Another myth is that drinking will enhance our sexual potential or prowess. In fact, for men, it's either drinking or sex, because too much alcohol will make it impossible to perform sexually. This is not really a new discovery. Some people will engage in more sexual behavior because their inhibitions will be lessened by drinking, and some will even use drinking as an excuse for engaging in sexual behavior. Using drinking as the avenue to sex has the potential to result in guilt, sexually transmitted diseases and impregnation because, with inhibitions loosened, one might not take proper precautions against those possibilities.
Sex is too important and activity to undertake without making a conscious decision about it.
Some people drink to relieve their tense, uncomfortable feelings with another person or group of people. After several drinks they feel more relaxed, looser and less uptight. If this is the only way they can be comfortable around others, they are in danger of creating a drinking dependency for themselves. They may never learn that their acceptability is not dependent on drinking but on themselves. If they can better accept themselves, they can also learn to consume less alcohol.