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[CHAT] We like to party

Moderator @FItzChivalry writes:

  
Partying is a word that gets most people excited at the first thought of it. The idea of partying is pretty awesome. Get a bunch of mates, music, a few drinks and dance the night away. I’ve spent many years doing just that, and I’ve had some awesome nights because of it, made a lot of friends and a lot of memories. But partying does have its dark side.

 

darth

I remember my first real house party, when we were all about 16 years old. I was the only one who really had an older brother, and he was “cool” enough to buy alcohol for the night. My best friend’s mum had even gone away for the weekend so we had a free house. The invites went out, and the party was gonna be awesome. It was like a scene out of one of those American college movies where they are running around the school throwing flyers at people. A few hours into the party it was clear that this definitely was going to be the best party ever. However things very quickly soured.

Unbeknownst to the organizers, one girl had brought herself a bottle of pretty hard liquor and decided it would be a great idea to polish it off herself. Next thing you know she’s in hospital, mums were called, tears were shed and it was definitely not the party to end all parties. That was our first taste of how quickly things could head south (the girl was fine in the end, but it was still a bit shock for us all).

 

partyon

So - partying can be awesome, and the majority of the time it is, but young people, alcohol and maybe even drugs is the perfect combination for problems. It happens from time to time. So how do we still have a good time without being too irresponsible about it?

Join us on Monday 17th Nov at 8pm AEST to discuss your party experiences and to talk about safety party tips.

Sophie-RO
Sophie-ROPosted 16-11-2014 10:52 PM

Comments (8 pages)

 
EloiseRose
EloiseRosePosted 17-11-2014 09:51 PM

well done tonight guys. Thanks for jumping online !!!

 Here is the summary for tonight... remember party hard but be safe !

 

What do you guys consider ‘’partying’? What does your typical night out look like?

  • chilled night
  • A few drinks
  • Dancing
  • Greasy food, chips and mcflurrys
  • Lots of laughs
  • Dress up/ theme
  • Music
  • Changes over the year depending on friendship groups and uni or work

What are the best parts of partying or going out? If you don’t go out what are you looking forward to?

  • Unwinding and temporarily forgetting responsibilities
  • Beautiful discussions in the bathroom
  • Making new friends
  • Food
  • Dancing
  • Music
  • Taking photos
  • Wearing nice clothes and dressing up
  • Learning about your friends whether drunk or not
  • Having ridiculous stories to tell

What are the alternatives to going out or partying, especially if you’re a non-drinker?

  • Really fun sleepovers
  • Movies
  • Picnics
  • Dinner parties
  • Music nights
  • Coffee
  • Gaming nights
  • Gigs
  • Singstar
  • Prank calls and truth or dare

Have you ever felt pressured into drinking? If so how did you get out of the situation?

  • Lots of people felt pressured
  • Had regret over it
  • Wasn’t worth it
  • Good tip: take breaks from drinking and go dancing

 

What kind of things can make a great night out turn sour? How can you avoid these situations?

  • Throwing up
  • Other people throwing up
  • Rain
  • When someone needs medical help
  • Someone loses something
  • An ex turning up
  • Troublemakers
  • Not enough cabs

What kind of safe guards or rules do you and your mates put in place to make sure any night out goes smoothly? How can you avoid nights going sour?

  • Call parents
  • Making sure my friends are okay, giving them lots of water, making sure they aren't accepting drinks from anyone and not putting their drinks down.
  • Not letting people who have been drinking fall asleep on their back. I've put a LOT of sleeping drunk people in the recovery position
  • Surround yourself with safe and positive people
  • For house parties: some of my mates had parents monitor how many drinks we've had and if we had too many would make us drink some water and wait it out before our next drink (sounds a bit lame but definitely worked no drunk dramas)
  • Making sure everyone has enough food

Have you ever had to help friends out at a party or on a night out? How did you help them?

  • Lots of toast with vegemite and cheese
  • Lots of water
  • Showers
  • Straight to bed on their side
  • Taken people home
  • Comforted them
  • Lots of talking
  • Holding hair back
  • Called ambulances

If you could tell your ‘hung over or tired self’ one trick or tip to avoid being hung over what is it?

  • Drink lots of water
  • You don’t need one more drink
  • Take your heels off before you go inside
  • Eat carbs
  • Mcdonalds/ drive thru

 

Are any of you planning on throwing a party for end of year? If so what do you need to consider in the planning process to make sure everyone is safe?

  • Make sure there is food
  • Lots of non-alcoholic drinks
  • Monitoring how much people drink
  • Give them the option to stay over
  • Nothing breakable around
  • EPIC games
  • Something for people to do

What have you learnt tonight about partying?

  • Everyone has had similar experiences
  • Gigs are awesome
  • Plenty of ways to enjoy yourself without drinking
  • Have a safety plan
  • Drink poweraid
  • Party can be fun but turn sour quickly
  • Safety first no matter what

 

Heaps of info, stories and facts about alcohol and party drugs you can browse here:

http://au.reachout.com/tough-times/alcohol-and-other-drugs/alcohol

http://au.reachout.com/tough-times/alcohol-and-other-drugs/party-drugs

Or focus in on drinking responsibly: http://au.reachout.com/tips-for-drinking-responsibly

And partying safe: http://au.reachout.com/safe-partying

If you want to challenge your relationship with alcohol, one Sunday at a time

Check out https://www.hellosundaymorning.org/

 
 
florenceforever
florenceforeverPosted 17-11-2014 09:53 PM

EPIC work @EloiseRose  and @FItzChivalry!

Night all! 🙂 

 
 
 
FItzChivalry
FItzChivalryPosted 17-11-2014 09:57 PM

Goodnight everyone!! Smiley LOL

 
 
FItzChivalry
FItzChivalryPosted 17-11-2014 09:53 PM

Thanks a lot everyone! Hope you all enjoyed yourselves and learnt something too. I know I certainly did!
Remember be safe and have fun 😄

 
EloiseRose
EloiseRosePosted 17-11-2014 09:46 PM

What have you learnt tonight about partying?

that everyone is pretty safe about  how they drink and have plans for when things go wrong

you can have fun without drinking 

poweraid before bed 

 
 
FItzChivalry
FItzChivalryPosted 17-11-2014 09:48 PM

@EloiseRose Definitely trying the poweraid before bed trick next time too!

 
 
 
florenceforever
florenceforeverPosted 17-11-2014 09:49 PM

Haha @FItzChivalry  and @EloiseRose  I'll let my sister know other people are using her method! She'll be so happy she (hopefully) helped!

 
FItzChivalry
FItzChivalryPosted 17-11-2014 09:44 PM

So what's everyone learnt tonight about partying?

For me it's cool to hear that we all have pretty similar experiences!

Gigs are awesome!
There are plenty of ways to enjoy yourself without having to drink
And apparently I don't know the cafes of my city as well as I thought I did!

 
 
florenceforever
florenceforeverPosted 17-11-2014 09:46 PM

So what's everyone learnt tonight about partying?

 

- That you can have fun without needing to drink

- That themed parties need to become a thing in Hobart

- That partying can be super fun, but can turn sour really quickly

- That you should always put your safety, and the safety of your friends first. No matter what.

 
EloiseRose
EloiseRosePosted 17-11-2014 09:39 PM

also i think its important that there is something to do like a game or swim or something 

otherwise people get bored and drink too much 

 
 
FItzChivalry
FItzChivalryPosted 17-11-2014 09:41 PM

@EloiseRose Totally agree! Although maybe not mixing the drinking with the swimming so much hehe. But you're right, drinking should never be the main focus!

 
 
florenceforever
florenceforeverPosted 17-11-2014 09:41 PM

A first aid kit is probably a very good idea @FItzChivalry 

 
EloiseRose
EloiseRosePosted 17-11-2014 09:37 PM

Are any of you planning on throwing a party for end of year? If so what do you need to consider in the planning process to make sure everyone is safe?

 

i was thinking about new years maybe. My sister doesnt think having food is somethin you need to plan so ill have to have that same convo as we always do saying there needs to be food.

and lots of non alocholic drinks. 

 

 
EloiseRose
EloiseRosePosted 17-11-2014 09:35 PM

alright guys ... as we are rounding up 

 

Are any of you planning on throwing a party for end of year? If so what do you need to consider in the planning process to make sure everyone is safe?

 
 
FItzChivalry
FItzChivalryPosted 17-11-2014 09:38 PM

Are any of you planning on throwing a party for end of year? If so what do you need to consider in the planning process to make sure everyone is safe?


I have a few celebration options but they are all camping, so the main thing is to bring PLENTY of food and water, and probably should invest in a first aid kit too 😛

 
 
florenceforever
florenceforeverPosted 17-11-2014 09:37 PM

Are any of you planning on throwing a party for end of year? If so what do you need to consider in the planning process to make sure everyone is safe?

I won't be for end of year, but I will be holding an EPIC house warming when I move to Melbourne in January. I've never held a party before (because i've never wanted to clean up the next day) so I'm pretty excited to do so!

 

Things I have to think about:

- Monitoring how much people are drinking

- Giving them the option to stay over

- Make sure there is nothing sharp or breakable someone could hurt themselves on

- Making sure there are lots of non-alcoholic drinks and food on offer

- Make sure there are EPIC games to be played

 
 
 
FItzChivalry
FItzChivalryPosted 17-11-2014 09:39 PM

@florenceforever Make sure there is nothing sharp or breakable someone could hurt themselves on

That's a good one! Have to remember to take cans and not bottles with me for new years!

 
EloiseRose
EloiseRosePosted 17-11-2014 09:30 PM

@florenceforever

that actually makes alot of sense!!!! powerade 

 

 
jvkn
jvknPosted 17-11-2014 09:29 PM

If you could tell your ‘hung over or tired self’ one trick or tip to avoid being hung over what is it?

 

Tell the cab to make a quick stop at Maccas/Hungry Jacks! Nothing better than eating after a night out! always feel much better in the morning after

 

@FItzChivalry Yes! water before bed works a charm

 
EloiseRose
EloiseRosePosted 17-11-2014 09:28 PM

If you could tell your ‘hung over or tired self’ one trick or tip to avoid being hung over what is it?

- You dont need just one more drink

- drink lots of water when you get home 

- take your heels off before you get inside - its noisy!!!

- eat carbs before you go to sleep 

 
 
FItzChivalry
FItzChivalryPosted 17-11-2014 09:30 PM

@EloiseRose "You dont need just one more drink" That is probably THE most valuable piece of advice hehehe, or "no, a round of tequila shots would not actually be a great idea..."

 
EloiseRose
EloiseRosePosted 17-11-2014 09:23 PM

@florenceforever  i have never called the ambulance but lots of parents!!! not happy parents haha

 

 
EloiseRose
EloiseRosePosted 17-11-2014 09:18 PM

Have you ever had to help friends out at a party or on a night out? How did you help them?

oh and lots of saying " dont worry about it everyone was just as drunk as you. they wont even remember you spilt thier drink etc etc " 

 
EloiseRose
EloiseRosePosted 17-11-2014 09:17 PM

Have you ever had to help friends out at a party or on a night out? How did you help them?

yes

- lots of toast with vegemite and cheese

-lots of water 

- sometimes a shower depending if there has been spew

- and then straight to bed... on thier side!!! so important that people know to put thier friends on thier sides

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