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17 years old and don't drink alcohol

autileaf
over 2 years ago

i've noticed that alcohol seems to be the thing which social occasions revolve around and it is expected of me that when i turn 18 i start drinking alcohol. 

drinking even a sip of alcohol makes me feel sick

i have emetophobia which worsens this

i don't like the idea of losing control

however, i worry that this will get worse when i go to university with all the peer pressure to drink when i genuinely don't want to and i don't like the thought of it but i don't want to be seen as boring and well an outcast but i guess i always feel like an outcast. 

my mum made mince pies and i happened to have the one with tons of alcohol in it and i feel sick right now. 

alcohol always seems to be the source of entertainment generally.

i don't want to turn this into another rant but i just hate the way the world is

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  • over 2 years ago

    I think being teetotal is increasingly a normal thing to do, and from what I see from from outside this is especially the case for your generation. Lots of people don't drink at universities nowadays and part of that is down to economic reasons. As others have said stand firm and do what you want to do. Just say something vague if questioned like you have a medical issue which means you feel sick. They'll soon lose interest once they realise it isn't some emotional or superiority thing.

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  • over 2 years ago

    I think being teetotal is increasingly a normal thing to do, and from what I see from from outside this is especially the case for your generation. Lots of people don't drink at universities nowadays and part of that is down to economic reasons. As others have said stand firm and do what you want to do. Just say something vague if questioned like you have a medical issue which means you feel sick. They'll soon lose interest once they realise it isn't some emotional or superiority thing.

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