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Aspergers_Aspie

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'If people were happy socialising completely sober, everyone would be in coffee shops like in the fifties. Alcohol allows fears and inhibitions to be overcome' one of my friends said. I wonder if some people non autistic too drink because of sometime some people choosing to wicked and stupid
 
Jeremiah said:
Some of those fears and inhibitions should not be overcome, if you ask me.
I don't drink myself, mainly because I don't like the taste or smell.
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Not to mention that it doesnt REALLY allow fears and inhibitions to be overcome. It simply lowers the brain's ability to really think about those things, in it's way. And in doing so, makes the person way more likely to then make other, potentially more dangerous mistakes.

Wouldnt touch the stuff with a 10000-foot pole, myself.
 
Aspergers_Aspie said:
I wonder if some people non autistic too drink because of sometime some people choosing to wicked and stupid
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Not sure what you mean here. People drink to reduce social anxiety and inhibitions, to intensify their feelings or emotions, what people would normally call "a good time."

People also self-medicate with drink as a coping mechanism to deal with stress and depression. Not good.
 
When I was in my late teens and early twenties, I drank more than a person should. I did not know that I was a Aspie at the time. Looking back, I was drinking so that I could socialize better. Fortunately, I met my wife and family matters took over.
 
i drank semi consistently for a while after finding a few drinks i liked but i disliked the way it made me feel like a zombie afterwords so intensely that i just stopped after a while.
and caffeine has the same effect of relaxing me in social challenges as well so i just dont see much point in it anymore.
 
clg114 said:
When I was in my late teens and early twenties, I drank more than a person should. I did not know that I was a Aspie at the time. Looking back, I was drinking so that I could socialize better.
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The same applied to me too.

It didn't work though. I didn't socialise better. I just ended up with hangovers :rolleyes:
 
My questions of alcohol use are more from a scientific view.
  1. What are the correlations of age v.s. length of hangover.
  2. Is there a correlation between hangovers and the perception of slowed time.
  3. Who is bringing the Doughnuts?
 
Ken S. said:
  • What are the correlations of age v.s. length of hangover.
  • Is there a correlation between hangovers and the perception of slowed time.
  • Who is bringing the Doughnuts?
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1) At 18, I bounced back the following morning. At 40, it took me a week to get over having far too many cocktails while on holiday. From that day forward - no more alcohol

2) Yes, I believe so. A hangover feels like a slow death hence slowed time

3) No-one I hope. Alcohol + Hangover does not = doughnuts. Alcohol + Hangover = a couple of pints of water along with 2 Paracetamol and a comfortable bed

Not that I have ANY desire to try out option 3 ever again. Hangovers are well and truly a thing of the past since saying goodbye to alcohol ;)
 
Juliettaa said:
No-one I hope. Alcohol + Hangover does not = doughnuts.
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Here I must agree to disagree. Doughnuts are vital to any scientific study. Now the type of doughnut vs what kind of research/study is still highly debatable.
In the case of this hypothetical study I think Apple Fritters would be the most appropriate. :D
 
I'm a heavy drinker. I like alcohol because it allows me to forget about my inhibitions and it allows me to be who I am behind closed doors. Of course, it is also the devil in disguise that allows me to act incredibly inappropriate when I consume too much. But it is still my frenemy.
 
I don't feel I am looking for an excuse or anything like that but I feel a major reason why I drink too much is generally I am a happy friendly person but people trying to be rude especially to me puts me into a certain mood and I begin to drink too much. I feel without this if I was to drink it would be socially and not heavily.
 
I was in danger of starting to drink too much, till I discoverd single malt scotch so now I can have a way of relaxation that is not too damaging - one shot lasts half an hour and is satisfing in its relaxation properties. It is also cheaper even though the original bottle is not cheap - you don't need much.
 
Bolletje said:
I'm a heavy drinker. I like alcohol because it allows me to forget about my inhibitions and it allows me to be who I am behind closed doors. Of course, it is also the devil in disguise that allows me to act incredibly inappropriate when I consume too much. But it is still my frenemy.
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Thank you for putting that out there. At my age, l deal with insecurities about my body, inhibitions, lagging to nonexistent libido depending on how stupid my day was.These are all at the same high level. Then throw in some relationship trauma issues, abusive marriage, it's a wonder l even met somebody at this point. But the good news is that they are super neat to hangout with. And l only bothered out of my spectrum cubicle after my fourth car accident in about 2.4 years in LA., a diversion almost to get my mind off of car accidents, it was all l could think about in typical aspie fashion. So yes, drinks can help sometimes.

In the past,l didn't feel comfortable in my own skin, l didn't get me, and l want to not wallow in my insecurities of being me, and a drink helps me forget those insecurities.
 
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Not only I would drink heavily but not do 'productive' things. Other service users have said to me people are rude to them and they can have meltdowns or feel sad angry.
 
According to this article:-

More intelligent people are more likely to binge drink and get drunk.

I have heard some say aspies are more intelligent
 
Alcohol was definitely a "social lubricant" for me in my teens and twenties, but I abused it through binge drinking, drinking sometimes to black out, etc. Thankfully it was never my drug of choice like pot was. At my age now, I have a scotch maybe six times per year and that's enough.
 
I have mostly quit drinking. My partner has a serious alcohol addiction and it has put me off drinking.
 
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