Drinking

pink_princess

determined_new_ms wrote: »

the more you love your decisions the less you need others to love them

What a good post :T

meritaten

I think you are 'growing up' hun. Yes, have a good drink on 'special occasions' but to get 'hammered' every time you go out - thats immature!

edit - I have this feeling that you are going to think that those friends who think you are boring when sober - are going to be really annoying when they are rat-!!!!!d!

mum2one

Good for you, at the end of the day there may be an ocassion when you go out and fancy a drink, other times you don't. Also as you age (in the nicest of ways) your body can't process alcohol like it use to.

For me, from being 18/21yrs I could drink with the best of them, and drink a lot of them under the table. My 21st - I went down to stay with then boyfriend and his family, - 8 of us went out (only woman), I was the only one still standing, they were all built like brick Shi!e houses.

That time period I could knock back 15 pints and then go on to the shorts!!

late 20s. changed to vodka and coke (discovered all inclusive holidays), I use to be able to drink 30+ vodkas a day...

Then at 30 I fell pregnant.... I had the ocassional pint, but that was a turning point for me, now if I had 4 pints, I'd be pie-eyed, as for vodka and coke - I can manage about 6.
Can't do hangovers they play havoc.

Also i'm on medication, so can't really drink, yesterday I had 2 glasses of wine for xmas...

If ur friends are true friends there understand xx

Hazel_

Thanks for all the support. I got a bottle of wine for tonight, As I was doing the cooking for us tonight and it was bit special for us being our first boxing day in our own place. I'm already starting to feel the hangover effects after two glasses. I sound old for my age, but Ive done all the drinking at uni and such. My body is certainly telling me to stop.

So for new year, I'm on the vimto! Unless I am feeling daring I might have a coke or lemonade.

If I loose my "friends" then they wern't really my friends so it is no big loss.

Hazel_

I do feel that I'm growing up, I'm 25, I've got my own place, Got bills, I want to be able to remember nights out, Plus going the same clubs is boring, My partners settled me down too, As in he is a calming influence. Such as new years eve, I'd usually go out and spend £2-300!! but this year, I just want a nice night in. Maybe my body is telling me I've hurt it too much.

Pee

One of my friends has had to cut down his drinking due to medication, so not voluntarily, and I've had other friends with drink problems they were trying to sort out. One of those was a long term boyfriend.

Not drinking does open some avenues i.e. a gig you would have to drive to, drive to a country pub for a meal, cinema etc but it also closes some. You probably won't want to sit in a pub for hours, you may enjoy the first hour or so, but I can never manage a third Diet Coke.

It is different because they really wanted to drink and were trying hard not to, where you are just thinking about those occasions on which you wish to drink and those that you wish not to.

You may do other things and make other friends, but if you really like them and they really like you it'll be just the same when you do meet up.

Hazel_

I don't want to end up in those photos you see on Facebook where you just cringe and think "What on earth", I really do think my body is telling me not to drink anymore, Like tonight, I've had 2 glasses and its 0040 and I can't sleep.

If my friends decide I'm too boring for them, then its their loss. I want to be liked for me, not my drinking. I'm seriously thinking of going tee-total and put the money in a savings account.

yilia

Not at all, you are alright to say that.
Just do something you think is good for you and your life.

sparrer

You have to do what you feel is right for you, not people pleasing or trying to be one of the crowd you left behind. I stopped drinking a few years ago, my circle of friends is much more fun, we meet up 2/3 times a week and can laugh til we cry at the daftest of things. We're definitely not a glum lot! The money I've saved has gone into my home and my holidays, I've bought micer clothes and been more exciting places than I could ever have afforded when I drank. You go girl, do what you want to do. Sounds like the boyfriend is going to be your biggest supporter rather than an ex who got fed up with his girlfriends alcohol problem

Hazel_

I really appreciate the support, I feel it will it will do me the world of good, My partner would be my biggest supporter, I'm quite excited to the new me!