Yes, it’s Christmas but too much fun will kill you

There’s a fine line between having fun and getting out of control. A lot of young people out there are partying themselves stupid. This mass of partied-out idiots seem to be confusing fun with dysfunction.

I am all for blowing off some steam with a few drinks, but when the habit of partying and drinking takes over your life, then it becomes an unstoppable addiction.

There seems to be an increase of revelers, drinkers and druggies who cannot enjoy a weekend without drinking themselves silly.

They are wasting their lives. People need to realise that there is more to life than partying, smoking and drinking. Here are a few signs that your partying is getting out of control.

You prioritise partying: If you are choosing happy-hour over dinner with your folks, you need to cut back on your partying. Partying should not become your life. It should not be your top priority.

It should not take the place of other things that are important. Do not hold partying in higher value than your family or your friends. It should not be something that matters more than your significant other. It is not something that you primarily focus your attention on and depend on.

Spend time with your family. Use your spare time to look into your hobbies and interests. Aim to have interests that stretch beyond getting wasted.

Your online profile says more about partying than it does about you: Your social media profiles are pretty much about your drinking and drug use and the occasional complaint about a debilitating hangover. Your weekends are always ‘lit.’ Seriously, the constant reel of your drunken escapades on Snapchat should serve as a wakeup call. No self-respecting adult spends more time at a club than home.

You neglect obligations: Basically, you’re not showing up for life anymore. Since you spend entire days written off with hangover, you have become a flake and you are neglecting your obligations. You don’t show up to work on time, if at all.

Your school performance has gone down, you don’t meet up with your friends as often as you used to. You are always either getting ready for a party or sleeping off the effects of the party. You are too high or too hungover to get anything done. People can’t depend on you for anything.

You have relationship difficulties: If you find yourself falling out with family members or your significant other because of your partying habits, it is time to rethink your life decisions.

Relationships have been ruined because of stupid mistakes people make while drunk. Your friends and family will most probably not approve of your lifestyle, so you opt to avoid them and keep the partying going.

The partying lifestyle is not worth losing your friends and family over.