OT: Why do we do the things we do?

[Starhawk]

Well I was drunk twice before the age of 18 both times I was alone the first time I got drunk I was just curious about how alcohol would actually effect me I downed about eight shots of vodka/burboune and ended up crawling to my room, fortunately I am not a puker it takes a LOT to make me vommit, unfortunately that seemed to make the hangover in the morning like 10 times worse, but I was able to convince my parents taht I was sick and so they pretty much left me alone.

The second time I got drunk was exactly BECAUSE I was alone I was depressed and heartbroken so I downed an entire coffee mug full of some kind of booz or another I can't even remember anymore but anyway I got out a knife I used on models for cutting away extra plastic and I took it to my left wrist fortunately because I was drunk my hands were shaking so bad and my vision was so blurry I only nicked myself and fortunately got caught by my mother before I figured some other way to hurt myself.

Well anyway I decided after that experience and considering the fact that I think alcohol is absolutely disgusting I had best keep as much distance between me and any sort of booz as possible.

[Thermodyne]

Man how times change. In my teens (mid 70's), I lived on Miller Beer. A lot of people I knew were into wobble weed, but beer was the joy of my life. $10 would get me a case of beer and a tank of gas.

[Starhawk]

Well all alcohol has ever caused me is pain and further depression so yeah times have apparently changed though I know a lot of teens between 15-17 that get drunk or high just about every other day one of them was a 16 year old girl I worked with who had a 2 year old son.

BTW doing the math she got knocked up at 13 gave birth at 14.

[Thermodyne]

I guess it should be noted that alcohol is a depressant. And should be positively avoided by people who are depressed. A depressed person having several stiff drinks is sort of like filling the fire bottle with propane. It will just make things worse. If you think you are depressed, get some professional help. Don’t self medicate with booze and don’t try to council yourself by airing your problems in an unprofessional (lack of a better word) “forum”. Depression is a serious illness and should be treated by someone trained to do so. Depression is nothing to fool around with. Seriously depressed people sometimes cause harm themselves and on occasion harm others.

[Starhawk]

Well I'm not currently depressed I was depressed it was about a year ago, now I'm just dealing with typical teenage anxt (sp) heheh. so don't worry about me.

And yeah I know about the depressent part now heh trust me on that part.

[Kamog]

I don't drink, and once in a while somebody tries to pressure me into drinking. When I was a kid, my own father tried to get me to drink! And I didn't listen to him. I have seen some of my friends get drunk and do stupid things that they regretted later.

[Atrocities]

To answer Post #357292, one word, Genetics. Nuff said.