deeschmee Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 So how do I spend time with people who drink.....and NOT drink? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyRedhead Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 (edited) 33 minutes ago, deeschmee said: So how do I spend time with people who drink.....and NOT drink? Just drink non-alcoholic drinks, like soda, fruit juice, ice tea, lemonade, etc......If these people don't respect your choice not to drink alcohol, maybe re-think who you are going to hang out with..... Personally, I choose not to drink alcohol, because my doctor said it could interact with my psych meds, and the people I know who do drink, respect my choice. Edited May 29 by CrazyRedhead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeschmee Posted May 29 Author Share Posted May 29 Yes. This is good. The people I hang with respect my choice. It's just me that finds it difficult not to drink. 😊 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyRedhead Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 13 minutes ago, deeschmee said: Yes. This is good. The people I hang with respect my choice. It's just me that finds it difficult not to drink. 😊 Here's some info that might help:  https://www.verywellmind.com/how-to-go-out-when-you-re-quitting-drinking-4788307 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeschmee Posted May 29 Author Share Posted May 29 That is just what I needed @CrazyRedhead!! Thank you for that 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogMan Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 this is not useful or anything  but reminds me of university days. I'd get invited to parties and not drink  one night, it was decided that we would all take turns signing happy birthday to b'day girl  being not-drunk, i was still very conscious of my bad singing. So, I did mine as a strip tease to distract from my singing  apparently the non drinker doing a strip tease was the only part of the night the drinkers remembered 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeschmee Posted May 29 Author Share Posted May 29 24 minutes ago, DogMan said: this is not useful or anything  but reminds me of university days. I'd get invited to parties and not drink  one night, it was decided that we would all take turns signing happy birthday to b'day girl  being not-drunk, i was still very conscious of my bad singing. So, I did mine as a strip tease to distract from my singing  apparently the non drinker doing a strip tease was the only part of the night the drinkers remembered That takes a lot of courage...or just not giving a crap!! 😂😂😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderful.Cheese Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 On 5/29/2022 at 9:19 AM, deeschmee said: So how do I spend time with people who drink.....and NOT drink? I am 1.5 years sober now. I order soda when people around me order booze. I like the caffeine! Or I’ll order a fancy non-alcoholic drink like a non-alcoholic margarita. CRH is right. My drs have also warned me that alcohol can interact with and make psych meds not work as well. Plus my drs have also warned me that alcohol can negatively affect my mental health conditions too. It’s not worth it for me anymore. Good luck on your journey!  3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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