Why I'm not a huge fan of 'a night out' anymore

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Being in my third year at a British university, I have had my fair share of nights out to clubs. I would be telling a lie if I said otherwise. But in the fast year I have really not been enjoying going out.

In first year 'freshers' and to a lesser extent second year I really enjoyed going to pre-drinks getting drunk and then going to the student union's club. But as I have grown older and my workload has increased dramatically I have found myself drawn more to the desire to go to a pub, drink alcohol there and actually talk and appreciate those around me.

This is beginning to sound a lot like that bit in friends where they are in Central Perk, Joey and Ross order decaf coffee and Chandler orders lemon and water after they have experienced a club which they reflect on. I feel like at the ripe old age of 21 I am at that stage, sadly.

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Even the thought of getting drunk has such a small appeal to me anymore. I hate it when I'm drunk, it often makes me anxious, changes my personality and makes me feel nothing like myself. And all of these feelings combined terrify me.

I feel as though my approach to alcohol and my experience with alcohol has changed since I was sixteen and thought it was the 'coolest thing' to do. Now I just see it as wasting a day hungover.

This post is not for me to brag and say 'oh look at how responsible I am, I will never drink again' but rather I guess I wrote this post to ask people  do they / have they felt the same at any point? I will without a doubt have a night out in town with my best friend from home very shortly, but this is completley different from nights out at university to me. We will get a train into town, pre-drink at a pub then go to a pub-club which is a small venue and never gets that busy before catching the last train hope at midnight. I usually get tipsy but not drunk when I do this as I am fully aware that we have to be on that train come what may.

My days of getting so drunk I stumble home every week are firmly behind me. However, I really don't think that is a bad thing. 

So what if clubbing isn't really my thing, even though other people really seem to love it.

So I want to know, what are your feelings on clubs / clubbing? Do you enjoy it, or are you old and boring like me haha?

Hope you are having an amazing day, thank you so much for reading.


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