• aslaii@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I don’t ever drink, not even one cup. I just don’t like it. I need to think better excuses than just saying plain “no”.

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      1 year ago

      Seriously, I don’t get how anyone can drink that shit and enjoy it? Any time I’ve tried it just feels I’m swallowing a mouthful of acid. To each their own I guess, but to me I don’t know if I could stomach enough of it to ever get drunk

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        1 year ago

        I used to also feel this way, but people would tell me it’s an acquired taste. That sounded like bullshit to me but turned out to be true.

        That being said, not drinking shouldn’t be something to have to explain or be ashamed about.

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        I’m an alcoholic. I hate the taste of alcohol. I think it’s kinda funny you say it tastes like acid. There’s a lot of acids that I enjoy the taste of. Tomatoes, vinegar, oranges.

        Alcohol tastes bad. It’s your body correctly identifying poison. It’s bad for you. The only reason I drink so much is that everything else is so much worse. It’s basically a legal and deadly antianxiety.

        I’ll never understand how or why people drink it casually. Unless you’re drinking to get drunk I cannot fathom why you’d want to drink it.

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          The only reason I drink so much is that everything else is so much worse.

          What do you mean? Alcohol is one of the harder and more addictive drugs you can do. Standard anti-deppressants aren’t nearly as bad and neither are many illicit substances like cannabis and ecstasy. There are a few that are worse (heroin, crack cocaine, maybe benzodiazepines) but I don’t think people would reach for these just to treat for anxiety.

          Edit: Even Ketamine is only roughly as bad and dangerous as alcohol while being much better at treating things like depression and anxiety. It’s regularly used now to treat these disorders in treatment resistant patients. A course of treatment can last up to one month after the last dose. It’s can also be effective within one hour of the first dose.

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          Speak for yourself, I love the taste and hate the effect, I wish it didn’t have it

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      I’m dieting. I’m on some medication. Ah, just don’t like the taste. Got drunk one time and had a bad experience. I’m driving later. Someone I knew was an alcoholic. No thanks, ate something earlier and it’ll taste weird. But it’s not a shameful thing to just say no.

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        I am not opposed to drinking, but the prices for drinks at bars, restaurants and especially concerts are usually so high that I can’t justify the expense. So I usually volunteer to be the designated driver. If you tell people you’re the designated driver, no one will pressure you to drink, and you will probably get free soft drinks all night.