Drinking and thinking... does alcohol help you 'see' things more clearly?

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2 double measures of port wine, alone in my flat.

I am nearly 30, single, childless and a virgin. I used my grandmother's inheritance money to move into a shoebox in the red light distict on the outskirts of a city where I don't have any friends. I work in the Western equivalent if a sweatshop in the city centre on a zero-hours contract. Sometimes my commute between clients and subway stations requires me to walk 5 miles a day with a heavy messenger bag. I can't afford a car. To reward myself for my hard work today I bought fermented cabbage in a plastic box with real sausages, instead of fermented cabbage in a tin can with hotdogs.

I am drinking and crying. Am I crying because the alcohol is making me emotional, or because it's bringing me out of denial? Does alcohol help you to see things more clearly? I don't even know if this is a serious question anymore...

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  • Boojum
    6 years ago

    People in shitty situations often drink to forget their pain, but you need a lot more than a couple glasses port to reach that state.

    In smaller doses, alcohol reduces inhibitions. Sounds like you've been repressing feelings that you're in a dire situation, but the alcohol has knocked down the wall you've built.

    Being under the influence isn't great for rational thought, but maybe you can start thinking about how you can get to a better place in your life once you're sober.

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  • Kevinevan
    6 years ago

    Alcohol makes you "think" you are thinking clearly but you're not. It's also a depressant so yes it can make you emotional and cause crying.

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  • littlered82
    6 years ago

    I never felt that alcohol made me think clearly. Pot on the other hand...I feel like it opens my mind up to something new each time I smoke.

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  • Justmehere
    6 years ago

    It might relax you at first, so you can think with less stress, but, the more you drink, the more foggy your thinking gets. And, you make bad decisions, especially if you see your life as in the crapper. Start to think "I'm going to DO something about it!", and do or say things you shouldn't or that will make things worse.

    Don't drink for a week or so. Let your head clear, then..Lay out a plan of action for improving your life.

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