"Strategy for dealing with drunk drama"

11 Sep

Everyone’s had their fair share of late-night drunken drama — some more so than others.  Not that I’ve haven’t said/done things I’ve regretted under the influence, but even so, I’m certain I have far less regrets than those of the average person, or at least compared to most of the people I know.  It’s actually one of my pet peeves when people use alcohol as an excuse for behavior.

“Why did you do that?”

“I was drunk.”

Whatever.

Anyway, often a drunk person will say/do something that will upset a sober/more sober person.

Here’s my advice to the sober person in the situation.  LET IT GO, at least for that night.   If you confront a drunk friend about something he/she is doing that’s bothering you, don’t expect a positive response.  Expect a defensive, possibly volatile response.

The best strategy is to let things go, then have a rational discussion the next day, about whatever happened the previous night…assuming the drunk person remembers at least a little bit of what happened…

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