As I get older, I don’t drink as much, but the few times I do go out with friends, I always experience “drunk time.” Most of you know what I mean.
You meet your buddies at 6pm at a local watering hole. You begin drinking at look at the clock/your watch/your phone and it is 6:14. You are laughing and having a great time. 6:28. Talking more, ordering more rounds, bitching about the wives. 6:49. Wow, this is great. This night will last forever and be memorable. 7:14. More drinking and laughs. 7:22.
Then in the next second it’s 5:14am and you are three counties away from where you last remembered being and thanking God you aren’t in jail.
I exaggerate slightly, but why does time pass so slowly at first and then accelerate?
Sunday afternoon syndrome: 4:00pm, feeling good after a weekend break from work, then holy smoke next time you look at the clock it’s suddenly 8:30pm. Where did the restful evening go!? No time left, just thinking about work now and for the next five days ;-(
It wouldn’t surprise me if alcohol does play a part, though. It is a depressant. It does mess with a lot of your senses. Your memory does get worse the more you drink. All of this might exasperate the effect you mention. Do those of you who know how to find such things know if there have been any studies?