does anyone else not feel the need to party and drink away the stress?

[osumc2014]

It always seems that there aren't too many people in our class that don't party, I am by no means bashing people that do drink, on SDN are there people that don't drink and party every chance they get?

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[CTR]

I've never been one to party, and I've never had a sip of alcohol, either. And now that I am married and have kids, the only parties I go to are for my kids' birthdays. 🙂

 

[thedoctor8706]

It always seems that there aren't too many people in our class that don't party, I am by no means bashing people that do drink, on SDN are there people that don't drink and party every chance they get?

I don't really.

"Oh noes, he goes to Loma Linda, your opinion doesn't count GTFO of the thread!" 😀

Haha, actually there are plenty of people who party, I just choose not to. I'm not against it either, I just know that alcoholism runs in my family so I destress by smashing the hell out of racquetball or working out, etc.

 

[Knicks]

Same here, OP.

 

[CardiacIntensivist]

I'll visit a bar every now and then to nurse a beer or two but loud clubs and dance parties are a thing of the past. I never really did like the taste of any form of alcohol.

People have different ways of getting that stress out. Alcohol just provides a quick and legal way to unwind. Not everyone needs it though.

 

[UAAWolf]

It always seems that there aren't too many people in our class that don't party, I am by no means bashing people that do drink, on SDN are there people that don't drink and party every chance they get?

I'm 22 years old. I think that answers if I party or not lol

 

[ArcGurren]

I occasionally like to go out and celebrate but I drink very little. I actually have more fun visiting friends not from my medical school.

 

[Stixman28]

I'm 22 years old. I think that answers if I party or not lol

...nope it doesn't...

But at least my state doesn't allow smoking in bars. So IF I wanted to go, I at least wouldn't come home smelling like smoke. ( dont go...)

 

[sunset823]

I do drink (a good amount at times, when the situation is safe, like last night when my best friend wanted to go out and she was the designated driver), but I have yet to attend a single party in undergrad or med school. My idea of fun is just chatting with my close friends over martinis rather than dancing awkwardly in a club or getting crushed like sardines in a big sports bar (or worse yet, someone's house), and I hate beer, which is usually the only mainstay at said parties, which would leave me stone cold sober and bored.

My class likes to party a lot (it's a midwestern thing, not much else to do), but you'll always find people like you who are not into the whole party scene, and if you form your own bonds you can still have a pretty happening social life, by med school standards anyway. I do know that I need to get out of a small town and get to a bigger city where there are more options for a social life (even geeky ones like museums that I'm into) once med school is over.

 

[OveractiveBrain]

Literally everyone I know from Ohio State (granted they all went to undergrad there and I met them in med school) would be disappointed. They all get SLOPPY drunk.

But to answer your question sincerely, I have seriously toned down my drinking in med school. Im getting old (pushing 30), the hangovers last longer, ruin my days' productivity, and its expensive. On special occasions? Blackout. In general? Nah, I like me for me, not because im some crazy hottie or look like leonardo (or whatever the lyrics are) so dont need to get bliz-itzed regularly.

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[Lil Mick]

I've never gone to one of our class's parties (sober youngster here), but many of my classmates seem to like unwinding this way. Although I wish that we'd do more activities that don't involve drinking, there are a few others in my class who aren't into that scene and enjoy other activities after exams (coffee houses, symphonies, sports...).

 

[NurWollen]

I've never been one to party, and I've never had a sip of alcohol, either. And now that I am married and have kids, the only parties I go to are for my kids' birthdays. 🙂

Lol. You're SDN name seems to agree with your statement.

 

[Clock]

It always seems that there aren't too many people in our class that don't party, I am by no means bashing people that do drink, on SDN are there people that don't drink and party every chance they get?

I'm at OSU, too, definitely don't drink often, and never do so to "drink away the stress." At first, I thought a little like you do, but now I think there are more "non-party people" than I first thought.

To me, especially in big-sized classes (220 people) like at OSU, it seems easy to see a large number of people involved in either partying or some other activity and think that everyone is like that, especially because these can be the people who tend to stand out.

 

[han14tra]

I'm 23 and I don't drink at all. I had 1 sip of alcohol following my white coat ceremony to celebrate. I don't know what it was but it was in a small cup with fruit flavoring. It was disgusting, it burned my throat, and I hated it. Never drank again even though every post-exam is at some bar.

 

[Gryhu]

Same here. I'm 22 and never really found a reason to drink. The only "parties" I've been to involve just chilling out and seeing friends. If I do end up going to a bar with some friends I just hang and talk and end up being the DD. Loud clubs and BS like that aren't really my scene.

 

[osumc2014]

ok glad to know there are some that don't party all the time! sometimes I think about what will our patients think if they found out tons of med students just party all the time, doesn't seem too professional

 

[URHere]

I went out and drank with my classmates during my first year of medical school. I realized soon after that the people I click best with are not the medical school type, and that I was really just wasting my time and money by going out so often.

These days, I don't really drink. I teach Kung Fu to kids at 8am on the weekends, and late nights and hangovers really take the fun out of that.

 

[UAAWolf]

I'm 23 and I don't drink at all. I had 1 sip of alcohol following my white coat ceremony to celebrate. I don't know what it was but it was in a small cup with fruit flavoring. It was disgusting, it burned my throat, and I hated it. Never drank again even though every post-exam is at some bar.

You sound very judgmental about alcohol...and you're only 23. Isthisreallife.jpg

 

[UAAWolf]

ok glad to know there are some that don't party all the time! sometimes I think about what will our patients think if they found out tons of med students just party all the time, doesn't seem too professional

"Just party all the time"

Going out and drinking after exams or 1x a week is not all the time. Patients would not care if we drink to celebrate on occasion.....they know doctors are not gods/superhumans. Blacking out 5 days a week is one thing, but we weren't talking about that at all.

 

[Caristra]

I was never a drinker/partyer. Lots of my classmates are but there is a small group that isn't. We usually go to the get-togethers and celebrations and duck out just before everyone tips over the edge from being moderately intoxicated and fun to be being sloppy.

And there are lots of other things to do - our school has discount tickets to shows in town that a lot of the students go to together. We've gone apple picking as a social activity etc. The biggest things usually revolve around alcohol, but there are other options too.

 

[DocEspana]

Gonna put it out there. Going to school in NYC means it would be a sin, a true offense against society, to not drink up when the opportunity is right. I've noticed that the people who don't drink in my class do so out of a moral or health concern and that everyone else pretty much loves to party and drink after tests.

Now the difference between drinking and celebrating after tests and drinking cause its a thursday is a line that the class splits upon. I used to party more frequently first year and just work my ass off the other days. Now I reserve it for events (good friends birthdays) or when we clean off a huge test because I need all the waking time possible to get in various studies in 2nd year.

 

[IDoIt4Love]

I don't drink either, for a number of reasons. Even if I did, clubs and bars just aren't my scene, so I skip out on that stuff. I de-stress in more low-key (not to mention, less expensive) ways--I find it more relaxing than cramming myself into crowded, noisy and/or smokey areas with drunk people

 

[mdquestion]

I'd say I do some sort of drinking-related activities about 2-3 times a week. Most are usually mellow happy hours, wine at a dinner out, beers at home with friends, a game of pool and drinks at a dive bar, etc. I usually hit up a proper dance club every other weekend (2-3x/month), but as I'm usually DD I don't end up drinking too much. My med school and university tend to throw a ton of mixers/grad themed parties/free dive bar nights/happy hour events/etc. which I try and show up to...free alcohol on the med school/law school/biz school budget? I'm OK with that. If I lived in a more urban area and off-campus I'd probably do this more often, at least as a first year.

I hit up most of the med-sponsored events to keep close/up to tabs with my med school brethren....but I particularly enjoy breaks from my peers. Talking about med school all day sort of leaves you wanting other people to talk with in your free time. I enjoy that balance in life...so ,ost of my drinking off campus is with friends from other on-campus grad schools or college/pre-med school life friends who also happened to move to Bay Area. We're lucky at my institution in that we don't have exams all that often (every 2-3 months or so)....so most weekends are pretty free to do whatever in the evenings. I'm a crammer at heart anyway, and P/F makes that all the much easier.

The best advice I ever got from a 4th year was this....
"Have fun- it's P/F (and you're gonna pass), no one really cares if you're doing a million extracurricular activities anymore, and you'll be kicking yourself your third year if you didn't take advantage of your free time while you had some to take advantage of."

You don't need to go out partying every weekend (and to be honest- I'd say few med students at my school do this)...but definitely find some fun things to do in your free time. And always remember to enjoy the journey. Live in the now, not the future. Med students have a tendency to forget the former and concentrate on the latter.

 

[celkon]

My life is a constant party, and i get drunk off the air I breath.

Different people have different outlets to deal with stress. A very easy one is to go out and drink with friends and have a good time. If you can relieve your stress and have a "good time" another way more power to ya bro. Just do what makes you happy.

 

[2012mdc]

"Just party all the time"

Going out and drinking after exams or 1x a week is not all the time. Patients would not care if we drink to celebrate on occasion.....they know doctors are not gods/superhumans. Blacking out 5 days a week is one thing, but we weren't talking about that at all.

Exactly. I would consider myself a "partier" but still keep the perspective that I'm in med school.
M1 - 1-2x a week
M2- 1-2x a month
M3 - 1-2x a week on easy rotations, 0-1x a week on hard rotations.

Participated in the non club/bar activities too like movies, bowling, game nights etc

 

[mmmcdowe]

I talk to my girlfriend for about an hour a night during the week. I'll have a dram of scotch on occasion when I'm not so tired that doing so would cause me to fall asleep during our conversation. That would be bad.... scotch is expensive 😉

 

[sunset823]

since we're on this topic:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2714543/?tool=pubmed

I don't know about how good or bad this article is study design-wise, but it gives some interesting food for thought.

 

[ProtossCarrier]

you are tired.

 

[avatarftw]

I don't party and have never had alcohol. Working out is my stress reliever. Do what you want as long as its legal. 😉

It always seems that there aren't too many people in our class that don't party, I am by no means bashing people that do drink, on SDN are there people that don't drink and party every chance they get?

 

[clinicallabguy]

I've never been one to party, and I've never had a sip of alcohol, either. And now that I am married and have kids, the only parties I go to are for my kids' birthdays. 🙂

Doesn't party. No alcohol. Married with kids. CTR is your SDN name. These are all less than subtle hints of something I am thinking.

I'm in the same camp minus the giveaway name. ;-) My weekends usually involve my wife, me and some series on Netflix. If the kids are in bed and there's peace and quiet, that's my idea of a party. Perhaps you agree.

 

[thepoopologist]

I enjoy crack cocaine.

 

[CTR]

Lol. You're SDN name seems to agree with your statement.

Doesn't party. No alcohol. Married with kids. CTR is your SDN name. These are all less than subtle hints of something I am thinking.

I'm in the same camp minus the giveaway name. ;-) My weekends usually involve my wife, me and some series on Netflix. If the kids are in bed and there's peace and quiet, that's my idea of a party. Perhaps you agree.

Is it that obvious? 😉

 

[cocobobby1]

Literally everyone I know from Ohio State (granted they all went to undergrad there and I met them in med school) would be disappointed. They all get SLOPPY drunk.

ya, I went to Ohio State for undergrad, but i have ended up at another med school in state. one of the reasons I stayed away from OSU med (scheduled it as my first interview which was a pretty big fail) was knowing that I would have a tough time staying focused when all my undergrad friends were still there drinking their faces off. When I arrived at med school I still had that get raging drunk mentality, and have slowly become a normal... less-alcoholic person. Ohio State is definitely somewhat on a different level. The alcoholism is bred during our rediculous fall drinking season (some call it football season). We drank hard, but actually accomplished good things along the way too. so ya with ~50 ohio state undergrads in your med school, the raging undergrad and columbus downtown scene around you its going to probably seem that way. But you do have one of the largest class sizes out there so shouldnt have too much of a problem finding kids like yourself.

Maybe find a group of stoners in class and smoke and watch movies? JK

also, as for questions about the profession as a whole. I bet OSU is somewhat of an exception for the partying. Where I'm at there are probably 30-40 kids out of 175 that go out on a regular basis. not a huge number