Posters don’t drink alcohol

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What is it like?

Did you ever drink?

Would love to hear from all perspectives; people that never did, only do very occasionally, used to drink but quit.

I also suffer really bad anxiety for about a week after drinking. It's just not worth it.

I very rarely drink alcohol. Probably about three drinks a year. I have never drunk very much at all. The most was when I met friends in pubs in my twenties, but even then I mostly drank soft drinks.
In my teens I was the sober one, helping friends who were sick, or getting hassled by older boys etc. I think it really put me off the idea of getting drunk, because I saw so many girls in dangerous situations.
I have never been more than tipsy, so I’ve never had a hangover.
Very occasionally I might have a gin and tonic, or a whisky, or a glass of champagne at a wedding, but I just have the one. It just isn’t something I care about.

I rarely drink. Maybe once every few months sometimes longer.
I enjoy it when I do. Sometimes it's just 1 beer or 1 gin, sometimes a bit more. I've never been a big alcohol fan.
my aversion to it is because of my fucked up childhood.
Alcohol played a massive part, with both parents, in the DA that took place when I was growing up.
My now adult DC have never seen me drunk, rarely seen me drink when they were growing up. I wouldn't allow them around pissed people.
My Dh has a beer or 2 very often, after a rough day at work. That doesn't bother me - he is as mellow drunk as he is sober.

@Wewearpinkonwednesdays exactly one of the main reasons I stopped. My boyfriend stopped too even though I don't mind it he has a few but obviously don't want him drunk around me. I suggested earlier on in lockdown maybe we have a drink when it's over and he said he honestly didn't want to drink again and I agree.

Just not really interested. Can't understand anyone who would choose to have an alcoholic drink over a soft drink with a meal. I don't like wine or lager so it's difficult for me to have a drink without it being a spirit.

I will sometimes drink on the rare night out I have but as it takes a lot to get me drunk, I can't see the point in wasting the money (I'm a rum drinker so it's bloody expensive for a good night out - and there's no point drinking singles is there ).

My DP feels the same way and I'm from a family of teetotallers so it's probably inevitable that I wouldn't be much of a drinker.

Goodness , my social circle and family are obviously very different from MNetters ! We all enjoy wine, cocktails etc . I certainly don’t think I have a problem .
( actually having a G and T as I type )

I used to drink the occasional lager and lime when I was a teen, but gave it up, now only drink advocaat and Pimms, about half a bottle of each a year. I simply don't like the taste of any alcohol I've tried. Wine is disgusting - tastes like vinegar to me. Apparently there is a specific gene that can cause this, I must have it!

I haven't drank for over 3 years

Reasons I don't:

I hate the taste of all alcohol...🤢

I don't like the feeling of being drunk

I HATE hangovers.

What is it like??
It's not a barrier in any way, I still socialise and I still have fun do I personally don't see/feel any different.

I drink once every few months, but only when I’m going on a night out. Never drink in the house. Neither of my parents drank and I just can’t be bothered to sit in the house and get tipsy/drunk. I don’t see the point?

To me alcohol is only for going out and socialising, have a laugh, hit the dance floor. And even then I know my limits. A few cocktails and some West Coast Cooler.

I hate the taste of alcohol and how it makes me feel the next day (anxious and low) and it fucks up my sleep.

I prefer tea 🙂

I look younger than my age and I'm a size 6. Some of this must be because I don't drink and never really have.

I don't like most alcohol anyway except the ones that give you a terrible hangover and I can't be dealing with that. I drink probaby twice a year. When I was younger I drank more or less every weekend.

I used to drink a fair amount- wine o'clock as a treat after a hard day etc It just got to the point where I was putting on weight, my face looked a bit bloated and I felt generally groggy and shit in the mornings. I have cut it out and now havent drunk any alcohol since around last autumn.

I feel AMAZING! Ive lost about 1.5 stone, the cellulite on my legs has literally disappeared (no more toxins!), my face has lost the bloat and I now have cheekbones and a svelte chin. I feel more energetic, have energy etc and I look much better and younger.

I dont judge anyone who drinks as I get why people use it to relax however the most stark effect has been on my mental health. I used to feel so much anxiety when I was drinking and i thought wine would "relax" me. It doesnt. All it does is put the anxiety off until later when it comes raging back worse than before. I feel calm now, the anxiety has pretty much disappeared. The changes have been truly transformative.
As I say, I dont judge those who drink but it irritates me when people assume if you dont drink you're boring- I am far from boring now, I have energy, luminous skin and I feel and look 10 years younger. I'm never going back now- the gains have been too impressive.

I have some sort of reaction to alcohol, my skin becomes red and blotchy and my chest gets very tight. I don’t like the taste of alcohol and just dont see the the appeal in it. I would drink when I was younger and would go out to clubs but now I very rarely drink. I have a cocktail or two when I’m out with my friends or on holiday but other than that I don’t bother. My DH doesn’t really drink either.

I gave up by accident. Did Dry January this year, decided to only drink when out with friends, did that twice then realised I hadn't had a drink for months, didn't miss it and now consciously have given up. I was thinking about it the other day. I used to drink maybe two bottles at most a week of cava or Prosecco.

My skin is very un-wrinkled for my age, which I attribute to being pretty much an alcohol-free zone for decades.

I wish! I definitely look my age!

It's easier to say that I dont drink than say I drink very occasionally (maybe 6 cans of beer a year)

I find having 2 young children and alcohol dont mix and I'd sooner spend my money on them and doing stuff as a family than booze.

I used to drink in my teens/early 20s. However now I work in oncology the appeal is very small.

Binge drinking/drinking over the recommended amount is very prevalent in my line of work, and it’s a slow and horrible way to go.

I like a glass at a wedding and for a birthday, or on a nice summers day. But I very very rarely get drunk now. I think the 3 day hangover doesn’t help!!

I used to drink a lot when I was younger.

Now - I went to a work Christmas party in December and hammered the free bar... had a couple of drinks at New Year, a few at another work do just before lockdown. I have never - even in my regular drinking days - been someone to drink at home (despite having about 30 bottles of wine and assorted spirits, they get bought for me as presents etc) so god knows when I'll drink again next.

When I'm chatting to work colleagues they and their partners are doing at least a bottle of wine most nights. I feel they must think I'm very dull!

I can’t drink any alcohol.

Literally I can get drunk on a liqueur chocolate.
Once was trying low carbing and read that you could swap sugar for vanilla essence in coffee

2 tspoons of vanilla essence and I was sat on the sofa unable to see straight.

Someone said it is a genetic thing. None of my family are drinkers. (A sherry at Christmas and the rest of the bottle sat in the cabinet till the next Christmas)
Apparently it is called Asian flush.

I have many branches of family some from the Middle East/North African areas some from the West Indies, some from Europe and some from Wales. I saw a random guy on tv who was the spitting image of my gf (Yorkshire man but looked nothing like any other Yorkshire man we ever saw. He had olive skin) This guy was Greek.

So it wouldn’t surprise me to have Asian ancestry.

I used to drink fairly normally. I liked it as a student and got rat arsed a couple of times a week. Drank a couple of times a week as a young adult as I went out a lot. I missed it when I was pregnant. I drank again after Dd was born but really only on nights out.....but still enjoyed it.

Dh rarely drinks so we’ve never opened a bottle of wine in the evening, etc. I guess the nights out got further apart and I stopped liking thee taste of wine. But I still like The taste of gin, some flavoured cider, beer.

However I can’t stand the effect of alcohol anymore. If I have half a pint of beer I feel I need to go to bed. The last time I properly drank was 18 months ago. Had a night out with a friend, we drank exactly the same. I don’t remember getting home, dh couldn’t get me upstairs, I have total memory loss, woke up at 5am on the kitchen floor and spent the next 12 hours throwing up. That was after half a bottle of wine and a few gin and tonics.

I’ve tentatively tried the odd cider since then and felt ill and tired so have stopped for good now.

Drank a little in my late teens but very rarely since. Have not drink now in several years. Never really liked the taste or effect. Like to be in full control of myself. I did get a bit gobby and honest when I drank. Also didn’t like to spend money on it. My partner doesn’t drink either so we are the same that way!

I was never a big drinker, maybe once a month if that, but alcohol makes my IBS far worse so I stopped completely. Don't miss it at all, the enjoyment was short lived when the cramps start within an hour or two and I spend the next day on the loo!

And I totally agree with the previous poster who said you lose your taste for it. I definitely find all wine tastes rank.

I still enjoy nights out

I've never drunk beer or vodka. Tasted beer but never actually had a drink. Usually I'll have a glass of champagne at parties, Xmas and such like. I take a tablespoon of gin if I feel I'm coming down with a cold and it works a treat. I have nothing against it, nor made a conscious effort not to. I just wasn't raised around it and have never missed it.

I used to drink a fair bit when I was late teens, early 20s. Would get drunk at least once a week. I then could not afford drink or going out when I bought my house at 22. I've never been one for spirits really, I don't understand the gin thing. I was given a bottle of wine yesterday, a couple of sips and I don't like it. Normal situation quite happy to drive.