1. Having Absolutely No Idea Of Your Financial Situation.
In an economy just about limping back to health, it's still a major concern that even small rounds can cost an arm and a leg. Before you know it the £50 you were so sure would secure your drinks, kebab and taxi is decimated before midnight, and you're forced to consider the long, cold walk home without so much as a greasy morsel to ease the pain. So, it's off to the cash machine, more money, and more drinks, until the cycle is repeated all over again. Luckily, you don't care, because you're charged with false confidence, and besides, you probably won't remember any of this in the morning, so it probably didn't even happen anyway. The result is that most of us wake up the next day to empty wallets - no change even, just bare leather. Your bank card of course is out of the wallet on its own, like a whispering witness, telling you exactly what you feared. And then the dread kicks in. Just what the hell did you spend last night? You put off going to a cash machine or checking your bank online for days trying to avoid the reality of the situation, but there is nothing you can really do about it. It is the biggest problem that only drunk people understand, because as a rational person there is no way you would ever spend upwards of £60 pounds on a few hours refreshments. Yet it happens up and down the country every weekend. And despite all these problems, it seems that nothing will put the dedicated masses of drinkers off getting drunk. Only they truly understand the problems they endure and just why it is worth it all to them. Are you drunk? Do you have problems? Share your thoughts in the comments thread.