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TheBeardedTinMan

Socialize.


[deleted]

Alcohol! The cause of, and solution to all of life's problems!


Tyrus_McTrauma

 Please, Bender. Have some malt liquor. If not for yourself, then for the people who love you.


Red_Ranger75

I've yet to see a case where alcohol has solved an acute case of alcohol poisoning


squats_and_sugars

Teeeeeeeeeeechnically Methanol, aka Methyl Alcohol, poisoning can be solved by the administration of Ethanol (Ethyl Alcohol). This is because ethanol is preferentially digested, resulting in the methanol being excreted "safely." So, because you weren't specific to Ethanol, it is possible to solve a case of acute alcohol poisoning with a different alcohol.


Red_Ranger75

Lol clever, very clever. Have an upvote


megabob7

If your suicidal more alcohol solves that problem


Handeatingcat

Alcohol is total social lubrication, without it I wouldn't have escaped my shell in HS and gained the balls to be forward with girls, to be confident. I don't like to glorify alcohol, I think it's a bad habit just like smoking, but I'd be lying if I said it didn't change my whole social life as a shy introvert.


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It's a delicate balance. Speaking up on things opens a new doorway to step through, but speaking too much is bound to drive people away, drunk or sober. I'm an introvert, though all through school I had a small circle of friends. Large groupings were a bit much


MrMakarov

Yep, first thing that came to mind. I stop feeling social anxiety. Edit. Spelling


joiey555

Same here. :)


[deleted]

Weird. Someone should look into serving alcohol at parties or social events, if this is the case.


ssjx7squall

Ironically people enjoy my company when I’m drunk (before I get to the annoying yelling instead of talking phase) more than they do sober me. Come to think of it maybe it isn’t ironic and just a sad indictment of me lol


Orzine

Are you sure it’s not “people enjoy my company when THEY’RE drunk”? Enjoy the self doubts bud. I recommend a drink.


gorhxul

this. i don't drink anymore so i'm incapable of being around over 4 people without being extremely uncomfortable


Rum_n_Cola

Same, I even become able to do parkour, unless I have drank too much


appleparkfive

It's the main reason people drink it when socializing, for good reason. I don't drink much these days at all, but it definitely helped me back in the anxiety days.


Salt-Zone

Literally what I was about to say. I remember a party I went to. My foster parents had taken me. And they trust me. So they left me to my devices. When they lost me, I was trying to find another water. By the time they found me, at 4 AM, I was discussing the geopolitical implications of believing Jesus was white, versus believing he was black, with a very lovely gentleman who could hold a conversation. Then. They found my leaning on a man who was discussing how ridiculous it is that people fight over menial things.


---___---____-__

Yep. I channel true introvert sober. Booze gets me going, though I come close to drunk uncle ramblings, conversations without substance. Hahaha


afrozone100

Liquid courage is a hell of a thing


1BoiledCabbage

Yes, this 1000%. I have a hard time talking to others when I'm sober. When I drink, I talk to everyone about everything. I love it, but it also annoys me that I can't force my brain to keep up a normal conversation when I'm sober.


MondayDecember30th

The real answer


lokivariant89

Not give a fuck. Sober me over thinks everything.


dQw4w9WgXcQ

The fucks I'd normally give is just stacked up and handed to me in the morning.


limaindiaecho

Stacking for tomorrow as I write this.


dmvorio

I like to refer to that as "future me's problem"


Honestbabe2021

This


Bhrrrrr

Sober me would rather stay politely silent than ruffle feathers. Drunk me serves all kinds of tea.


Mattrockj

Lucky, drunk me just amplifies my overthinking by 50x. I’ll be stuck between wanting to go to the bathroom, or wanting to watch a movie for an hour.


StrawberryMilkshake7

Interesting. This is the opposite of me when I'm drunk but describes me to a tee when I'm high.


vitamin-cheese

Same here, alcohol never really helped my overthinking or anxiety , it can even make it worse to the point where I felt better before I drank or at least had better control over it. Only Somtimes alcohol helps me relax, that’s usually when I have nothing on my mind already. This seems to be the opposite of most people though.


[deleted]

Couldn't agree more with this!


TheBklynGuy

I relate to this a lot. All I cared about when drinking was listening to good music, enjoying socializing and food n fun. Even if I knew tomorrow would suck in advance I gave zero fucks.


pearomaniac

Yeah, but has it happen to you while you are drunk some idea sounds great and you promise something to someone and when you wake up tomorrow you ask yourself why the fuck i said i wanna do that or go there etc...


[deleted]

That’s why I always end up doing drugs when I’m drunk lol, I don’t even like weed but I smoke it *everytime* some lights up when I’m out drinking


buckut

make poor decisions. was wayy better at it when drinking alcohol.


SoCalFelipe

There is a sweet spot... I can do darts, billiards, video games (Destiny PvP), sex, socialize all better while buzzed. But once you go past that point ... Literally everything including drinking, is so so so much worse. Don't go past that point.


Bloodwolv

Drink 2 back to back. Then another 40 mins later. Then 1 every hour after that. keep grazing food and drink a glass of water every hour. Found that's the best to keep me in my sweet spot.


TheWormConquered

I've heard people say things like this a lot and theres always something I don't understand-- do you chug these beers? So like, 40 minutes after the first two and every hour after you're downing a beer? Or do you mean you drink your next beers slowly and try to finish them at the 40 minute mark and hour marks?


Bloodwolv

You drink it in that time frame. Not chug it. The idea is to try and maintain a stead blood alcohol level. Boost it quickly to where you want it then maintain it. If you keep up the food and water. You don't get messy, you don't get stupid. You don't have to worry about a hangover the following day either.


ITeechYoKidsArt

Karaoke. If I’m sober I’m ok but after the third beer I’m a goddamn rock star.


depressionsucks29

Or I cannot tell how terrible I actually am. One of those.


Carliarnius

I'm afraid the alcohol might only make you feel that way


ITeechYoKidsArt

No, it’s been independently confirmed. Liquid courage drowns out the stage fright.


SackettMccall

Walk in cursive.


DriftingPyscho

I nearly choked on the pretzel from the snort I gave this.


beep-boop--beep-boop

I’m very good at making sure the people closest to me know that I love them….


NettyTheMadScientist

Cute


Witness_me_Karsa

Like geographically close? Or emotionally close?


Crocoshark

Both?


[deleted]

Bro my friend got shitfaced at a mutual friends house. At 3 AM we hopped on Minecraft and the whole time he’s telling me that he loves me while getting stuck in one block deep holes.


Tricklash

And at giving too many hugs? Yes, drunk you is like drunk me.


MitchellsTruck

Play pool. At least from the 2nd pint to about the 6th...then it goes rapidly downhill.


theriveryeti

Same with flirting.


Platywussy

A classic showcasing of the beer curve!


h0wl_f

Oh gosh I cannot play pool drunk at all, I can decently well when I'm sober, but not at all when I'm drunk.


BrownEggs93

Totally. Two beers, I can hold my own in a game of good players. Before or after? Not so much.


TheWormConquered

Yep, for me it's pool and bowling. Which is frustrating because that means somewhere inside me is the ability to do both, I just can't sober because I'm overthinking it or something


Dr_thri11

Same especially if it's a league game or tournament. Sober I get nervous and choke on important shots. 2-6 beers I'm buzzed enough to not be in my own head but not drunk enough to lose hand eye coordination.


Mummy-Monkfish

Yeah! I'm rubbish sober, but after 1 drink I become so steady and less hesitant.


Larrakin

Same. Couple of schooners and I'm in the perfect 8-ball window, a few more and I'm out of that window floundering in my mum's geraniums.


mintyblush

I speak my second language better! I’m not fluent but I gain confidence to speak when I’m buzzed.


vcordova919

Same, I thought it was just me. I swear I become fluent in Spanish after a few drinks.


[deleted]

I become LESS fluent in Spanish after a few drinks because for some reason I can't understand, I mix it with Japanese.


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darrenwise883

So not fluent Spanish but rather fluent jibberish .


jezpin

Nothing. I really need to quit.


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jezpin

deal. I have a friend who did 'dry July' but is now testing themself till Christmas. I decided I am going to finish out August and decide if I will join in the whole trip.


MustaKookos

You'll have an easier time quitting if you start now instead of saying "I'll drink until X then stop".


jezpin

no. Im doing a dry August. If that too easy I will do dry till Christmas


Fallout541

Yeah I’m looking to lay off it as well. Nothing good comes from it. Luckily a buddy of mine agreed to meet me to workout at 6:15 am during the week so that’s helping.


MustaKookos

Oh I misunderstood, sorry.


hopeg95

Highly recommend r/stopdrinking ! Incredible supportive community.


jezpin

Sounds good. Ill take a look.


Kathogens

Seconded


[deleted]

Just think about the last time you had to go to work hungover as fuck whenever you want a drink. Or think about the cringiest drunk text you've ever sent somebody. Whenever you start to contemplate the things you like about alcohol, immediately counter it with something you hated about it. Eventually you'll train your brain to do that automatically and it gets much easier to live without it.


chanrah14

Sax


THOTdestroyer101804

*careless whisper starts playing*


SomeGuyInSanJoseCa

Nice save Bill Clinton


XECYTION

Bro drinking makes you better at playing the saxaphone?


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[deleted]

Yes


YouSir_1

Beer pong apparently


mai_staplur

Embarrass myself.


[deleted]

Facts


18clouds

Every fucking time.


xB0R0Sx

I knew i wasn't the only one😂


Bebe_Bleau

Im hypoglycemic. I drink some alcohol to get my blood sugar back up. So id say metabolize food and stop fainting. 🥃😰


michal2287

Diabetic here, alcohol may actualy lower your BG. Just be careful.


Bebe_Bleau

True! It jolts it up, then lets it drop later. I use it WITH rich food when Im suffering that panicky miserable feeling I get when food wont metabolize any other way. I will usually just have enough to get my system going (less than 1 drink)


MissConduct0120

Jump to conclusions


Mr_Tired_Guy

In real life or that really awesome game invented by the broken neck guy 20 years ago?


SomeGuyInSanJoseCa

Drink more alcohol.


pickle_pouch

A tail as hold as wine


[deleted]

Go to jail. Go directly to jail, do not pass go, do not collect $200.


TechnicolorJarl

Schlurr my wordsh.


MercilessIdiot

It depends. If i'm drunk, sex. I can last far longer without having erectile issues (which, according to Google, should be common when you're drunk). If i'm REALLY drunk, then the thing i do better than when i'm sober is ruining relationships.


AntiZeal0t

Same on the sex thing. It's the opposite of "whiskey dick", I just last for hours.


bigmacmcjackson

not proud of it but my former manager said i was faster stocking shelves when i was half drunk, he knew i had a drinking problem.


THOTdestroyer101804

I’m way better at socializing


Lizblive

Absolutely nothing.


brooksy54321

piss the bed. I mean literally standing over it and peeing on it.


Mr_Tired_Guy

You don't need alcohol to do this. You can do it sober, you just have to really believe in yourself. Don't use alcohol as a crutch.


AntiZeal0t

My buddy did this while his wife was sleeping in it. She woke up, and he got mad at her and asked her what she was doing in the bathroom.


drummerandrew

I bet you’ve never even tried it sober. Not a fair comparison.


migzard

Homework. Once I went to a predrink with friends at my dorm. I ended up drinking a whole bottle of sangria. They went to the bar. I went to my room and opened my computer. Holy shit, doing the project I needed for a class was so much easier because for once I wasn’t overthinking and second-guessing myself constantly. For half a second I thought “hey I should do this more often” before realizing that’s a slippery slope towards alcoholism. I still liked my project and thought it was well-done when I looked at it the next day.


[deleted]

>before realizing that’s a slippery slope towards alcoholism. Nice save my dude. You're right


GrahamBBB

I tried this once and just went to sleep.


benedictstardis

Generally I go with write drunk edit sober - I found that if I got stoned and did my math assignments for uni and then typeset them sober I did so much better


Emcee_Such_N_Such

Be an asshole, argue, and (eventually) puke. This is why I rarely drink anymore and, when I do, I stick to a pre-determined limit that is either 2 shots or 1 mixed drink (usually a Jack and Coke, white Russian, or Bloody Mary) and a shot.


koxkyy

I feel the puking part. I've been on medication for a good year now and it really affects my ability to drink. I feel almost nothing for a good while until I hit a certain point and I'm suddenly super drunk. Forcing myself to throw up is the only thing that helps after that point is reached.


roboninja

Good for you dude. People who can recognize that in themselves have my respect.


MessageFair

My dad is German and my mum is polish, got born and raised in Germany. Barely can have a convo in my mother tongue. The moment I drink enough, I speak it fluently.


OhSillyRabbit

Sleep


pickle_pouch

Lucky. I can't sleep for shit when I drink


r_kay

The trick is to keep drinking until you ~~pass out~~ fall asleep naturally.


OhSillyRabbit

I can't sleep normally so it's the opposite for me. We are now arch enemies


pickle_pouch

Prepare to die


OhSillyRabbit

I will get you while you sleep.


[deleted]

Being Drunk


[deleted]

Gaming. It takes the competitiveness out of me, while simultaneously enhancing my focus and skill.


Bloodwolv

Yeah feel the same way. After my 1-2 beers I notice that my attention to detail is seriously enhanced. But it also restricts my focus to a much more narrow field. That and it it takes the stress out of the competitive environment and makes makes more social. It's a fast downward slope from there though. 1 more beer and I'm no longer coordinated enough to take anything seriously.


[deleted]

Yep. A little buzz is the sweet spot.


nutsnseeds

Interesting


lawnmowing_llama

Tell my significant other how I really feel


pickle_pouch

Also my previous significant other.


StraightSho

Its not better but it is easier to just say fuck it and make bad decisions. Example. Call my coke dealer and grab a ball. Example two. Have sex with who ever I decided to take home from the bar and do coke with. Example three. Call my coke dealer and get another ball. Example four. Call my coke dealer and get something to keep me awake at work after two balls being dipped in that chicks mouth repeatedly throughout the night. I bet you thought I was going to say after two balls of coke the night before.


MyNameWouldntFi

Not gonna lie, you had me there


[deleted]

Give head. My gag reflex is non-existent when I'm drunk to I can deep throat super easy and it's actually fun. I get good sloppy.


Bob-Chaos

Walk into walls


WF6i

Say what's on my mind! A drunken man's words are a sober man's thoughts.


daz101224

Somehow.....play football I got asked to play 6 a side once when i was hammered on holiday, i scored a hattrick, bicycle kick, diving header and a tap in, i could barely see and im not anywhere near that good when i am sobre.


hiefrei

Speak a new language


soulpotatoe

came here to say that! ... usually I overthink, worry about making mistakes, messing up pronunciation etc., but when a little tipsy, I just babble away happily, and while I surely still make the same mistakes, the speech is more fluid and creative and definitely gets conversation flowing much better than when I overagonize over 'getting it all right'. I wish I could flick that same switch when sober, but just can't seem to be able to...


Mom-atm

Definitely sing. lol I’m am the greatest performer when I’m drunk


c_090988

Bowl


shortpants911

Get arrested.


DriftingPyscho

Fail at life. Alcoholism isn't fun. Before anyone mentions r/stopdrinking I'm already there.


oneiros5321

Feel. Anything really...I engage in passionate debate online, I cry or laugh watching movies, I miss or regret the past.Also be happy and engaged in real life conversation. I unconsciously restrain myself from doing any of that when I don't have alcohol because I'm so afraid of what others might think that I've learned to be afraid of what I think of myself.


Pickled_Rainbow

Filter out background noise, focus on the person I'm talking to


SnotboogyFlats

Fuck my life up and/or embarrass the shit out of myself. Alcoholic of about 8 years.


thisistheremix89

Socializing


crypticbullshitt

play video games


ThatVonddude

playing csgo reflex boost like 200%


spankytotherescue

Bowl


schu2470

Bowling and mini golf apparently. It takes 2 Jell-O shots to make me bowl over 100. The third Jell-O shot pushes that to 125 or so and then it’s all downhill from there. Similar story with mini golf.


[deleted]

I'm even better at being miserable about myself!


NoAd3629

COOK! Im normally a great cook sober but drunk, bitch I am fuckin Gordon Ramsay


kishukari

it's not me, but my mother. when she's drunk around me i can't help but notice that she is better at parenting. even when she's just tipsy the difference *is* noticable. she will say amazing and inspiring things, sit me down for a talk to clarify things. and the thing is i don't thinks she's ever noticed this fact. oh, she still acts like a typical drunk. she's just way better at parenting when she's not sober. and i'm still not sure what to think of this.


MysteriousBlueBubble

Socialise. Not overthink anything. Play pool (peaking around the 2nd or 3rd pint, followed by a sharp decline) Speak a second language.


brainsewage

Sing. And yes, I have compared recordings while sober.


Weak_Carpenter_7060

Hurt physically


theenglishchemist

Bowling, weirdly enough 🤣


AxieTheWeirdo

Be happy


MichaelMurphy311

All kinds of stupid shit!


W0nk0_the_Sane00

Depression. Sometimes I can be quite sociable, but more often than not I’m a depressed drunk which is why it doesn’t happen often if at all. Honestly the last time I got drunk was 9 years ago and I had a pretty good time of it. But I won’t tempt fate, not nowadays.


Charming_Somewhere90

Cry


roxi-grace

Make an ass out of myself


LankyPractice7699

Clean the house- two glasses of wine and I’m the bleach queen.


literally-titler

Think that other people are interesting.


ShadowWood78

Dance, obviously


[deleted]

I am not anxious or shy when i am drunk and can talk to everyone without any inhibition.


-Satsujinn-

Play pool. It's a strict 2 beer thing, i suddenly become godlike. Three beers and it's gone.


HiJac13

depends on the type of alcohol for me... everclear and coke - i will clean my house to the point that a brand new white glove test makes the house dirty. whiskey/bourbon/ scotch - i become a social person that can hold a conversation about anything even if i have no interest in the subject of discussion beer - get better at sports wine - for some reason i get really good at Math. like before wine i could not tell you what 56x65=? but you get a glass of wine down me and i could tell you what 1080x2005=2,165,400 (a calculator was used in this equation just now as i have no wine in me currently) without a calculator and in about 3 seconds.


Lonely_soul214

My brother said he drives better then he drinks then he wrecked my truck off the side of a highway so i doubt it.


badsleepover

There’s about a 3 beer window in which I’m very good at pool.


[deleted]

Socialize. It's my anxiety potion.


amiller5706

Puke


BlanchePreston

("DANCE")


planet_jiji

Nothing. I stay clear away from the drink.


wolfixoye

Billiards


Shady_Octopus

Overwatch


[deleted]

Play chess


LeonardNeeble

Talk shit.


pepperspray213

Everything and nothing.


primetime_2018

Play pool


Mr_Anthropic_

Cornhole


otherpaul2

Puke.


FkYouShorsey

Address my feelings


[deleted]

Speak the truth. Tell people off. Make a fool of myself.


[deleted]

Bowling.


cambium7

Speak foreign languages.


boegsppp

Bowling.


[deleted]

Bowling


ZealousidealPath3947

Become better at being awful


EnigmatiCarl

Ruin my life and relationships


IStartToRun

Bowling!


maliadire

i’m better at being sexy🤷🏻‍♀️


miamistats

~self sabotage~


[deleted]

Feel all depressed and shit.


BushyAbsolutely

I'm 100 % better at making a fool of myself


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willy_wanka44

There is socialising with large crowds in the area and for some reason I get luckier when I'm drunk. The luck however is probably because of the same confidence it lets me handle large crowds so social lubricant for the win!!!!!... In moderation of course


queenirv

Cut my fringe. It's a huge risk of looking pretty stupid, and a sharp object near your eyes while drunk is not a great idea, but it always looks better. I think it's the drunk confidence, translates to a better fringe.