What is my purpose for drinking?Should I set boundaries?What are the results of drinking?Should we be concerned that when we are not in control of ourselves when we are drink?Are there moral guidelines or laws that I should take into account?

Discussion 1/5: Wasted

Thoughts on Drinking:

  1. Over Time
  1. Before first drink
  2. After first drink
  3. During high school
  4. During college
  5. After college

Reasons for Drinking:

  1. Fit In (Social Norm)
  2. Relaxing
  3. Gaining Courage (Losing Inhibitions)

What is my purpose for drinking?

  1. Should I set boundaries?
  2. No Alcohol
  3. Only a few drinks
  4. As long as I’m in control
  5. As long as I remember my actions
  6. Who cares, it’s my life, let me be

What are the results of drinking?

  1. Lowered inhibitions
  2. The ability to do things I want to do (talk to girls/boys)
  3. Regretting your actions
  4. Blacking out
  5. Puking (Death)

Morality

  1. Should we be concerned that when we are not in control of ourselves when we are drink?
  2. Are there moral guidelines or laws that I should take into account?

Revelations when drunk

  1. “The truth comes out when you are drunk.”

Alcohol in my life:

  1. If I want to remove alcohol from my activities, how can I go about doing that?
    Is it OK to order water at a bar?
    Will my friends reject me?
    How can I still fit in?