I am very depressed and shy, it sucks, i want to feel more confident and feel happy. and i want to know if alcohol will help me, i never tried it but i really want to feel better and overcome my shyness, im 16 years old, and i know a place where i can buy beer at my age, so please tell me how much should i drink? and how will i feel after, and what kind of beer works better?
2006-09-13 09:50:33 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Men's Health
Alcohol is a depressant. It's not going to help you feel better. What it will do is make you do stupid things you won't remember doing until someone comes up to you and tells you because everyone else is talking about you behind your back. Stuff like getting taken advantage of by pedophiles so they'll buy booze for you, letting 'friend' post videos of you getting your face farted on while you're passed out, lying to your parents, and growing up to be a drunk who can't keep a decent job or take care of his family. Then you'll be embarrassed and self-conscience because everyone will know you as a useless alcoholic. In the end, you're not going to feel happy and more confident.
2006-09-13 10:01:00 · answer #1 · answered by IAINTELLEN 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Drinking is never the answer for anybody at any age !!
Your 16 and Lot's of people your age seem to have a hard time trying to fit in with other etc, and keep on-top of everything....Drinking will give you a very short term fix to make you feel a little better about yourself, but as soon as it outta your system you will come down with a massive BANG and need to get a fix again which will lead to been alcohol dependent....Be you and look at the good things about YOU.
Why don't you try joining some after school clubs etc mixing with others and trying to make some new friends to see if this helps lift your depression, also try speaking to someone that you feel close to and trust to confide in about the way your feeling.....But Hell No, Beer is not your answer.
2006-09-13 17:15:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should not drink at your age, but i'm not your dad and I would rather see you be informed and drunk than ignorant and dead. Also, alcohol doesn't make everyone outgoing, it can cause some people to clam up. So it might not give you the desired effect.
Since your 16, get some cans of Natural Light. Don't drink any more than 2 per hour, 3 at the most. Some people will tell you that you can drink more, and you can. But if you haven't been drunk before and don't know your limit, stick with 2-3
Alcohol impairs your balance and reaction time by messing with how your nerves transmit and receive signals. That is why it is very important to make sure not to drive drunk.
Let me reiterate that you shouldn't drink, i'm just being realisitc.
2006-09-13 17:03:24 · answer #3 · answered by lane.montgomery 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your 16, and you want to drink. First of all, that's illegal. Second, 16 year olds probably won't be able to hold the alcohol very much, meaning you will probably get drunk fast. Third, high schoolers should never drink. It'll will ruin you forever. Your grades will suffer, and people will continue to pressure you to drink more, and at parties, you may get so drunk that it'll go too far and could lead to a DUI (driving under influence of alcohol), or you could get in an accident when driving drunk. It'll only go downhill for the first taste of alcohol. I think you can wait five years. The pressure to seem cool might be high, but you have to say no. Its wrong. As for your shyness, theres nothing wrong with being shy. Try to make friends, join clubs at school, maby get into dating, but defenetly dont drink and dont smoke. They will do nothing for your shyness anyway.
2006-09-13 17:01:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's why you can't buy alcohol at your age. You aren't mature enough to make a rational decision. It's illegal. It won't help you-it will only make things worse. And one day-if you don't kill yourself with it or end up in prison--you might be lucky enough to be sitting in an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.
Good grief. Why do you think there are so many people with drunk driving and other alcohol related problems? If it really fixed all that and made peoples' lives better then there would be no one sitting in jail-no alcohol realated deaths or AA.
2006-09-13 17:02:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just think of all the FUN you'll have if you have a predisposition to alcoholism,get a good case of liver cirrhosis,kill or maim someone when driving,all the money you'll throw away,all the lives you may ruin-yes-you'll just have a blast won't you-Use a little sense, will ya' (Never mind getting caught for underage drinking,losing driving privileges,getting a criminal record that will haunt you all your life-Search other ways to have be happy ,work on your self-esteem,etc-this is definitly Not the way-Take Care,people do care about you!!
2006-09-13 16:59:11 · answer #6 · answered by KEITH G 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
you don't need beer to make you happy,and it won't make you feel better.You are old enough to work.I was once shy and when I started working i got over it and i started to talk to people.It will help a lot if you get out there and start talking to people first even if you just say hello and how are you.you being depress go fine something you like to do,and do it and have fun.You should really talk to your parents on how you are feeling.You are a beautiful person and you need to hear it everyday.
2006-09-13 16:57:57 · answer #7 · answered by silly_girl 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, alcohol wont make it any easier. Itll just give you problems. It causes depression for one. Youre under age and you could screw up your life or someone elses. Stay away from it, itll only make things worse.
2006-09-13 16:56:43 · answer #8 · answered by ~~ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Ha, alcohol will give you a whole new set of problems that will make everything that went before seem like child's play.
Get counseling
2006-09-13 16:55:13 · answer #9 · answered by jonnyraven 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
WOW. Yeah, if you have to ASK how much to drink, you don't need to be drinking. Also, getting drunk isn't going to make you feel confident and happy. It's just going to make you feel tired and hungover.
2006-09-13 16:54:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋