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I Do Not Drink Alcohol

Alcohol Intolerance

By: artbandit
Written on February 10th, 2012
The culture I live makes it difficult for me to avoid drinking alcohol, in my late teens and early 20s...I drank alcohol as a way to bond and feel included among my peers...I never liked or enjoyed it, I always get wasted and do silly things like vomiting or falling asleep.

Having alcohol intolerance means that when I have a small quantity of beer, wine, spirits my body gets really cold even in the summer when its really hot, I start to shiver, and my nasal passages gets blocked that I have to breath through my mouth, I get rashes and itchy skin, bloodshot eyes then my body just goes into shutdown mode.

I can still have alcohol as ingredients in food though, for things like sauces and rum or liquor in truffles, and it has no effects on my body.

But socially its difficult for me to go to a bar when everyone is drinking, I find it difficult to relate with people under the influence of alcohol.

I would rather stay at home and have a nice dinner with close friends or any other alternatives to social drinking.

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  • RickiSchnucki
    RickiSchnucki

    My son has a similar problem but he doesn't like to drink alcohol, not sure if he has an intolerance. Who is real intolerant, that are his mates! They don't understand why someone refuses to drink alcohol and ask him again and again.

    Jun 11, 2012
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    • artbandit
      artbandit

      peer pressure is tough growing up

      Jun 11, 2012
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    • RickiSchnucki
      RickiSchnucki

      I had a problem with my friends because it was cool to smoke when I grew up and I never liked to smoke.
      Finally I smoked half a ziggy to show them that I hate it.
      Why should I smoke something I don't like to smell? :-D

      Jun 11, 2012
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    • artbandit
      artbandit

      true

      Jun 11, 2012
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  • jo9973
    jo9973

    I've got similar experiences. As a young adult I used to have a drink with my friends socially and found it helpful as 'social glue'. But later on I developed a rhythm problem with my heart and was advised that alcohol could increase the risk of a bad rhythm so I stopped drinking. At first I would go out and drink non-alcoholic beer but even when I was sharing in the moment and taking a full part in the outing I ended up feeling like an outsider because everyone else was getting slightly tipsee and I was kind of left behind. It was great seeing my friends but I felt more and more excluded as the eveings would progress. Now, like you, I prefer to have a nice dinner with close friends. I rarely go to pubs anymore.



    Your intolerance sounds quite nasty - good for you on staying away from the stuff.



    Joanne

    x

    Jun 9, 2012
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  • crystaleyesturquoiseskies
    crystaleyesturquoiseskies

    nice to read you. i am sorry your body is so sensitive to alcohol. i too am extremely sensitive to a lot of things. for alcohol, just the smell can do it for me. it is gagworthy for me, suffocating, causes stress pains. even apple cider, although nonalcoholic, if i even just have a few sips of it, it will make me look stoned, i've been told by more than one family member. so i don't drink apple cider. and i never eat or drink anything with alcohol in it.

    Apr 14, 2012
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    • artbandit
      artbandit

      im sorry to hear that, there are varying degrees to the tolerance. but dont let that stop you from living a full life =)

      Apr 14, 2012
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    • crystaleyesturquoiseskies
      crystaleyesturquoiseskies

      :) oh i don't. i just skirt around the things i cannot deal with and enjoy the things my body does like.

      Apr 14, 2012
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  • Duchessforthright
    Duchessforthright

    I like to sit next to you at wine dinner parties then. Hic Hic.;0) Not online game savvy;0(

    Mar 7, 2012
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  • thelastday
    thelastday

    Interesting story Artbandit- probably beter off without it anyway..more trouble than it's worth..wish I could just not drink..



    ahh, shamless promotion of ep pictionary again... :)

    Feb 10, 2012
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    • artbandit
      artbandit

      =) not really, its related... what else to do when youre not drinking? play games ofcourse its the same social thing...cheeky bugger

      Feb 10, 2012
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    • thelastday
      thelastday

      oh, I see. Sorry, messed that up :D

      Feb 10, 2012
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