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Termyn8or -> RE: Drinking to excess (3/21/2010 5:05:12 AM)
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Heretic, everyone has their own standards. What is drunk ? As a record holding DUIist in this state I think my perspective might be of value. I drink some beer just about every day, but at 200 lbs. I don't get drunk. I do get let's say tipsy a couple times a month, but I am not dangerous.
The way to not be dangerous is to only go so far. I don't drive drunk, but to achieve that I must not get so drunk that I remember that I better not do that. In other words, at a certain level any adult can be dangerous. To be able to get actually drunk and still remember to leave things alone, like the guns and the carkeys etc., power tools and so forth, that is a mark of maturity. And I will admit it took me a long time to get there, too long in fact. In short drinking has crippled my life, but I will be fine.
It's the same way with any drug, and I will call it a drug, in the same context with cigarettes and weed, or even hard drugs. A friend of mine put it best "It's all an escape". When one needs that escape it will come in whatever form, if it be alcohol fine. Just don't run over my kids, or shoot people ar anything like that. If you become abusive when under the influence of anything, deal with the root problem somehow, so you can really enjoy it.
My Ma said it, do what you want, you're free, white and over twenty one. But remember your problems are still there in the morning. In other words, drinking or inbibing in anything intoxicating is a temporary escape. If you take for what it is then fine. But if you NEED to escape that way the underlying issues must be resolved. If you have problems in the noggin that are bugging you, you might go off, you might do something stupid. You might hurt people.
Let's take a much stronger drug for comparison, and I've done it. Pharmaceutical(sp) PCP. Meant for million dollar racehorses if you get it right, in it's pure form it is one of the most powerful drugs on the planet. I think it has something to do with the fact that horses don't sleep like we do and a regular anasthetic doesn't work quite right should they require an operation or something. This stuff is highly illegal except for vets, and the only way to get it is to steal it. It is not cheap, but it goes a long way.
In comparison to alcohol, once buzzed on PCP you can literally cut your own arm off with a chainsaw and not give it a second thought. There is no pain barrier, and as you might know you are several times stronger than you think you are. This drug has led to the invention of super handcuffs, as prisoners on it would outinely break the chain and continue their mayhem. LEOs have shot people multiple times in the chest and they still keep coming and kicking ass until their blood is literally drained. So now we have hinge cuffs. I don't recommend anyone try this shit, because you find out if you have any issues the hard way. People are locked up for life because of shit they pulled when high on PCP, real PCP, not the shit Bubba cooks in the basement down the street.
The issues come from within, that is that some people can and some people can't. There is no easy way to find out. Some people have never drank alcohol at all, so we don't really know what they would do. It can range from annoying the neighbors with loud music to going postal somewhere. I have only gone postal once, a very long time ago and I almost can't believe everyone came out of it alright. That was a wake up call to say the least. The loud stereo, well I do that totally sober as well because I didn't spend all that money on speakers for nothing.
I think the major point is just why you want to get drunk, or tipsy for a more polite term. If you just want to have a good time you probably will, but if you are trying to drink your problems away, I can tell you from personal experience that it just doesn't work.
This is unfortunately one of those things about which I AM the citable, quotable reference. My past is repleat with mistakes, many of them bad ones. When I was young I had issues, and was a hellion at least, but I don't know a superlative word right now. Now that I have resolved most of my internal issues I can look forward to tipping a few twelve ouncers with my dudes and so forth.
On a given Friday night, you can tell when I shouldn't drive anymore. Someone will start talking about fishing, and I will exclaim "Motherfuckers, you are always talking about fishing but I have never seen one of you bring a fish in this house, EVER". Which is true. I don't like fishing and it has sort of become a reference point i.e. if they start talking video games or TV, shit like that - "Now you've done it, finally found something more fucking useless to talk about than fishing". Seriously though, they go all the time and talk about it and everything but I have yet to see one fish. I sometimes ask them then what is the point ? I guess I can understand it to some degree, but it still makes no sense to me. Just throw out a net and pick the fuckers out of that. Fry em up and be done with it, but NOOO, we go for the outdoors. Well then GTFO ! LOL
Whether or not you have a problem has nothing to do with what you drink or how much, what matters is WHY.
T
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