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Why do people drink?

Why do people 'drink'?

  • Last week, India had one of the most sensational case of Women molestation. The Tehelka - Tejpal Case. Amongst others, the defence used was, that molestation was nothing but a Mild drinking Banter. If you observe people who commit such crimes, like molestation and rapes, most are Drunk. Drinking increases your propensity to commit crimes by 10X. Anyone, can explain, to me, that other than Social Pressure, what else make people take to Drinking? If analysed, Drinking results in loss of 'Ability to Think'. Then why? And here I would like to add that both Men and Women who drink, are easy prey for anyone wanting to commit crime on them. So Quorans, let me know. Why People Drink? :)

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    I think it is because we are anxious; in fact, I am temped to say anxious "by nature," but I'm not sure if I should be quite that bold. At any rate, we typically live either in the past or the future. We are always either thinking about the past (regret, memories, failed hopes) or the future (anxiety). Of course, we also live in "good" ways in the past (happy memories) and the future (hopes), but even these "good" times can quickly turn sour: will I continue to make those good memories? will I continue to be happy? will my hopes turn out? So while we can be happy, I'd wager that more often than not we are in some state of unease (however slight) concerning the past and the future. But when we drink, these thoughts don't occur anymore; both the past and the future are temporarily escaped. (This also seems to me to explain drug use, meditation, and a host of other "forgetting" activities; and obviously they aren't all "bad" because meditation can be quite healthy while drug use it typically less healthy). Concerning what he calls the "last man" (the man who runs from suffering rather than embracing it and growing through it), Nietzsche, describing their attitude, writes in Thus Spoke Zarathustra: "A little poison now and then: that makes for pleasant dreams. And much poison at the end for a pleasant death." Basically, we dislike suffering, and drinking and drug use ("poison") help us to forget suffering.

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"Drinking increases your propensity to commit crimes by 10X." Can you cite a reference for that? I am highly suspect of that statistic. Based on the amount of bars on the planet and the number of people who frequent them + the number that don't but drink at home it is unlikely that that number has any validity, if it did, the amount of crimes being committed would be astronomically higher. That said, I drink because I enjoy the flavor of the things I drink. Alcohol is just an ingredient in a beverage. The variety of flavors and types of beverage varies greatly and I enjoy eating and drinking food stuffs. The effect of over imbibing can be viewed as a bonus or a hindrance depending on how you choose to look at it.

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No rush of thoughts in the head and one feels peace of mind I am not going to talk about the crimes here. I drink to reduce the clutter in my head. The rush of thoughts makes me feel lost. I have ADD, depression, short temper and a bad personal life. Drinking reduces the rush of thoughts, i can speak correctly, i can now listen, i can complain and act upon things. Yes i know the ill effects of drinking and yes i am trying hard to quit that habbit, however its not called a habbit for no reason. I am hoping to turn things around i. My life from now on. However the reason for drinking is what i have stated above. It all startes as fun when things were cool, but now has reached a level where the coolness am factor is not the most alluring one. The fact that i have lot lesser thoughts in my head is the main temptation. Ps: I strictly do not advocate drinking. There can be a better life without drinking too.

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