• Gormadt
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      258 months ago

      And so many people want to go out drinking when you first meet up with them too

      I’ve been sober for 5 years and it’s kinda tough at times

      • @gk99@beehaw.org
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        118 months ago

        We should normalize stocking products like Liquid Death at bars for people who don’t want to drink and need a product that’s so visually wild that nobody will think “oh that’s literally water in a can.”

        • @w3dd1e@lemm.ee
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          78 months ago

          I saw a comic who spoke about telling the bartender before shows to put tea in his glass instead. Even if people order a shot for him, it should just be tea. It looked enough like alcohol that no one would make a big deal about it.

          It’s wild that you can’t just be like “I want tea” without it becoming a whole thing.

          • @Zoop@beehaw.org
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            58 months ago

            I’ve known a lot of strippers and dancers to do the same type of thing. It’s a good idea.

      • @w3dd1e@lemm.ee
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        68 months ago

        This. I’m not completely sober but I did get myself in trouble a couple times after moving to a new city where I didn’t know anyone. The only way to meet people was at a bar and when I did make friends with my interests, again, it was always meeting up at a bar.

        I get it. Where are you going to go after work when other places are closing and it’s dark outside.

        my social anxiety made it all worse. What do I do with my hands? I guess I’ll hold a drink. I hated the whole thing. Now, I’m in my 30s and I barely leave my house. Dogs are better than people. 😊

      • @30p87@feddit.de
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        Just get some disease diagnosed, then say the meds for it don’t allow alcohol. Works for me since a year lol

    • GarfGirl [she/her]
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      [I got a bot to automatically delete all my comments over 1 month old so you can’t see this comment anymore]