Social Anxiety Support

justpassinby · 09-01-2009, 02:28 PM

When I socialize, I usually like mixed drinks, a hard liquor and then something with a little carbonation, like a gin and tonic or a rum and coke. I can down three or four of these (not often haha) and either feel nothing or just get a headache, or get confused and irritated. Lol, I no longer get that relaxed feeling from alcohol. Then I feel dehydrated the next morning so it hardly seems worth it.

WineKitty · 09-01-2009, 03:13 PM

I still get a relaxed feeling from alcohol, esp wine. Wine is fast becoming my drink of choice, its a much more civilized drink. I still like beer but I would rather pour a glass of a good cabarnet or pinot anytime.

kpiper0101 · 09-01-2009, 04:09 PM

I used to drink alcohol to be able to socialize when I was younger, and it took a heck of a lot to relax me. Since I don't really socialize anymore, I rarely drink. I've never liked it as a beverage.

epril · 09-01-2009, 09:06 PM

I don't like beer. I'm allergic to wine so I drink about 1/2 glass, same with wine coolers. I get very drunk very quickly. Never drank enough to develop tolerance.

Toad Licker · 09-02-2009, 10:35 AM

I certainly can't drink like I use to nor would I want to lol. I drink a couple beers once in a while now and that's good enough for me.

Greensoap · 09-02-2009, 11:14 AM

Alcohol still does me up fine, Been drinking on and off for a few years now, I find that the more I drink of a certain thing the more my tolerance builds up, thats why I rotate what I drink.

I no longer drink spirits or wine's. I'll usually stick to beer's, cider and mild liqours.

Atticus · 09-03-2009, 12:10 PM

The "anymore" part is what throws me. I've never had much capacity, except for a few months away at school when I drank almost daily to quell my SA stuff. I shared a bottle of wine with my SO last summer and shocked my daughters who couldn't remember ever having seen me drink. Then I bought a 6 pack of beer around Christmas time, and there are 4 beers left. And my son drank one.

EremitaGermanus · 09-04-2009, 12:49 PM

I never enjoyed the taste of alcohol. I can't remember ever feeling more relaxed or less anxious the few times I did. So I was never tempted to drink more. And I close to never socialized.

Nowadays I sometimes enjoy a glass of cream, herbal liqueur or sparkling wine but that's about it.

Amocholes · 09-04-2009, 02:40 PM

It depends. Sometimes I drink but don't get drunk. Other times I get a buzz from a single beer.

WineKitty · 09-07-2009, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Atticus

Then I bought a 6 pack of beer around Christmas time, and there are 4 beers left.....

I will be right over to take care of that for you..

..assuming its GOOD beer

caflme · 09-07-2009, 09:30 AM

I bought a six pack of beer a few days ago and it was the first I had bought in ages. My son was gone for the weekend and I only drink when I absolutely have zero responsibilities and don't plan to go anywhere. Well, long story short - I could only drink 2 and I was ready to go to bed... how crazy is that lol... and they were Bud Light Lime. They tasted good with nachos though lol. OH, I was alone at the time... what else is new... hmmm....

Atticus · 09-07-2009, 09:33 AM

It's Amber Bach. There are still 4 left, although I think I feel a crazy moment coming on and I might just knock off 25% of that supply in one binge.

caflme · 09-07-2009, 09:36 AM

I'd take one of those - that is one of my favorites... I only bought the Bud Light Lime because I was having nachos with TV and had been wanting to try them out.

FishingWithLoki · 09-27-2009, 08:53 PM

nope...all I get is a hangover. I do enjoy relaxing and I've heard from reliable sources that there is another widely available substance that does the trick without the hangover. Of course, that's just what I've heard and I would never endorse such activity. :-)

Logan X · 09-27-2009, 09:11 PM

I haven't taken a drink in over 10 years, so i probably couldn't handle a lot of alcohol. I don't want to have to handle it anymore anyway.

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Originally Posted by FishingWithLoki

there is another widely available substance that does the trick without the hangover. Of course, that's just what I've heard and I would never endorse such activity. :-)

that substance, along with a few glasses of hard liquor gave me a pretty good buzz as a kid

I actually never had one without the other.

09-01-2009, 02:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
justpassinby Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Gender: Female Posts: 429	can you handle alcohol anymore? When I socialize, I usually like mixed drinks, a hard liquor and then something with a little carbonation, like a gin and tonic or a rum and coke. I can down three or four of these (not often haha) and either feel nothing or just get a headache, or get confused and irritated. Lol, I no longer get that relaxed feeling from alcohol. Then I feel dehydrated the next morning so it hardly seems worth it.

09-01-2009, 03:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
WineKitty Status: Almost 10,000 Posts :) Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Alone Inside My Mind Gender: Female Posts: 9,967	I still get a relaxed feeling from alcohol, esp wine. Wine is fast becoming my drink of choice, its a much more civilized drink. I still like beer but I would rather pour a glass of a good cabarnet or pinot anytime. __________________ "The more I know about people, the better I like my dog." - Mark Twain

09-02-2009, 10:35 AM	#5 (permalink)
Toad Licker Status: Broken Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: A Fruitloop Daydream Gender: Male Age: 44 Posts: 29,594	I certainly can't drink like I use to nor would I want to lol. I drink a couple beers once in a while now and that's good enough for me. __________________ All will wither, go to sleep The ones you love you may not keep All you touch will fall apart The dreams you kill will break your heart There's no mercy, there's no rest The void will scream within your chest No one knows and no one will So leave this place that makes you Ill - Madder Mortem

09-03-2009, 12:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
Atticus Status: under a sheltering sky Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St. Louis Age: 52 Posts: 3,531	The "anymore" part is what throws me. I've never had much capacity, except for a few months away at school when I drank almost daily to quell my SA stuff. I shared a bottle of wine with my SO last summer and shocked my daughters who couldn't remember ever having seen me drink. Then I bought a 6 pack of beer around Christmas time, and there are 4 beers left. And my son drank one. __________________ Basically I'm just gonna walk the earth. ....You know, like Caine in Kung Fu - walk from place to place, meet people, get in adventures." Jules after his epiphany

09-04-2009, 02:40 PM	#9 (permalink)
Amocholes Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Hello my freaky darlings! Gender: Male Age: 49 Posts: 12,595	It depends. Sometimes I drink but don't get drunk. Other times I get a buzz from a single beer. __________________ In the kingdom of the blind, the one legged man is king.

09-01-2009, 04:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
kpiper0101 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Eugene, OR Gender: Female Age: 46 Posts: 354	I used to drink alcohol to be able to socialize when I was younger, and it took a heck of a lot to relax me. Since I don't really socialize anymore, I rarely drink. I've never liked it as a beverage.

09-01-2009, 09:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
epril Status: sa challenger Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: arizona Gender: Female Age: 45 Posts: 2,646	I don't like beer. I'm allergic to wine so I drink about 1/2 glass, same with wine coolers. I get very drunk very quickly. Never drank enough to develop tolerance.

09-02-2009, 11:14 AM	#6 (permalink)
Greensoap Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Essex, UK Gender: Male Age: 18 Posts: 19	Alcohol still does me up fine, Been drinking on and off for a few years now, I find that the more I drink of a certain thing the more my tolerance builds up, thats why I rotate what I drink. I no longer drink spirits or wine's. I'll usually stick to beer's, cider and mild liqours.

09-04-2009, 12:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
EremitaGermanus Status: SAS Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Germany Gender: Female Age: 38 Posts: 133	I never enjoyed the taste of alcohol. I can't remember ever feeling more relaxed or less anxious the few times I did. So I was never tempted to drink more. And I close to never socialized. Nowadays I sometimes enjoy a glass of cream, herbal liqueur or sparkling wine but that's about it.

09-07-2009, 09:30 AM	#11 (permalink)
caflme Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Florida Gender: Female Age: 44 Posts: 582	I bought a six pack of beer a few days ago and it was the first I had bought in ages. My son was gone for the weekend and I only drink when I absolutely have zero responsibilities and don't plan to go anywhere. Well, long story short - I could only drink 2 and I was ready to go to bed... how crazy is that lol... and they were Bud Light Lime. They tasted good with nachos though lol. OH, I was alone at the time... what else is new... hmmm....

09-07-2009, 09:33 AM	#12 (permalink)
Atticus Status: under a sheltering sky Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St. Louis Age: 52 Posts: 3,531	It's Amber Bach. There are still 4 left, although I think I feel a crazy moment coming on and I might just knock off 25% of that supply in one binge. __________________ Basically I'm just gonna walk the earth. ....You know, like Caine in Kung Fu - walk from place to place, meet people, get in adventures." Jules after his epiphany

09-07-2009, 09:36 AM	#13 (permalink)
caflme Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Florida Gender: Female Age: 44 Posts: 582	I'd take one of those - that is one of my favorites... I only bought the Bud Light Lime because I was having nachos with TV and had been wanting to try them out.

09-27-2009, 08:53 PM	#14 (permalink)
FishingWithLoki Status: SAS Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Seattle, WA Gender: Male Age: 45 Posts: 30	nope...all I get is a hangover. I do enjoy relaxing and I've heard from reliable sources that there is another widely available substance that does the trick without the hangover. Of course, that's just what I've heard and I would never endorse such activity. :-)