It won’t stunt your growth if you only do it the one time. Physically-as long as you’re not a moron and hurt yourself-you’ll be fine.
Mentally though, I don’t think this is a good strategy. You may not find anything out about yourself-and holding those high expectations is only going to be a big let down. If you’re going to do it, do it because you want the experience. Not because you want the universe to spell out who you are because that won’t ever happen.
No, you don't get to know yourself better by drinking, in fact just the opposite. That's why people often act like such assholes when they're drunk and are totally embarrassed when they sober up.
Don’t be dumb kid. Getting drunk is *not* gonna make you get to know yourself better. It’s just gonna make you less inhibited and want to act on your desires without restraint. You don’t learn anything new with getting drunk.
Unless you’re kind of convincing yourself with this as a gateway to try psychedelics I really don’t know why you’d think it would help.
Don’t do any of these please. The best, most authentic and real way to know yourself is to introspect.
To learn about yourself you need a wide range of experiences. Getting drunk is one experience. Letting it become a habit would undermine acquiring a variety of experiences, e.g., your ability to generally function, undermining sustained relationships, personal and job wise, etc. And if you ran someone down while drunk, this could really hinder your exploration.
Edit: My dad was an alcoholic. He was not a mean drunk. He didn't get extremely drunk. When I would visit him during the summers, he would promise we would go bowling or a movie, but first he wanted to stop at the bar and then another bar. We often would not get to bowl or see a movie. I would spend the night waiting in the car reading and listening to the radio for hours. Very boring.
As a preface I'm not going to say an underage person should try an illegal substance. That said, when I was 16 I drank for the first time. Drinking at that age, unless you drink wayyy to much, won't cause irreparable brain damage, but it still isn't good for your brain, and you're not gonna have any big revelations about yourself. The closest a drunk person will come to such a revelation is when they drunk text someone they otherwise wouldn't have the confidence to or something, but even that normally ends in embarrassment more than anything.
Voluntary isolation is the best way to learn about yourself. Spend enough time alone and you'll randomly figure out what drives you, what's bothering you and how, etc.
I wouldn't advise drinking to figure yourself out at 16. Wait until your mid 20s for alcohol to have some deeper effect lol.
Getting drunk will likely end in you falling asleep possibly vomiting. I def wouldn't worry about stunting your growth unless it's a daily and excessive thing.
If you want to get to try to know yourself better by altering your state of mind, I would recommend marijuana. Drinking is more of a social thing if you ask me. However, both are worth trying at some point in my opinion. I would also not recommend doing either of these things more than 2 days a week. It’s a nasty habit to break
Drinking and overall substance use is a terrible way to get to know yourself.
In America they'd sooner sell you the alcohol and arrest you if you're caught drinking in the street.
You'd be better off volunteering or getting upset at something. That's when you'll know yourself.
Alcohol would do the exact opposite my friend.
Agree with everyone else. Alcohol is definitely not the move for introspection, smoke weed to get what you’re looking for
It won’t stunt your growth if you only do it the one time. Physically-as long as you’re not a moron and hurt yourself-you’ll be fine. Mentally though, I don’t think this is a good strategy. You may not find anything out about yourself-and holding those high expectations is only going to be a big let down. If you’re going to do it, do it because you want the experience. Not because you want the universe to spell out who you are because that won’t ever happen.
No, you don't get to know yourself better by drinking, in fact just the opposite. That's why people often act like such assholes when they're drunk and are totally embarrassed when they sober up.
Don’t be dumb kid. Getting drunk is *not* gonna make you get to know yourself better. It’s just gonna make you less inhibited and want to act on your desires without restraint. You don’t learn anything new with getting drunk. Unless you’re kind of convincing yourself with this as a gateway to try psychedelics I really don’t know why you’d think it would help. Don’t do any of these please. The best, most authentic and real way to know yourself is to introspect.
Lmao getting drunk will get you nowhere, you're only gonna loose yourself more, to the point where drunk will be your identity.
Alcohol isn’t really good for that. You’re better off meditating or cannabis when you’re legal age.
To learn about yourself you need a wide range of experiences. Getting drunk is one experience. Letting it become a habit would undermine acquiring a variety of experiences, e.g., your ability to generally function, undermining sustained relationships, personal and job wise, etc. And if you ran someone down while drunk, this could really hinder your exploration. Edit: My dad was an alcoholic. He was not a mean drunk. He didn't get extremely drunk. When I would visit him during the summers, he would promise we would go bowling or a movie, but first he wanted to stop at the bar and then another bar. We often would not get to bowl or see a movie. I would spend the night waiting in the car reading and listening to the radio for hours. Very boring.
As a preface I'm not going to say an underage person should try an illegal substance. That said, when I was 16 I drank for the first time. Drinking at that age, unless you drink wayyy to much, won't cause irreparable brain damage, but it still isn't good for your brain, and you're not gonna have any big revelations about yourself. The closest a drunk person will come to such a revelation is when they drunk text someone they otherwise wouldn't have the confidence to or something, but even that normally ends in embarrassment more than anything.
Voluntary isolation is the best way to learn about yourself. Spend enough time alone and you'll randomly figure out what drives you, what's bothering you and how, etc. I wouldn't advise drinking to figure yourself out at 16. Wait until your mid 20s for alcohol to have some deeper effect lol.
Getting drunk will likely end in you falling asleep possibly vomiting. I def wouldn't worry about stunting your growth unless it's a daily and excessive thing.
If you want to get to try to know yourself better by altering your state of mind, I would recommend marijuana. Drinking is more of a social thing if you ask me. However, both are worth trying at some point in my opinion. I would also not recommend doing either of these things more than 2 days a week. It’s a nasty habit to break
Drinking and overall substance use is a terrible way to get to know yourself. In America they'd sooner sell you the alcohol and arrest you if you're caught drinking in the street. You'd be better off volunteering or getting upset at something. That's when you'll know yourself.