I'm pretty much with you on the drink thing. But I've never actually been pressured to drink (or smoke).
A big issue for me is I don't actually like the *taste* of most alcoholic beverages. Beer, wine and champagne just taste awful to me (actually all fizzy drinks do).
The only thing I actually like the taste of enough to have a few drinks is Baileys (mixed with milk, and sometimes milo, or just hunks of chocolate).
I can't stand feeling nauseus, so that cuts me out at about 3 or 4 drinks maximum anyway. And the concept of not being able to remember things the next day is just horrible.
The occasional tipsiness is fine, and it's is probably good for me to be more relaxed, but I have to be careful as I can get a bit over-sensitive (more than usual!) so I get upset easily.
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A big issue for me is I don't actually like the *taste* of most alcoholic beverages. Beer, wine and champagne just taste awful to me (actually all fizzy drinks do).
The only thing I actually like the taste of enough to have a few drinks is Baileys (mixed with milk, and sometimes milo, or just hunks of chocolate).
I can't stand feeling nauseus, so that cuts me out at about 3 or 4 drinks maximum anyway. And the concept of not being able to remember things the next day is just horrible.
The occasional tipsiness is fine, and it's is probably good for me to be more relaxed, but I have to be careful as I can get a bit over-sensitive (more than usual!) so I get upset easily.