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AS and Alcohol

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I have always wanted to go out and party with my friends, but i have always been to scared to try Alcohol incase i said something i would regret, but on monday night i tryed it for the first time and the more i took the better i felt. It was like my AS was gone and i felt on top of the world and not one worry in my head. I did not feel so smart when i woke up and was back to my usual dull and stressed self :(

 

But my problem is i'm now tempted to drink all the time, because i want to feel like that all the time and everyone said how much of a different person i was that night.

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It's why alcohol is considered a social drink, it reduces inhabitions. Without anxiety a lot of things become easier which is why with AS there technically isn't any disability because it's all down to a lack of self-confidence.

 

But the absence of alcohol is not a cause of anxiety even if it removes it when drunk. Exercise is always a better option I feel, so a physical hobby could be a good idea.

 

Also try to put it in context, would being at the party but not drinking yourself have produced a slightly similiar effect? I have friends that use drugs, I don't. But when they are under the influence they're amazed at how well they relate to me better because they are temporarily no longer Neurotypical, though no one would have noticed this if I took drugs because it would have been assumed that the different perception of me must have been caused by the drugs I would take that would make me seem different rather than others having their perceptions influenced.

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Hi... after my son was dx, and I read all the available literature, I began to realise that a lot of people on one side of family have (or had) it, the older generation having gone undiagnosed. Many of them had alcohol problems. I can understand why, because then they can be sociable. Alcohol does make you feel good in that way, whether you have AS or not. I certainly over-imbibed during my student years, and thouroughly enjoyed it. But, I guess what I'm trying to say is - be aware, be careful.... have fun, go out with friends, but don't come to rely on it. >:D<<'> >:D<<'> >:D<<'>

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I'm two weeks away from a formal assessment, and in my younger days drank heavily from time to time. Depending on what I drank, I could be even more withdrawn, or (usually with lager) I would become louder and sometimes obnoxious. Some of the inhibitions went, but because the social and verbal skills weren't there, I did tend to put my foot in it. Once I got past a certain drunkness, however, I really didn't enjoy it.

 

But since moving away from my parents (and away from staggering distance of town) I've drunk less and less, and I've not drunk since starting on citalopram about a year ago. A car with fuel already bough and paid for beats saving money for a taxi and waiting in the cold with a bunch of p***heads. :D

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Hi,

 

not too sure what to say here..... it must be tempting now you know the positive feelings you have while on alcohol but please don't fall into the trap of drinking too regular - socially and now and again is fine but if you were to ever get hooked and depend on it it would be terrible for you and is so hard to kick an addictive habbit - I smoke & i've tried all I can but can not give in :( I have not got the will power - only wish I'd never started in the 1st place!!!

 

Incidently I was told years ago by a psychologist that I must be a strong person for not taking up regular drinking as I felt as you did whilst being tipsy - I am an adult with ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) but I think the only reason I didn't persue the drinking was the fear that I would become addicted to the booze as I am the Fag's!

 

That's it for me here - Just be sensible & Careful

 

Best Wishes

Rach

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This is something i have worried about with my own son, he is only a child right now but when he reaches teens and older i have wondered if alcohol might be something that tempts him to help him relax and/or socialise. The alcoholism runs right through his fathers family going back generations so that in itself has always worried me.

I would say yes enjoy yourself now and then but drink sensibly and be careful. There are a lot of not so nice people out there who are only too willing to take advantage of an intoxicated person whos inhibitions have going awry after having a few. Not only that the morning after the night before is never any fun when your head hurts!!

Have fun but take care!!

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