Skiing and partying

theabortionatorWhy can't you smoke weed? Don't people smoke weed, edibles, oil whatever for epilepsy?

weedooOne girl I went to high school with said she was allergic to alcohol, she never drank at parties but still enjoyed herself. Honestly op as sucky as you might feel, alcohol and weed is very overrated imo, I just feel shitty everytime I binge drink afterwards but thats just me

jmckay7I know what you mean. Everyone is different, for some it’s the cure, for some it’s the opposite. For me, I’d rather not take the risk messing around



I spent a fair few years drinking and partying away before my life changed, so I know what I’m missing out on, that includes the horrible hangovers- which I of course do not miss! You can certainly enjoy yourself on a night out without booze, but only up to a certain point. I should know, I do it every weekend. It’s shit.

weedooWord homie, just kinda starting to figure out life is more than just drinking and partying, ya know?

icedas I am a total uncontrolled jackass and have no restraint..

Titus69Can always just forget about partying, I mean alcohol isn't the best thing to binge on anyway. If it was gonna be a good day to be up early my friends and i would always lay low and not go crazy so we wouldn't ski like shit. I still always prioritize skiing over most things.

My friend has seizures where he blacks out and he has a med card and says it helps a lot, have you tried using weed in any way? I imagine cbd helps too but that don't get you litt.

Profahoben_212Partying is lame


But my room mate has epilepsy. He's fine and I haven't noticed it change him much. He still drinks here and there and smokes weed. Like you said though....different for everyone

mystery3Are there any straight edge skier groups? Why not just a get really hardcore into something that isn't detrimental to your health? Meet some fun people who don't focus their fun behavior around alcohol. They're out there, you're not alone in abstaining from alcohol.

jmckay7I hate talking about this in person, but I want to get it off my chest so I thought why not spill out my guts on NS. Gonna be a long one, so thanks to anyone who bothers to read it.

Long story short, about 3 years ago, at 21 years old, I was diagnosed with epilepsy. To this day, I still treat it as the worst thing that's ever happened, and likely will, ever happen to me, It ruined my life and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.

The good news is that it's now controlled and has been for the last 24 months or so. I can drive, go swimming, ski alone and generally live a normal life as long as I take my meds every day.

The bad news is that my seizures are caused mainly by dehydration and exhaustion. This means I can't drink alcohol and I get pretty paranoid if I go more than (roughly) 18 hours without sleep.

As everybody knows, skiing and apres-skiing go hand in hand and you can't avoid it, wherever or whenever you go skiing. It honestly depresses the fuck outta me that I can't join in the mad partying with everyone else like I used to be able to. I did a ski-instructor course in Canada last year and loved skiing day in day out, shredding hard. But it completely fucking sucked watching everyone getting drunk and generally having a sick time, whilst I sat there with my coke, and then heading back early- cause let's face it- nobody stays out past 11pm sober haha. Also in BC, weed is legal so it's just everywhere, and I feel like such a killjoy when not joining in. I hated it

All I wanna do in life is ski, it's where my heart it, but I don't know if I can do another season feeling that level of depression almost every single night, living in a ski-resort is meant to be fun, right? One of my worst fears is coming across as boring to other people.

(On the upside, I of course save a shit load of $$$ not drinking and never missed a day shredding because of hangovers)

Anyone experience anything like this, or advice?

Thanks for reading, James

SofaKingSicki feel ya man but you're 24? don't worry, the number of people giving a shit whether you party is going to start dropping like crazy. your 20s are amazing cause everyone gets more comfortable in themselves and stops worrying about other people's shit so much

youre past the hardest part man!

reeskiIt sucks to not drink and feel left out I feel you. But........ its not the end of the world some of the coolest people I know don’t drink. You just need to find who you are, you’re a little different than everyone else and thats cool. Everyone respects the people who don’t drink and have a good time. Don’t spend so much time thinking about the one little thing you can’t do. My two cents

jmckay7Thanks mate, I see where you're coming from



Appreciate the kind words bro.

jmckay7I know what you mean. Everyone is different, for some it’s the cure, for some it’s the opposite. For me, I’d rather not take the risk messing around

SofaKingSickmaybe that's something for you, or maybe you want to look for a ski town that also affords you a more normal structured life or at least more activities and scenes to get into. that might mean being somewhere where your commute to the mtn is a little longer but other stuff makes that more than worth it

eheathJust give it a few more years and your friends will get older and will party less. Find yourself a nice girl, pick up a hobby and keep shredding dude, not being able to "party" shouldn't be ruining your life. Sure, drinking with your friends is fun but its a slippery slope when you get older, you already have a nice leg up on everyone and when you're in your 30s with a good job and potential a nice women your life, you wont envy those who are still getting BOD every weekend.

theabortionatorDamn that sucks, what did it do when you tried it?

As far as the no drinking thing, I went a year + twice after head injuries without drinkingI think the one was 1.5 years with half a corona somewhere in the middle. Even when I started drinking again it was a beer, like 1 every few weeks. Was over two years before I even really caught a buzz, and a good 2.5 or so before getting drunk.

The one time I was going to a lot of concerts and music festivals. Trying to get people to understand that I didn't want a beer was pretty tough. I got used to not drinking, but some people don't like to take no for an answer when offering a beer. Had to just accept a couple and give them to friends.

Idk, drinking is fun, and I really love a good beer, but their are better things in life. As other mentioned, people will generally start partying less as they get older. So it won't be like, everyone goes drinking every day and you can't go.

Good to hear you don't really have any side effects. Good luck with the dome!

DirtYStylEJust tell everyone that you don't drink or smoke as a personal choice. It's a personal choice that most people respect. Drugs are bad... Also, you have friends that are going out and getting drunk several times a week? Sounds like alcoholics. When I go on ski trips with my buddies we will have a few casuals and then drink heavy maybe one night. Staying out past 11 is highly overrated even when you don't ski the next day. The older I get the more I appreciate the mornings.

Anyways I know what its like to be sober around a bunch of drunk people. Every now and then I volunteer to DD. I have just as much fun because drunk people are really entertaining especially when you start instigating shit. I think you could start being a DD for friends and they would just love you for it. But yeah not joining the smoke circles is really awkward. You don't join them and your sitting alone, you join them and its awkward when someone keeps trying to pass to you. I don't really have any advice for this, besides just to not let it bother you.

You can always tell your friends that they are boring for going out and drinking all the time. Theres is tons of other shit to do after skiing.

OregonDeadLook at the plus side you have a pretty iron clad excuse not to drink. Personally I don't want to ski after drinking but I'm with you I feel the peer pressure when everyone else is having a beer. I know that it makes me worse at skiing and I've seen the effect on people I was skiing with. I watched people that never ever fall have one tall beer at the summit and then crash and slide down a chute on the next run. Yeah I can ski fine after a beer but not quite as good as before. Anyways coffee etc. keeps the fun going longer and cans of beer seem to make people ski less and just hang in the parking lot more.

jmckay7Not smoked once since diagnosis so never found out which one I was. Sorry to hear about the head injury, that sucks. Thanks man.

Chubz.lets party some time

Titus69Not to add more peer pressure but if your state allows it OP, get a med card, through your doctor it should be like $50 and you could give it a legal shot. You could have access to clean and quality flower, and even good cbd products that could help I'm sure.
Doesn't have to be a way to "catch a high" like skiing, it can help improve your daily life, literally think of it as a prescription med and use it when you need it. My friend who has seizures has a card and he said it's reduced down to like 1-3 blackouts a month and is doing well. he was out of school all the time, but has other illness shit.


Don't feel the need to if you don't want to, i can respect that, just saying don't knock it til ya try it.

GnarshoSapianThis is a bummer OP, but it's the hand you've been dealt. Consider yourself lucky to have an outlet like skiing. Many people don't have the kind of passion for something like we do.

Maybe find new friends, get off the beaten path and into the Backcountry, and enjoy never being hung over.

At 25 my urge to party and the satisfaction that I get from it is so much less than it was at 21 or 22. You may be misremembering and elevating this thing that you now can't do.
There is so much more to life. You can still partake too, you just won't be slurring your words, accidentally spitting on people, and trying to kiss chubby redheads.

IsitWinterYet17I think OP is in Canada so he good

DeebieSkeebiesdont worry about it dude, just ski for the love. no need for substance when you are just skiing and loving it all.

i personally love having a few cold ones while skiing, maybe a doink or two, but sometimes you're just not feeling it and wanna just rip. i dont drink most of the time skiing but definitely stoned for sure. i got a really bad ankle i fucked up a few years ago that gets sore even just from putting my boots on so i try to at least remediate the pain with a joint or even my gpen.

DeebieSkeebiesand i get into a reallllly great zone with music in both ears and just feeling your skis and having nothing but you, yourself, the fall-line in front of you, and just nothing but time to ski and enjoy it all.

JTTremblesI'd consider giving weed a try, maybe paired with a good meal and a coffee?? Regardless you shouldn't need substances to have a good time.

JTTremblesI'd consider giving weed a try, maybe paired with a good meal and a coffee?? Regardless you shouldn't need substances to have a good time.