So many great moments in this piece for me, Stephanie! I loved how you broke the silence... and... handing out those permission slips to everyone who wants to do whatever they want to do! :)
I've always wondered why other people's decisions around alcohol can be so confronting - it makes me wonder - which other decisions people make for themselves are we fazed or not fazed by?
Jess! I wrote this for people like you! I feel like there's a lot of us out there feeling like we need to be quiet about the thing that is supposed to be cool but it's weird because this thing that is "cool" makes so many of us feel terrible! I wonder that question too!
I feel all of this so much Stephanie! The culture is the same with drinking in the UK and over the past couple of years I've been drinking less and less but people seem to find it odd. It's so engrained in society, the peer pressure or the feelings of guilt for not drinking is just crazy. My favourite thing about not drinking is also waking up hangover free; that for me is everything. Well done on speaking up about this, I definitely feel less alone in my thoughts! X
It is entirely engrained in society so when we are over it, we don’t know what to do with it! At one point I felt the need to overcompensate and show people I can still be fun without it but that was an odd thing to do too! A nice morning after is so lovely, isn’t it?!
Cheers to this post! My husband is sober and I barely drink anymore. Most of my friends are the same, but there are a couple that still like to get their drink on. I honestly worry about their health because I know how damaging booze can be, but I think it’s a really hard subject to broach. I guess people have to get there when they get there, but I wish there was more awareness of the health risks. Thanks for shining a light on this! ❤️
That is an interesting point and I think that has a lot to do with the decrease in youth drinking. When you brought up getting together I also wonder if it has to do with people hanging out in person less too because of social media?
So many great moments in this piece for me, Stephanie! I loved how you broke the silence... and... handing out those permission slips to everyone who wants to do whatever they want to do! :)
I've always wondered why other people's decisions around alcohol can be so confronting - it makes me wonder - which other decisions people make for themselves are we fazed or not fazed by?
Jess! I wrote this for people like you! I feel like there's a lot of us out there feeling like we need to be quiet about the thing that is supposed to be cool but it's weird because this thing that is "cool" makes so many of us feel terrible! I wonder that question too!
I feel all of this so much Stephanie! The culture is the same with drinking in the UK and over the past couple of years I've been drinking less and less but people seem to find it odd. It's so engrained in society, the peer pressure or the feelings of guilt for not drinking is just crazy. My favourite thing about not drinking is also waking up hangover free; that for me is everything. Well done on speaking up about this, I definitely feel less alone in my thoughts! X
It is entirely engrained in society so when we are over it, we don’t know what to do with it! At one point I felt the need to overcompensate and show people I can still be fun without it but that was an odd thing to do too! A nice morning after is so lovely, isn’t it?!
Cheers to this post! My husband is sober and I barely drink anymore. Most of my friends are the same, but there are a couple that still like to get their drink on. I honestly worry about their health because I know how damaging booze can be, but I think it’s a really hard subject to broach. I guess people have to get there when they get there, but I wish there was more awareness of the health risks. Thanks for shining a light on this! ❤️
Loved reading this, Stephanie! Completely relatable and something we should be talking about more. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
That is an interesting point and I think that has a lot to do with the decrease in youth drinking. When you brought up getting together I also wonder if it has to do with people hanging out in person less too because of social media?