If you are a someone that likes to drink and go to parties do you do it because you genuinely enjoy it or do you do it as a form of escapism?

[thegreenyogi]

When I say escapism what I mean is do you drink and party so you can forget your own reality like stress, problems, life you hate and so on.

[Staximus]

I used to like parties because I would get to see a lot of my friends. Now my friends rarely get together. If I went to a party now and it was full of a bunch of people I didn't know, it would remind me too much of working at the bar. I would be thinking to myself "oh no, look at all these drunk bastards" and want to get the hell out of there.

[NathanDavis]

I liked some parties back then... but I wasn't one to drink

I still don't drink that much, sometimes... some wine with a very good dish

I'm still waiting for @islathewitch to lead me to what a genuine, good tasting beer is like... lol

[IslaTheWitch]

@NathanDavis me? as you probably know, I'm not a beer person...

but...

I definitely live in beer country... so, for when is your flight scheduled? :D

[NathanDavis]

@IslaTheWitch I'm always ready, lol... what about that ginger stuff you mentioned the other day?

[IslaTheWitch]

spicy ginger beer? or? but it doesn't contain alcohol :D

but I have even this at home :D

and Polish beer-lemonade called Karmi (0.5%)

[NathanDavis]

@IslaTheWitch beer-lemonade sounds interesting...

I've had lemonade/tequila ice cream before...

[IslaTheWitch]

alcohol doesn't help to forget... it creates an illusion of forgetting, but in the end, you wake up with a hangover, and you remember EVERYTHING and more...

the only way to forget your problems is to SOLVE THEM... not to drink...

I enjoy alcohol... I drink small amounts and simply like the taste :D

[Agape93]

I don't party but I do drink. Helps me sleep sometimes, but primarily it's to numb myself and stop feeling anything at all for a while

[Zack-Bann]

I actually really enjoy the party experience
Sure it helps to shut off life’s troubles
But it’s not just a coping mechanism it’s also a pleasure of its own

[jshm2]

Both and more.

As a former party animal it was a place before the internet, that you could meet all your people, and their people. Maybe even go home with a few...

[soe11]

• Their is prose and cons.
• Their is positive and negative.