I doubt I would go out and have a drink even if I wasn't depressed. I've been to the pub before and didn't like it, was a waste of time for me
I dion't like alcohol so unless I want to get drunk, I doubt I'd have any reason to drink it
Yes you would. Being more social almost certainly will drag you into it, until you enjoy your drink.
No I wouldn't
My not going out drinking isn't down to depression, or even just anxiety.
When I was younger I wasn't depressed like this, and my anxiety wasn't as severe, I went out sometimes and never got drunk
And I have tried alcohol a lot without getting drunk
Having a couple of drinks now and then is one thing, actually getting pissed is another
But if you do drink socially, eventually you will get drunk. Its almost a certainty
It depends
I could go out and have a couple drinks and not get drunk
I've drank plenty of times, without getting drunk
The "some people" was in general
I don't think I was referring to anyone on here
Muslims?
I don't get drunk except to deal with depression, and I'm not muslim
I'm atheist and can't stand religion
You don't have to be muslim to have no desire to get pissed
Btw I'm not bothered about people getting drunk, I'm not criticisng you for that or anything - it was just the assumption that it's sad not to that I disagreed with
It is sad, when you examine the reasons why.
Not everyone's reasons are the same
SOME people don't drink becuase of their religion or their upbringing and think it's "wrong" or whatever
But there are plenty of people who just don't
want to
That's not sad
What WOULD be sad, is those people then drinking anyway just because other people are or other people are telling them to
I don't think it's sad to not do something just because you don't want to
It makes sense
