Tell 'em you are someone's Designated Driver/can't it doesn't go well with my medications/I don't drink and graciously accept a cup of coffee/a coke/some kind of fruity delicious thing without any booze in it.
i mean... i have no problem coming up with or saying all sorts of shit to turn down a drink. it's more that i get unreasonably angry whenever someone offers me a drink. and i want the drink. it just feels super complicated. like... they are actually inviting me into some deep convo with this simple question. blahhh hatehatehate
Dang it! Here I was all, "Oh sweet! Finally a practical question with a practical answer!".
I would say there is a 99.999% chance that anyone offering you a drink doesn't mean to put you through any kind of agony over it. Would practicing saying, "Yes, thank you, I would love a glass of water (or whatever)," help it feel like less of big deal?
it's strange for me, I can have a night out and have a few drinks and be completely ok with that. Then I will go months and months without touching the stuff. You're not powerless love, you've managed to come this far, so wait and see what's around that corner. Xoxo
The island without ____________ thing is so appealing. When I feel like the world hates Jews I want Jew Island, when men come into the bookstore to sell their little girl raped by a monster manga collection I want to move to Female Island. Actually, it's very often that I want to move to female island.
I wonder if hanging out with people specifically in a sober way would be awesome, or if it would be annoying, because sobriety hangs in the air (just like meeting people is fun, but mixers sound terrible). It seems like something contrived to be a fun sober thing might just make you think about alcohol the whole time. But then I think about my hang out times with friends here and there is very little drinking. I know it's lame, but we are all about video games, movies, board games and coffee shops. I wonder if the East coast is more about bars?
Think back to when you were drinking...and you offered someone a drink. You were just being nice, right? No pressure, or judgement, just an offer
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Tell 'em you are someone's Designated Driver/can't it doesn't go well with my medications/I don't drink and graciously accept a cup of coffee/a coke/some kind of fruity delicious thing without any booze in it.
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I would say there is a 99.999% chance that anyone offering you a drink doesn't mean to put you through any kind of agony over it. Would practicing saying, "Yes, thank you, I would love a glass of water (or whatever)," help it feel like less of big deal?
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I wonder if hanging out with people specifically in a sober way would be awesome, or if it would be annoying, because sobriety hangs in the air (just like meeting people is fun, but mixers sound terrible). It seems like something contrived to be a fun sober thing might just make you think about alcohol the whole time. But then I think about my hang out times with friends here and there is very little drinking. I know it's lame, but we are all about video games, movies, board games and coffee shops. I wonder if the East coast is more about bars?
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