EVERY Weekend!

[fabulouspaula]

Well, I just got in for the night (it's 12:20) and seriously, almost every single weekend someone I'm with throws up. I'm not exaggurating at all when I say every week either- I've literally seen people throw up 10+ seperate times in the past few months. Generally I think it's because my group of friends and accquaintances party pretty hard, but at the same time it's getting frustrating.


Just now, on the way home the driver threw up a bunch of times from what he thinks was food poisoning... great. Anyway, maybe this is for the best because I'm basically LIVING the web page with all the photographs. Then again, maybe it's not such a good thing.


Sorry, I just thought I'd vent because it happened again. And I don't know if it's helping me or not.

[sparky2004]

I used to have friends that drank in excess. They were good people, don't get me wrong, but they drank way too much at parties. I had a difficult time being around these people. I was always afraid that someone was going to get sick sooner or later, and I could usually predict with almost 80 percent accuracy as to who was going to get sick and who wasn't.


I never believed in drinking to the point of blacking out and throwing up, and I wasn't that much of a drinker to begin with. I come from an alcoholic family, so you can say that I was on a mission to break the alcoholic chain in my famil, and I did. Yet hard core drinking never made sense to me, and it still doesn't. I think it's a waste of beer and money, because you are only going to throw it back up if you drink too much.


If you don't feel comfortable with certain people or certian situations, than by all means leave. Take care of yourself. I'm 28 years old, and I will only have the smallest cup of red wine or Kahula with milk. I drink it for the taste, and not to get drunk. Call me old, but I just don't see any point in excessive drinking and partying anymore.


If your friends are doing something that you are not comfortable with than as I have said, leave. Don't stay just because they are your friends. Real friends will understand and not give you grief for leaving. Just be polite andhonest.

[alliecat]

Hey... I don't believe in binge drinking either. I think its dumb. I mean, I'm only 20 years old and I already know that for my 21st birthday, I'm not going to be like every other Tom Dick and Harry that I know and go out and bar hop only just to forget the night as a whole anyways. I also only like drinks for their taste. I'm actually a beer kinda person. I only will drink one at a sitting anyways. I don't get drunk anymore at all. I had a few experiences in high school... but that's about it....


<3 Allie

[Scattycat]

There's one good thing to come out of this - lots of exposure therapy for you. Joking aside, you seem to be handling it very well.

I'm lucky that the people I tend to socialise with, don't go overboard (touch wood) I think I would have to stop going out with these people for a while if they can't control themselves - I don't know why people have to drink excessively, it's no fun for other people to see them in that state anyway [img]smileys/smilies_07.gif[/img] If this guy had food poisoning, why was he out? Call me odd, but does fp not make you feel really ill [img]smileys/smilies_12.gif[/img]

[fabulouspaula]

Yeah I definately was a bit more stressed out than normal when he said it was from food poisoning, which happens to be what I consider the worst kind of throwing up. He was driving around the whole night and I think he was feeling sick the whole time, but on the positive side, after he threw up a few times he felt fine. Which goes to show that it does make you feel better afterwards. Aside from that, I know I shouldn't be hanging around so much with binge drinkers, but they're really awesome people and they're my great friends- they just party too hard. And I'm going to university in a few months so I don't think the alcohol problem is going to go away haha. Thanks for your posts you guys, I definately just was weirded out last night since I've seen IT so many times lately. That's life though!

[carri]

I think you are amazing that you put yourself repeatedly in a situation where it seems likely or possible to happen. When I was your age I seriously missed out on heaps of fun fearing the sick part!! You are very brave, and if you are even kind of handling it then it's not too much of a problem.


Well done.


Can i just ask you, do you have a bigger problem with others being sick..or yourself?? Just interested.


But I am impressed...cos I'd have my running shoes on for a quick get away!! Haha...I would not havecontinued to be in that car!!!!

[samara's on tv]

I don't think that drinking till you puke is fun! I mean when I was like 17 my sister got arested for public intoxication and the next day she threw up like THE WHOLE DAY! She had minor alcohol poisoning we later found out. I'm going to be 21 in like 2 months and I am CERTAINLY Not going to get trashed, I might have a beer but that's it! I'm amazed you are still friends with these people. Most of my friends are recovering alcoholics (I met them because I'm a recovering pain killer addict) So most of my friends don't drink. I'm amazed that you still go out and party with them. I couldn't stand to go out with people who puke like EVERYTIME they drink. Tell them how you feel...maybe they'll listen.


~Monica

[fabulouspaula]

I'm MUCH more afraid of myself throwing up than other people throwing up, carri. I think it's because of how much I've been faced with other people throwing up throughout high school. So lately I haven't been having too much trouble dealing with other people being sick, but I still get really stressed out if I feel sick myself. And to be totally honest, in grade 11 I got alcohol poisoning, which I am definately not proud of. I threw up literally 20+ times because of it. I had the phobia before the incident and I still have it, so it didn't change the way I feel about throwing up. Drinking is just so ridiculous at this age. I know I can't change the fact that people my age drink so much, but I'll be glad when the time finally comes when it isn't necessary to drink every weekend! Thanks for the help, I'm really proud of the progress I've made with the phobia in the past year. Fingers crossed that things will change a bit in University!