Do brewers get drunk alone?

[threeeight]

I have one, sometimes two at home probably 3 nights a week. I don't think I've ever had more than 3 beers when driking alone. I'm pretty much over getting hammered these days, and when I do, it's usually socially-either a friend is buying, or I'm just havin a great time and lose track of how many pints have gone in...

 

[Noleafclover]

I think my avatar sums up my feelings.

 

[BeerFun]

I never saw the video, but heard the song on the radio all the time. One of my favorites, but it always makes me a little sad. Even as dudes, there are those songs sometimes that still hit us in our own little way, and this one does to me.

Good post, glad I saw the vid.

It's a sad video yes. I always get a bit melancholic when I drink. I'm happy that you liked it.

 

[BeerFun]

I love to drink with friends and be social, but sometimes I just feel like drinking alone. It can be very relaxing to have 6-12 beers by yourself.

Indeed!

 

[BeerFun]

Thanks for all your replies. It is interesting to read. I'm not alone I see.

 

[homebeerbrewer]

I'm the only one in my house that drinks, so yeah, I guess I drink alone. My wife will taste my brew, but it's usually just a sip. As for getting drunk, no, I don't usually drink that much, unless I'm with friends, and then I don't pay attention to how much I drink until it's too late.

And besides, you aren't drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.

 

[yeoldebrewer]

And besides, you aren't drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.

+1
You know you have crossed the line when you stop moving and the room doesn't. Not fun.

 

[tcklord]

I'm the only one in my house that drinks, so yeah, I guess I drink alone. My wife will taste my brew, but it's usually just a sip. As for getting drunk, no, I don't usually drink that much, unless I'm with friends, and then I don't pay attention to how much I drink until it's too late.

And besides, you aren't drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.

Haha one of my friends is like that, he will often sleep on a couch or even in his own bed with one foot or a hand on the ground when drunk. He says he needs to ground himself. I say he just can't hold his liquor or beer

 

[BeerFun]

I think my avatar sums up my feelings.

Hehe yes

 

[Marius]

I drink some beers everyday with my girl and my friends (I'm lucky that I can meet 5 to 10 friends everyday 100 metres from my home). Somedays we end up drunk.

When my girl and I don't feel like meeting anybody we drink some homebrews at home.

But sometimes, when my girl is not at home I like to drink with Robert Johson, sometimes with Hendrix, Joplin, Waits... and sometimes we end up totally drunk.

 

[FreakinA]

Yeah if I ever drukt and it is socially acceptable to, I will goto HBT.com and troll.

 

[BeerFun]

Yeah if I ever drukt and it is socially acceptable to, I will goto HBT.com and troll.

Being drunk in front of the keyboard make you easily troll yes It's like being at a bar and get too drunk and do stupid things. You regret it the day after.

 

[beerocd]

i can count on one hand the number of times in my life i've been drunk at all, and not one time was it intentional.

Is that a scientific calculator in your counting hand? :cross:

Drinking alone is great because you can drink at your pace and not have to keep up on the rounds.
I could take an hour to finish a pint sometimes; good thing I don't mind warmer beer. Beer slushies are for BMC.

-OCD

 

[jgln]

I don't understand why if you drink alone or get drunk alone you have a problem but if you drink or get drunk with others it is just fine. The only difference is one person likes time to him/herself, no conversation, and the other wants to be surrounded by others and involved in conversation. So a loner can't drink and one who is not can drink all he wants?

 

[kornkob]

Most of the 'signs' of alcoholism are not 'proofs' but indicators. Drinking when you are alone can be an indicator of 'hiding behaviour'. If someone is hiding their drinking behaviour, there's a good chance that the habit is destructive. But asking someone 'are you hiding something' doesn't generally engender an honest response. But asking if they drink alone and then following up an affirmative with more probing questions might expose the hiding behaviour.

So drinking in a group isn't automatically 'just fine' behaviour. It just means that one doesn't need to explore the possibility that the person is hiding their behaviour.

 

[Hardtack]

Only Two Times I Drink,When I`m Alone or , When I`m with
Someone Else.

 

[jgln]

Most of the 'signs' of alcoholism are not 'proofs' but indicators. Drinking when you are alone can be an indicator of 'hiding behaviour'. If someone is hiding their drinking behaviour, there's a good chance that the habit is destructive. But asking someone 'are you hiding something' doesn't generally engender an honest response. But asking if they drink alone and then following up an affirmative with more probing questions might expose the hiding behaviour.

So drinking in a group isn't automatically 'just fine' behaviour. It just means that one doesn't need to explore the possibility that the person is hiding their behaviour.

Right, a person who normally likes to socialize but often drinks alone would fall into that category, but a person who normally likes the peace and quiet of being alone or simply is introverted should not.

I defend this assumption people have of lone drinkers because I am one. I no longer prefer bars, never really did, friends are busy and after spending all day at work BS'n with my co workers I enjoy the peace and quiet at home. Why can't I drink then? I don't like to watch sports with others or even movies (except fiancee) because to me they are a distraction. When I drink alone (well, fiancee is almost always there) I am almost always doing something often hobbies and again, visitors would just be a distraction and I would get nothing done. When friends come over I get NOTHING done, not saying it is not fun just that I got nothing done. I REALLY ENJOY my time alone, always have and always will. There is so much you can do by yourself.

Oh and listening to music, I just have to do that alone to enjoy it and I will always have a few then.

I think drinking alone being associated with problems needs to be looked at on a case by case basis, but all too often I have heard if you drink alone you have a problem, but the guy who goes to bars 4 nights a week does not.

 

[kornkob]

But your 'defence' seems to ignore that the question about solitary drinking isn't intended to condemn solitary drinking but to explore the possibility that there is hiding behaviour going on.

Someone who drinks alone isn't automatically hiding their drinking. But a very social person who only drinks alone may be hiding. So asking if you drink alone alongside a bunch of other indicators opens up areas to discuss and explore further, that's all. That's what most of the indicators are for: to open up areas to discuss and explore.

If you've had people tell you that drinking alone makes you an alcoholic, odds are you have someone spouting off half understood pop psychology, half remembered from Psych 101 in college.

Furthermore, it appears that solitary drinking isn't considered a diagnostic symptom. Per the standards of the American Psychiatric Association if you exhibit 3 or more of a specific list of symptoms in a 12 month period you can be diagnosed as an alcoholic. none of those symptoms are 'solitary drinking'.

So tell these folks to piss off.

 

[jgln]

But your 'defence' seems to ignore that the question about solitary drinking isn't intended to condemn solitary drinking but to explore the possibility that there is hiding behaviour going on.

Someone who drinks alone isn't automatically hiding their drinking. But a very social person who only drinks alone may be hiding. So asking if you drink alone alongside a bunch of other indicators opens up areas to discuss and explore further, that's all. That's what most of the indicators are for: to open up areas to discuss and explore.

If you've had people tell you that drinking alone makes you an alcoholic, odds are you have someone spouting off half understood pop psychology, half remembered from Psych 101 in college.

Correct, I defend the situation where a person can drink alone and not be an alcoholic. Regardless of where they got their information though many still think it. Why else the title of this thread, why is it even a topic?

I understand what you are saying and I think we are in agreement and yes your points are correct from a clinical situation where a person is already showing issues and you can dig deeper asking the question. But the fact this thread even exists (and I believe it has before) tells me people often associate drinking alone with a problem or alcoholism without even knowing the individual.

 

[DeathBrewer]

Yes. Of course we do.

 

[Catch-22]

Every night

 

[bdnoona]

I drink alone. I also tele-drink with friends via Xbox live too. That's kind of social. Drinking online helps me cope with all the killing I do in online in FPS.

 

[mhermetz]

I basically drink a couple beers during the Hockey game. I may be alone or with friends. Other then that I just get drunk on Friday or Saturday with friends.

 

[Shooter]

I drink alone. I also tele-drink with friends via Xbox live too. That's kind of social. Drinking online helps me cope with all the killing I do in online in FPS.

Nuthin' better than a couple of beers and evening with the Xbox or the PS3. I do NOT, however, recommend the Wii in this situation. It can be downright dangerous!

 

[kansastransplantvictim]

 

[josiahcox]

I also tele-drink with friends via Xbox live too. That's kind of social. Drinking online helps me cope with all the killing I do in online in FPS.

Thank God I'm not the only one.

 

[BrewRI]

If I'm watching an anticipated sports game I'm drinking. Alone? In Public? With Family? It doesn't matter. I love having winter lager and watching hockey, I love rum and coke and baseball, hard cider and football is less frequent but equally appreciated.

 

[bdnoona]

Thank God I'm not the only one.

My brewing friends are the same guys I run with online. You can pretty much count on us being online all winter, every weekend night, half in the bag on homebrew, kicking a$$ and taking names in whatever is the most recent great shooter.

 

[GrizlyGarou]

How can you be alone when there's still yeast in the beer you're drinking?

They count, don't they?

 

[cjmcfoot]

Drink alone = YES
Get Drunk alone = NEVER
Get Drunk with friends = SELDOM
Get Drunk on brew day = Only once, and the beer from that session was s****y.