Thread: Inebriation

For the heavy drunkers out there.

What is it like being drunk? What are the different degrees of drunkeness? Are you dumber while drunk? Less rational? And if so, how less rational? What are you more inclined to do, and what are you less inclined to do?

Originally Posted by brianwalker

For the heavy drunkers out there.

What is it like being drunk? What are the different degrees of drunkeness? Are you dumber while drunk? Less rational? And if so, how less rational? What are you more inclined to do, and what are you less inclined to do?

There is a simple way to discover all the answers----GO OUT AND GET SMASHED !!!

I've never pulled when sober.

"You don't drink? Alcohol has been a social lubricant for thousands of years. You think we're going to sit here and reinvent the f***ing wheel?" -Roger Dodger

I am Finnish and i don't drink.
Reasons: I will save my money&health.
I don't preach to others if they drink.
But i have found out that others have had problems with my choice.

I hate being anywhere close drunk. I feel ill and my digestive system works overtime.

Well, the question "what is it like being drunk" is certainly an interesting one, but the answer will always be some variation of "depends on the person." I've known many drinkers in my life and am a quite regular enjoyer of alcohol myself. There is one school of thought that being drunk makes you more of what you are sober. This is certainly true of some people. For many, if they are chatty and friendly when sober, they will be moreso when tanked. Of course, I've seen the opposite, where friendly people became "likes to fight guy" when they have a few in them. So, saying what effect being drunk has on one's personality is only knowable through experience. Some people are fine, others become frighteningly unstable and dangerous.

However, I do believe there are a few universal truths. Your reaction time will be slower, but you won't notice it yourself. Your decision making processes will certainly be affected. Those two things combined are not a real good combo, unfortunately.

As for the other questions:

What are the different degrees of drunkeness?: 1. Buzzed. 2. Drunk. 3. Hammered. 4. Puking, fall down, plastered and you've just ruined your entire next day, which will be spent mostly praying for death.

Are you dumber while drunk? Yes, but this mostly goes unnoticed by the drunk person and other drunk people. The designated driver is, unfortunately, painfully aware of this.

Less rational? Yes.

And if so, how less rational? Very much so. There is a reason the casinos in Vegas give out free alcohol.

What are you more inclined to do? A great number of things. Get in fights, spend money, call women who have rejected you, and, best of all, have sex with people you wouldn't otherwise have sex with.

and what are you less inclined to do? Drive safely, be productive the following day, and find unattractive people unattractive.

I occasionally have an ale, or a cocktail, or a little bourbon, and by occasionally I mean once every few months. Usually, I find the taste of alcohol becomes unpleasant long before the effects take hold.

I enjoy it, and to be honest a bit too much. I find being drunk is usually more pleasant than being high on marijuana,but until a certain point of course.

I've found that the sort of drunkness you experience depends on the alcoholic beverage. Beer usually makes me feel a bit heavy and somewhat lazy. Vodka is the opposite - it fires you up, but the most enjoyable for me is either wine or whisky. It basically provides a very comfortable, warm feeling. It's very pleasantly relaxing.

I am not sure if I am dumber when I drink (again, until a certain point - of course being drunk compromises your cognitive and motoric abilities), but I do feel less anxious if I'm with a company, and after a couple of beers I do become more talkative than usual.

Originally Posted by Chrythes

but the most enjoyable for me is either wine or whisky. It basically provides a very comfortable, warm feeling. It's very pleasantly relaxing.

I agree with this comment completely.

However, living in a part of the U.S that can get quite hot, I appreciate a cold beer as well.

I like the line between buzzed and drunk. And i like to get there trough whisky, beer, red wine and cognac. And i hate alcohol with sugar in it (Beer is the exception), because it makes me sick, and destroys my head the day after.

And I'm usually smarter after 1 beer.

Go to Vegas.

The first time I got drunk was last spring. The degree of drunkenness was to the point that if I had had a few more shots to add to the 8+ that I had consumed, I might have blacked-out. That the last time I'm ever going to get that drunk, and I'm not going to drink much alcohol again at all till I'm absolutely of age(little over half a year).

I've never been drunk or even a little buzzed--I hate the taste of alcohol! It's fine in a sauce, such as Chicken Marsalla or something, but not by itself.

You know when you're alcoholic when all you can think about is the next drink. Then the next. First its a drink after dinner. Then after other meals. Then it becomes more important than the meal. You get the picture. So apart from what people are saying re its effects on body and mind, etc., its the addictive aspect that screws you up. I'm speaking not from my own experience but from others I have come across here in my life. Australia floats on alcohol, we've got a huge addiction problem. I am only a social drinker though.