Drinking Alone

[NCGUY1972 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close NCGUY1972]

Well im at home now doing yard work, housework, garden work driving a tractor moving some dirt and enjoying a few beers. I am alone and happy.

[CUSP82 Administrator Admin of the Month Dec 2014PEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close CUSP82]

I happen to like the taste of wine. I don't want to drink enough of it to get me stupid; I have a big enough problem in that regard without having alcohol. A nice merlot at times can be better than sex. So tonight if no one is home and I'm siting on my deck looking at the sunset sipping a nice glass of merlot does that make me bad? It is the manner of which you approach things that make it a problem or not.

[Nihilanth Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Nihilanth]

I prefer to drink alone. I'm very susceptable to suggestions, that's mostly why. I don't drink until I passout or something like that, but I'm pretty drunk. I watch a movie in that condition, play a game or something. I avoid people because I trust only a few of them in that state. I'm very vulnerable when drunk. When I was in Czech, I undressed and was running naked and doing all kind of stuff in the hotel. If a girl didn't tell me to undress, I would never do it.

Also, if someone comes, I have to give them some of my alcohol. And usually I'm broke. And I'm a cheap bastard.

Since I'm susceptible, It's hard for me to not answer something and last time I told some of my "friends" that I'm a virgin and that went wrong. But it's ok, I lived without those bastards for years, I can do it again.

Sometimes I like to get drunk (mildly) and eat a shitload of sugar (some 250+ grams) which makes me extra high since I have problems with insuline. Basically a prediabetes. But I do it rarely since I'm completelly incapacitated and my parents are annoying. I live with them and don't do any of it anymore so I have to deal with the stress on my own. Snapping is very possible, but I'm getting offtopic....

[BigO AdministratorPEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close BigO]

I used to get shit faced alone, then for some reason I just lost my desire to drink. Islander, If you dont like being around drinkers then dont be. Nothing wrong with that at all. Since I stopped I find drunk people annoying and I was one of them a few years ago. I now drink 1 beer every sunday with my hockey team. No more!

[Closed039 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Closed039]

Nah, six beers over the course of a yankee or giants game? Not alcoholism in my book. A pint of georgie every night before bed so you can fall asleep or every morning before work so you can function? We may have a problem.

[Project-9 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Project-9]

Howdy!
I was not raised around drinkers. I am very critical of people who drink over what I consider reasonable. Especially people who drink alone.

If you think I'm being too judgmental let me know.

Sorry Amigo, I think you're being judgemental.
Im a huge fan of people doing what they want as long as it doesn't interfere with others. If this bothers you then id imagine you have very strong moral opinions on many topics. In your post you said you had an ex boyfriend who drank alone, are you male? If you are then imagine how you feel being judged by sections of the community.

My advice is live and let live and expend you energy in a positive fashion.

No, i do not drink alone apart from finishing the bottle of red after the wife goes to bed.

[Toadstool Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Toadstool]

Some guys do just like the taste of beer. It's not the alccohol they're after but rather the flavor.

This surprises me every time I see someone drinking beer. To me, it tastes like someone pissed in my water.

Wine is much better. I'll have a glass or two with or without company because I enjoy the feeling it gives me. Plus it's healthy! And it's a good pre-workout . Gets the blood flowing.

[islander Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close islander]

In your post you said you had an ex boyfriend who drank alone, are you male? If you are then imagine how you feel being judged by sections of the community.

I am female. He was not my boyfriend. We had ONE date and on that date at a friends house he drank and I found it unacceptable. So I never went out on another date with him. I told him why and he was shocked to shit but was understanding.

Thank you for your post! I lean to the positive on everything in my life. Tolerance is something I am working on. Instead of baby steps I am taking micro millimeters lol

Thanks for all the replies

[CUSP82 Administrator Admin of the Month Dec 2014PEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close CUSP82]

Oh Toad wine is not healthy. Where did you hear that one from?

[Project-9 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Project-9]

Oh Toad wine is not healthy. Where did you hear that one from?

Plenty of studies indicate that drinking a glass or 2 of red a day is a healthy thing, Google it. From memory some reds are much better than other health wise.

[BigRooster Senior Member Member of the Month Apr 2018PEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close BigRooster]

Well im at home now doing yard work, housework, garden work driving a tractor moving some dirt and enjoying a few beers. I am alone and happy.

I do the same as well when working around the house. If you're out there moving around and staying busy. You are going to burn the alcohol off. Not being the same as drinking water or a gatorade it is a refreshing beverage when you're perspiring profusely. To me an ice cold beer while working in the yard hits the spot but don't neglect the water intake or gatorade. We all know that alcohol dehydrates.

[Toadstool Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Toadstool]

Oh Toad wine is not healthy. Where did you hear that one from?

I've heard that from numerous sources. CPR training, I've heard several teachers in college&university say it, I've heard it on TV. I thought it was common accepted fact. Where have you been living all these years CUSP!

[CUSP82 Administrator Admin of the Month Dec 2014PEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close CUSP82]

Sorry my amphibious offspring but sadly it is not the case. What is good in red wine is resperitol which has many good effects on the body. Sadly you'd have to drink a couple of gallons to get enough resperitol to do you any good meanwhile the alcohol will kill you. In 2 glasses of red wine the alcohol in it has a more harmful affect on your liver than the small amount of resperitol you'd get. You can get it in pill form if you like- no not the alcohol!

[Toadstool Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Toadstool]

Sorry my amphibious offspring but sadly it is not the case. What is good in red wine is resperitol which has many good effects on the body. Sadly you'd have to drink a couple of gallons to get enough resperitol to do you any good meanwhile the alcohol will kill you. In 2 glasses of red wine the alcohol in it has a more harmful affect on your liver than the small amount of resperitol you'd get. You can get it in pill form if you like- no not the alcohol!

Maybe I'm wrong.I could be and I am often. But after doing a quick google search, I found a compound YES. Here's one decent source
Raise a glass! Wine's health benefits - TODAY Health - TODAY.com It says that it's good for cholesterol and fights against heart disease

I couldn't use this next source in an essay paper, but ... http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/fe...s-good-for-you
It says that any alcohol in moderation can give some health benefits, like lowered cholesterol and increased brain function. It also reduces appetite, so when taken with meals can help lower weight.

This looks like an online british newspaper. The first link says that there are little to no benefits of drinking wine, but there are some life-enhancing forces in the skins of red grapes. They warn that too much drinking of red wine will deplenish any health benefits you would attain by more than one of two.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...t-disease.html
This next link is from the same source, but says that moderation of red wine can help women fight against brittle bone disease.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...tle-bones.html

ABCnews says... yes. http://abcnews.go.com/Health/video/wine-good-9443249 But only in moderation. Like 1-2 glasses for men, 1 glass for women

[CUSP82 Administrator Admin of the Month Dec 2014PEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close CUSP82]

Yes you will find it all over the place but it is merely a generalization. A cardiologist will tell his patient sure have a glass of red wine or two; it's okay. Now is it really okay in the medical sense? No not really as alcohol does cause problems but in getting his patients to relax a bit, be less stressd out, and enjoy life that to him is medically more acceptable than telling you no alcohol and no fun. If pressed in a court of law no doc will say alcohol in any amount is good for you but they're trying to be human.