thing.

I belive the reason people get drunk is...

1. To be like the others in the group

2. To drown the sorrows

3. Because it addictive and they need the taste.

-reply by Baby Foxdale

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