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Drunk while doing a presentation

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#1 ·
So i will start of by telling that my English isn't the best, so I hope you still get a meaning out of my story.

So, today i had to do a presentation that i had been so nervous for in a while.
I am a stuttere so that makes it even worse. So, i googled "how to relax when doing a presentation" and someone had this crazy idea that you could relax and speak almost fluently by becoming drunk. My plans was to buy some propranolol pills, but they need a prescription, and I didn't want my parents to know, so becoming drunk was my option. So, the morning I had to do the presentation, i took some of my parents vodka bottles and drank 3 and a half shots. In my school bag i had 2 beer's that i drank before school.When I went to school i could not feel anything, but suddenly it struck! I forgot everything about being nervous and aced my presentation 100%:clap . And to my suprise I almost didn't stutter, and i knew what a had to say because i practiced it yesterday. But ofcourse there are the aftereffects. My head started to spin an the only thing i wanted, was to lay down and take a nap. That **** lastet for about 1 hour, and then it stopped. No one could smell alcohol, exept my best freind. I said to him that i drink a vitamin drink every morning before school and it smells like whisky. Now i am sitting here and writing this in my bed (i feel a bit sick). I know it is stupid, and i dont want to hear any stupid comments about you shouldn't drink, because i know it's bad.

But i can recommend getting drunk before a presentation( ONLY IF YOU A DESPERATE). Just drink slowly and don't swallow to beers in 2 minutes like i did(that was probably why i have such a headache)
I would like to hear if anyone have done the same?
P.s I dont drink and i aint an alcoholic, at that time it seemed like the only option.
I will try to do it without getting drunk next time.
Hope you enjoyed :) .
 
#2 ·
Rash0058,

Being intoxicated is never the way to go. It's unprofessional.
The goal is to be able to do a presentation and not have a problem. That takes work, but it can be done. Positive self-talk, confidence in self and content of the presentation.....all are needed and CAN be obtained! :)

Welcome to the site!
 
#3 ·
Hey Rash0058 welcome. :hyper
 
#5 ·
Brilliant! Truly brilliant! :clap I've literally dropped out a college course because the mid-term assignment was a group presentation (literally 30 minutes minimum of presenting as a group!) I've been drinking for a little over a year... If only I decided to do this at the time (which I did consider), but I thought I'd get caught and get into some serious **** for it if I did. Anyways, I did my part of the assignment, research and writing and what not. But the day before the presentation, I had dropped out of the course. I don't even know what happened. No clue if their presentation worked out. Oh well, I don't care. My professor thought assigning people to random groups was the most effective way for us his students to work efficiently, unfortunately for him and my group members, my social anxiety doesn't work that way. I almost feel bad for them... Maybe if I did some shots things could have turned out better.

Also, I think it would be best for you to ignore people to who try to steer you away from alcohol. Especially if it works for you.

Rash0058,

Being intoxicated is never the way to go. It's unprofessional.
The goal is to be able to do a presentation and not have a problem. That takes work, but it can be done. Positive self-talk, confidence in self and content of the presentation.....all are needed and CAN be obtained! :)

Welcome to the site!
I don't know this guy's history with alcohol, but being intoxicated has helped me with my SA far more than "positive self-talk/confidence in self" could ever hope to. I'm not saying that the above won't work, but when I have to face the world, I'd be able to do it confidently with a boosted BAC as opposed to the "I can do this" nonsense that continues to fail me to this day.

I can't apply this to a presentation, but when I am with my "friends" and there is a possibility of meeting new people, I try to make sure my blood is nice and polluted first. If strange new people are going to stare at me in the eyes, I'm going to stare back at them like IDGAF. It beats having my heart rate sky rocket and my face turn red like when I'm sober.

When I am drunk, I can easily accept failure, but I won't accept not trying. This is the complete opposite when i am sober. I just have to put up with the embarrassment of failure the next day. :(

Alcohol is a blessing. I don't care what anybody says.

Do what works for you. That's all I can tell you.

I'm drunk right now. I probably don't even know what I'm talking about. It would probably be best to just ignore my post.