I work in a line of business where I have to communicate with people. That is good excersise to improve the communication skills. Earlier I was always drinking alcohol at partys, bars and clubs to make it easy to communicate and to lower my social shyness. Can a person really be shy if he jobs with public speeking? So I have tought that if I work with a job that I do I don't need to be afraid of anyone. Not even SHBs. So now I have stoped drinking alcohol in clubs and bars and weirdly attracting girls seems to work much better than when drinking. Could the fact that I don't drink and still social be seen as confident? Everyone knows that girls like confident guys. Could this be a DHV? Secondly I have also read that a good PUA don't drink alcohol when he is at parties. I think I have even heard Mystery say this himself. So my question is what do you think about the combination of alcohol and PU? Are they a bad combination? I also think that if you drink alcohol you will show your direct interest much more than if you are sober and can control your body language much more effectively. Your thoughts about Alcohol and PU would be great.

Many people will tell you alcohol + PU = big no-no.
Some will say, just do your thing, but in moderation!
See, if you drink, you're not yourself. You lose fears and nothing does matter. If you fail a set while being drunk, who cares? You will just check the next one! But your goal should be to don't care, when you are sober!

It depends on the person of course, but as for myself I become very charming when I'm drunk, girls can't resist So I know of course how alcohol helps your game, but I also know I have AA when I'm sober. That's why I don't drink when I want to purely game! In my opinion alcohol is just like cheats in computer games

And because of your job you seem to be a confident guy now. Game sober when you can do it!! Girls like guys who can control themselves. You can give them the feeling of safety when you are not drinking (much), they will like it.

Just don't miss out on other sides of life! If you wanna party and knock yourself out sometimes, just do it But don't rely on alcohol when gaming...

Edit: So to answer your question: Yes, in general alcohol and game is a bad combination!

Many people say its a bad combo, but some of my best pick ups happened when i was drunk. But I guess what Hawkin said is true it depends on the person and how you act while intoxicated.

But IMO I think its just a tool to help you succeed though i try my best not to depend on it because alcohol wont always be available everytime you see a HB.

you can do it in moderation. a few drinks but gaming and drinking sometimes dont mix. Alcohol "impairs" your Judgment hence why gaming and drinking dont mix. Its like drinking and driving in a sense. Plus no one likes that Sloopy drunk thats stumbling over everyone and girls. Know your limits. dont be dependent on alcohol for your gaming. If you drink you get rid of that AA then you're not helping yourself.

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generally as im new to using game, i still drink when going out. i hope tho to be able to get good enough that i dont have to drink. i recon its tottaly personal choice though. so far im getting results with drink. without, well we'll see....

When a woman sees a man who is extremely confident she wants to know why.

For some men it is hair gel, deodorant, money or even alcohol.

If you can be confident without needing any material good to make you feel confident. Well then you are projecting a James Bond kind of personality

i always drink when im at the club or partying. But im never stumbling around and can't walk. Picking up is about having fun also, drink up just dont be the drunken idiot that cant talk in the club. Get a buzz/feelin good and know your limit.

I always drink when i go out in bars and clubs, because i don't like going out with the only purpose of gaming. Too much of a party guy for that

i don't usually try to pick-up when i'm getting wasted though, most ladies don't like to hang out with the drunkard of the place, even more so if they are sober

Also have to admit alcohol help a lot with aa, but i think a party SPAM does pretty much the same job. if you're having fun somewhere, anxiety isn't usually a problem when it comes to talking with ladies (in my case at least!)

If you're doing it for help, then no. If it's what you want then go for it. If you're really wanting to get good though I'm gonna say hold off on the alcohol. but then again I number closed three girls in about ten minutes in my last party, don't remember it, and they're still interested. haha fluke maybe but hey it's all personal preference.

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In my experience, alcohol isn't that bad at all, if you control it.

Some of the best moments in my life happened when drunk or stoned out of my mind. But those are just moments, snapshots. When gaming, being wasted or stoned is just contra-productive. Although when in control, it can improve your game.

I've experienced this myself, after consuming just 1 beer I am sharper of mind, I'm more fluent, I just perform better at anything I do. But that changes for worse every other beer I consume.

my point, nothing wrong with some alcohol when gaming, just be on top of your consumption of it, don't let alcohol be what controls you and you should be just fine.

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Well I'm not going to say never drink because of course some of the hottest girls I dated were picked up while i was drunk. Anyway, my advice would be not to get too pissy drunk that you can't remember what made you succeed in the interaction with the HB. If you can't remember a PU, then you can't backtrack and figure what works during your personal pick-ups.

So don't get completely wasted please. For your sake and the HB's. LOL