Published on 12, July, 2020
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
I’m 20 and never drink. I don’t even like going in pubs and having a soft drink. I’m always the odd one out and people do think it’s weird. I don’t care, I always felt that I didn’t want to drink when I didn’t want to, just because everyone else does. I do feel like an outcast at uni because of not drinking, it’s awfully unfair that it’s the common view that people who don’t drink are weird. I guess my advice is to do things that you do like doing instead and keep yourself busy. Most of the time I focus on keeping busy in the day and then later on at night when people are drinking, that’s my downtime. I know it’s unfair, but unfortunately it’s hard to change peoples minds about it.
If you and Autileaf are from the same neck of the woods then you could meet up for a catch up since you are both teetotal. I think that friends should accept each other for who they are.
my one irl friend who doesn’t drink is the only person that I feel I can have a proper catch up with haha. Would be good to have other friends who don’t drink :)
I agree, there are various reasons why I don’t drink and I don’t feel like I should have to explain it to people. I don’t know why people can’t just accept these differences that don’t really matter.
had to search up what teetotal meant haha but yes that is a good idea :). wouldn't be in the present as i'm currently still at school but when i turn 18 yes