I rarely drink wine anymore, but it's not from any memories of over-indulging. I will still drink it if I'm at a party or something and that's all there is, but if there's a choice I would usually have a mixed drink or beer instead.
I don't really associate any specific liquor with a bad memory, usually in the times I drank too much and got sick, it was due to mixing drinks and not eating, so I can't really blame just one type of drink.
Instead of avoiding a specific liquor, I've just developed a set of drinking rules that are fairly reliable for preventing any bad results.
1. Always have some food in your stomach before starting to drink- preferably some type of carb that can soak up the alcohol. Almost every drinking disaster of my past has been on an empty stomach.
2. if you are going to drink both hard liquor and beer or wine, drink the hard liquor first, and beer or wine later. This works well with dinner parties and whatnot, where you have a cocktail before dinner and then wine with dinner. (if you do start with beer or wine and want to drink hard liquor later in the night, they should be spaced at least an hour apart and drink a full glass of water or soft drink in between).
3. If I'm out for a longer night, or especially in an outdoor hot/sunny situation like a music festival, I alternate alcoholic drinks with non-alcoholic ones. (cocktail- coke- cocktail-water-cocktail, for example). Because I want to be drinking something the whole time, I want to have something to sip on, but I want to maintain that nice plateau of "slightly tipsy", without going over the cliff into " stupid drunk". Alternating with water or a soft drink keeps you hydrated, and keeps you in the sweet spot of functional tipsiness.
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Popcorn Kernel (2368)
7 years ago
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4. Marijuana is legal in my state. But mixing it with alcohol can result in "the spins"- that horrible situation where if you lay down and close your eyes, it feels like you are spinning very fast and the only way to stop it is open your eyes, which makes sleep impossible and makes puking very probable. So if I am going to be partaking in marijuana, I keep the alcohol very limited. Like maybe 1 or 2 alcoholic drinks over the whole night. (and plenty of water or soda in between, because cotton mouth).
When sticking to these rules , I haven't had a hangover or been puking-drunk for the last 15 years or so.
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Popcorn Kernel (2368)
7 years ago
Yeah my goal is always the sweet spot- reach it quickly and then MAINTAIN it.
That sweet spot where you feel relaxed, are confident enough to dance, but you won't make an ass of yourself or end up making out with some weird stranger. You can hold a conversation, you won't lose your wallet or phone, and you can get home safely. (not driving, the sweet spot is still too drunk to drive, but I mean functional enough to take a train or call an uber or whatever) And you don't need to make any apology phone calls the next day. if you don't have to apologize the next day, you had a good night! LOL
It's tricky chemistry to maintain that level, but if you listen to your body and learn the lessons it teaches you, it gets easier with time. Of course if you add in any new variable like a new prescription medication, then it can totally fuck with your calculations.
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