I drink and sometimes feel a bit groggy the next morning. Normally I don't feel bad at all, due to drinking much water before and after sleeping. But when I do feel bad I always think the fun I've had the night before was worth it, and I just get on with my day. A bad head and shaky hands won't do me any harm in the long run.
Drinking a lot isn't cool, but then not drinking just because you are too much of a pussy to deal with the consequences isn't cool either.
I don't drink often, and I rarely get truly drunk. I've had only a handful of hangovers in my life and I have to say they are not bad at all. It is certainly no worse than a period day. What does suck is waking up after a night of drunkenness and still being drunk and sick. That is horrible. I have done that to myself twice (once because of rum punch that didn't taste strong, so I drank far too much of it and once at a bachelorette party because the jello shots were FAR stronger than I was accustomed to).
These are things people have to consider. Is it better to cough and sneeze, or better to deal with the drowsy side effects of NyQuil?
zzzz...but the drowsy side effects are what make NyQuil awesome! They are a plus in my book, not a minus. One minute you have a horrible cold, and the next you are on the couch full of sleepy happiness and you don't care that you have a horrible cold. It is a drug, no doubt about it.
What does suck is waking up after a night of drunkenness and still being drunk
Very little in this world is worse than waking up drunk. It pulls the rug out from under you in a big way. Sleep is like a magic reset button on life: you get to start the next day over as a discrete thing separate from the previous one. When something carries over like that, it's like a ghost from your past coming back to haunt you. Gone is the illusion of a new day. Night Rym (an entirely separate person from Morning Rym) had a lot of fun at my expense, but there's no way to go back and get him.
I always feel ill-at-ease when I wake up drunk. It's as though reality has broken through a dream.
What about drinking because you just don't like drinking?
Drinking because you just don't like it? A bit stupid I'd say. Why?
Alcohol tastes bad. At least I know I won't become an alcoholic.
If you don't like the taste of alcohol, don't drink it!
But I'm quite sure I read Omnutia's comment correctly:
What about drinking because you just don't like drinking?
Maybe he wrote it incorrectly, but drinking just because you DON'T like drinking is plain daft.
My point was that if you go steady and drink plenty of water your hangover shouldn't be too bad. If the only reason you don't drink is the chance of this mild headache, you are a pussy. If you have other reasons, fair game, but then I'm not sure why you feel you can contribute to this thread, as your reduced experience and alcohol handling capabilities render you a novice in hangover prevention/cures.
but then not drinking just because you are too much of a pussy to deal with the consequences isn't cool either.
I agree with this. Seriously, if you don't drink a ton, you don't even get a hangover.
Drinking because you just don't like it? A bit stupid I'd say. Why?
I disagree with this. Many people don't like the taste (and I agree with them), and many people don't really like being drunk. I'm a lot more experienced with weed than alcohol, so I can't say much. But my friends who did/do both never had many good things to say about alcohol: "It's not always fun and doing simple tasks is harder; it's like life zoomed out" (that's more of a summation of their opinions than a direct quote, BTW). Then again, effects are different for everyone and your mileage may vary, but those were common responses. People that did like alcohol better just didn't get really drunk, they just drank a little and had fun with it. So people disliking alcohol isn't exactly a rare thing. Personally, I hate being around drunk people (and again, a lot of people agree with this). Most of the time they're assholes, inconsiderate, loud, and obnoxious. If someone's high, just about the only way you'd be able to tell is if they're giggling a lot or if their eyes are red. All in all, I think that as long as you have some experience with a substance YOURSELF (yes, some people who drink are violent and loud, but is that exactly how you'll be when drunk?), you can like or dislike it as much as you want. I mean, if you don't want to do a certain substance (and I can understand that, especially with harder drugs), fine...but don't go spewing bullshit about it, which is unfortunately what too many people do.
smoke as much as you want during college, but you're officially too old on your twenty third birthday.
Well, as long as it stays illegal, that's a good call. If it becomes legal within the next few years (which it won't, but I think I'll see it legalized someday in my lifetime), then just treat it like alcohol - keep your usage in moderation and you'll be fine.
I'll usually have a beer to two but I don't like the idea of getting drunk to the point that you loose control. I usually don't drink unless I'm eating either.
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Drinking a lot isn't cool, but then not drinking just because you are too much of a pussy to deal with the consequences isn't cool either.
I always feel ill-at-ease when I wake up drunk. It's as though reality has broken through a dream.
I'd agree with the prevention is better than cure method. No, not abstinence but water and trying not to binge.
But I'm quite sure I read Omnutia's comment correctly: Maybe he wrote it incorrectly, but drinking just because you DON'T like drinking is plain daft.
My point was that if you go steady and drink plenty of water your hangover shouldn't be too bad. If the only reason you don't drink is the chance of this mild headache, you are a pussy. If you have other reasons, fair game, but then I'm not sure why you feel you can contribute to this thread, as your reduced experience and alcohol handling capabilities render you a novice in hangover prevention/cures.
Personally, I hate being around drunk people (and again, a lot of people agree with this). Most of the time they're assholes, inconsiderate, loud, and obnoxious. If someone's high, just about the only way you'd be able to tell is if they're giggling a lot or if their eyes are red.
All in all, I think that as long as you have some experience with a substance YOURSELF (yes, some people who drink are violent and loud, but is that exactly how you'll be when drunk?), you can like or dislike it as much as you want. I mean, if you don't want to do a certain substance (and I can understand that, especially with harder drugs), fine...but don't go spewing bullshit about it, which is unfortunately what too many people do. Well, as long as it stays illegal, that's a good call. If it becomes legal within the next few years (which it won't, but I think I'll see it legalized someday in my lifetime), then just treat it like alcohol - keep your usage in moderation and you'll be fine.