Drunken Interactions!

[g00dz]

Ever get smashed and just observe things?

I had been drunk quite a few times in the past, and what i noticed the most was social impact of me being drunk.

Others were more receptive to me, i didnt care so much about what was going on, i just wanted to have fun!

Interactions while drunk usually seem more fun and interesting, the words seem to be released from my mind like a river into the ocean.

I am trying to make myself 'drunk', while being sober.

Now, i want to avoid the speech slurring and stumbling. Perhaps even a few crude comments and keep all of the positive features of being drunk in my interactions.

Id like some opinions on this whole 'theory'

[StellaBlue]

Can't say that I think very highly of drunken experiences. They are not very "real" in my opinion. Drinking decreases your self awareness. It decreases your awareness of everything and just makes you numb. You make decisions without using your mind or intuition. Personally, I'm not attracted or really receptive to anyone who has been drinking because it is not really who they are, and I have no desire to drink (anymore).

It is good to want to be relaxed and friendly though. I like that you can look at your experiences from being drunk and separate the positives from the negatives. There is something to be learned even while drunk I think you have the right idea about feeling good while still sober.

[Angela]

I've noticed that drunken people think they are far more charming and witty and engaging than do others, unless the others are drunk, too. Here's a good way to see yourself clearly: ask a sober friend to videotape you and your interactions while you're drunk and during your hangover and watch later while you're sober.

Getting drunk lowers your consciousness, and it sounds like you want to heighten your consciousness, right? To be more effective at being engaging, connected, and fun? You want to generate flow in your interactions?

[blondeDO12]

being drunk is fun because well...it's being drunk! The reason is because alcohol inhibits or diminishes your inhibitions. In real life if you did that you might not fit into society so well. You just need to be more social and open while you're sober. Seriously though, people who careless and act as if they might be drunk are not really taken seriously in the sober world...so just be careful.

[The Cloud]

I'm gonna go ahead and oppose popular opinion. Go for it! If you're gonna get drunk, you may as well learn something from it. Yeah, it "lowers your consciousness," but it shows you a level of consciousness that people rarely get to experience while sober. I think that the combination of a thoughtless babbling drunkard with intelligent sober thought is a perfectly worthy goal.

[Liminal Chris]

I'm going to go againt popular opinion here, only because I completely understand where the OP is coming from.

Drinking socially at least for me lets me take down my gaurd. Usually, I am quiet and reserved. This is where the river becoming an ocean comes into play. When I let my gaurd down, I think people actually get to see the real me behind my reserved self. I say the things I want to do but am scared to of. I do the things I want to do but am scared of. This may not be the case for everyone. And obviously, there is a point where you really aren't yourself anymore. But you have to know your own limits.


I think if you want to be more "drunk" while sober, you need to live more in the momment. Go with the flow, don't be so analytical about what the ramifications of your actions. Focus on the now and enjoy it.

[Alexjstrandberg]

People love being drunk because it takes them out of their head- it shuts off the little voice for a couple of hours. That silence becomes addicting and one of the reason people become alcoholics.

You can have that same observing nature without alcohol through meditation. The more you meditate the more you will be able to just watch everything around you including yourself.

[Lanya]

Do iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit.

I was just at a festival last night. I'm underage, so I've never drunk (no, I'm really serious), but at the end of the night, a couple people were shocked I was driving friends home.

I'm not exactly "so-in-the-moment-I'm-enlightened," but I just so happen to love being silly, and it just makes everything work out that way.

So, just letting you know it's possible because it's been done.

[Poiesis Hagakure]

I'm very inclined to agree with you, gOOdz. I believe that drinking does slow down your processing ability, and your awareness--- yet at the same time, does not make being drunk, with moderation, an evil. I strongly believe people are more themselves when drunk. Yes, they are intoxicated, and will be slower to think and act, less cogent. Yet there are not as many walls up, and people are not as willing to diminish themselves at times, ...no?