To ask if you don't drink, what are your reasons for not doing so?

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Chatting to a friend the other day and she was saying about a new wine shed tried and had I tried it. I said no, I don't particularly like wine or any alcohol for that matter.
She was like really? Why?
I said I just don't.
Then it got me thinking.
I used to drink.. A LOT. as a late teen early 20s. So to be honest I think it's the case of I feel like I've had 'my drinking days'. Coupled with the fact of a particular drink made me mega sick (. My fault for drinking more than I could handle lol) it put me off. So I think I've eliminated most drinks as th e thought makes me feel sick lol..
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I didn't find anything that I liked the taste of! Also, I didn't like the idea of an entire group of people drinking, so I always liked being the one that stayed sober and could safely get her friends home. I have as much fun as my drunk friends!

Binge drank in late teens and early 20s and have regrets about that.

Family history of alcohol problems.

Have a MH issue and alcohol isn’t at all good for it.

Hangovers. Urgh. Especially hangovers as a parent. No local family, parenting with a hangover is hard and I feel guilty if am detatched or grumpy due to having been drinking.

I do still (binge) drink occasionally, 2 or 3 times a year, on nights out or occasional parties with local friends, it’s the social norm and like the short term relaxing effects.

Another reason for not drinking is because I like being able to drive myself home at the end of the night. I'm always amazed at people I know who drive, have a car and yet stand on the pavement shivering and trying to order a taxi at the end of the night purely so they can drink.

@dontfluffthefluffer the only group of my friends who are understanding is friends I made in hospital so other addicts/ex addicts/also suffering from MH issues.

My own sister who saw me taken to hospital in a coma after an overdose regularly calls me boring.

I'm an untrammelled loon if I drink, reckless, argumentative, aggressive. Also never knew when to stop and moderation is beyond me. Awful. So I stopped drinking in my 30s. Didn't have an addiction so it wasn't, and hasn't, been difficult.

I don't drink because I don't like the taste. I also have IIH and when I drink alcohol it feels like I'm being kicked in the face by a horse. It's not worth it.
I don't go on nights out either as I always end up looking after the people in the group who are wasted and reckless. It's rubbish. Nice meals are ok though.

@Pandamodium that's awful your sister feels the need to do that but I agree, the people that are understanding and respect boundaries are always the ones that have suffered personally from the effects of mh/drugs/alcohol.

I hope you tell your sister to piss off when she calls you boring!

I used to drink far too much in my teens, 20s and early 30s (probably problematically when I look back at it).

TTC, pregnancy and breastfeeding got me out of the habit and I’ve chosen not to pick it up again because I realised I didn’t really enjoy it, it is bad for my health and I honestly cannot cope with hangovers! Have an odd beer or wine here and there and am happy with that.

I gave it all up when I lost weight and never wanted to go back to it. If it was a choice of how to consume 500 calories, I'd rather eat them than drink them. That's it really, oh , and the hangovers.

I'm not a nice person when I've had a drink.
Also, I don't really like the taste, hate the drinking culture I grew up in, and hate the feeling the next day even after one.