Personally I never drink. There are a number of reasons why:
Firstly on the one occasion I have experimented with alchohol I found I had no tolerance for it. I drank 3 beers, felt incredably dizzy, and could do nothing for the entire day afterward except sit in a chair and feel sorry for my self.
I also see those around me drink and don't like what I see. I would describe my immediate family (Mum, Dad, 18 yearold brother) as almost everyday drinkers. With some family members it is horrible to have a conversation with them even when they've only had a few. This is because of things like, short term memory loss (on thier half), complete randomness, and incoherence.
This ones kind of lame but when I was a little kid and dad etc would give me a sip of beer, I remember telling him It tasted yuck. He said "one day you'll like it", and me thinking "no I won't!".
Often at times not drinking makes me feel different, sometimes in a good way and sometimes in a bad. Personally I like the fact the my mind and senses are always alert, its suits the lifestyle I'm building for myself. I'm at Uni at the moment and recently have been going to a number of 21st bday parties. In these types of environments I find it harder to socialize, as I do not have a way to shortcut my inhibitions. Also being the only non-drinker that I know, in that respect I'm a black sheep.
Thats just my 2 cents. On a side note I once watched an experiment where people in a pub type situation where given non alchoholic beer etc, but were told it was alchoholic. Many of the participants became more social and recorded feeling the effects of alchohol as the experiment went on!
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