Parties

As we have been spending a lot of time in London, it was great to be invited to a Christmas do.

What I liked most about it was that everyone was out to have a great time and the singing and dancing started straight away even during the first course of the meal.

I reflected later how much fun I had and how good it made me feel to watch others having a good time. It must affect us at a molecular level.

I thought about some people who don't join in the spirit of things and deny themselves that feel good feeling. Or others who seem to have to drink copious amounts of alcohol before they feel confident to join in with the fun.

If this is you, then you may want to consider whether or not you just enjoy drinking, and could easily have a good time without it, or whether you lack in confidence and alcohol makes you feel more confident because you lose your inhibitions.

It's quite natural for younger people to have a need to drink to forget their troubles, but if you can't have a good time without it, then you may want to ask yourself why.