Sobriety trend gaining steam? Noticed all last week…

[Anonymous]

Age is catching up to them, plus there's a documented trend of non-alcoholic drinks being more socially acceptable.

[Anonymous]

Fatty liver disease is on the rise. I was told to give up alcohol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The weather warmed up and everyone realized “Oh crap, I have to be seen in a bathing suit soon, better cut those calories”

It's always swim suit season for me - vacations and all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Drinking as well as socializing has lost its appeal for my husband and I and we are happier for it.

This part is weird. People who socialize are healthier and happier, and live longer lives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As the wife of an alcoholic, this would be good news. We all know prohibition doesn't work, but alcohol use disorder is a terrible disease.

Yes it is. I hope this new trend is helping.

[Anonymous]

Nope but I know a few 40+ year old functioning alcoholics.

[Anonymous]

I'm 44 and the social drinking amongst my friends has gone 50/50 in the past year, with half my friends drinking rarely or never, and the other half drinking the same as before.

I am slowly migrating to the 'no drinking' category. I dont think it gives me any benefit.

[Anonymous]

We stopped drinking for a while just because we were so tired and didn’t want to stay up late with our friends who were drinkers. And then we lost our tolerance for alcohol and I had a horrible hangover from a half glass of wine. We have old friends who started turning everything into an heavy drinking event and all of their new friends were really similar, and life started to feel like those times in college when I was sick and couldn’t go out and had to find patience for my very drunk friends who thought they were hilarious. They all started to go away on weekend drinking trips and it wasn’t our scene so we grew apart. I know they think we are unsophisticated and boring, and that makes me feel a little embarrassed.

Then a friend’s sibling sent someone to the ICU after causing a terrible car accident when they drove after 2 drinks.

For me that was the end of enjoying drinking. It just started to seem pointless. I probably drink 2x/year and only if I see a really interesting cocktail on the menu that I’ve never experienced before.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We stopped drinking for a while just because we were so tired and didn’t want to stay up late with our friends who were drinkers. And then we lost our tolerance for alcohol and I had a horrible hangover from a half glass of wine. We have old friends who started turning everything into an heavy drinking event and all of their new friends were really similar, and life started to feel like those times in college when I was sick and couldn’t go out and had to find patience for my very drunk friends who thought they were hilarious. They all started to go away on weekend drinking trips and it wasn’t our scene so we grew apart. I know they think we are unsophisticated and boring, and that makes me feel a little embarrassed.

Then a friend’s sibling sent someone to the ICU after causing a terrible car accident when they drove after 2 drinks.

For me that was the end of enjoying drinking. It just started to seem pointless. I probably drink 2x/year and only if I see a really interesting cocktail on the menu that I’ve never experienced before.

Drinking is poison to your body and 100% pointless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We stopped drinking for a while just because we were so tired and didn’t want to stay up late with our friends who were drinkers. And then we lost our tolerance for alcohol and I had a horrible hangover from a half glass of wine. We have old friends who started turning everything into an heavy drinking event and all of their new friends were really similar, and life started to feel like those times in college when I was sick and couldn’t go out and had to find patience for my very drunk friends who thought they were hilarious. They all started to go away on weekend drinking trips and it wasn’t our scene so we grew apart. I know they think we are unsophisticated and boring, and that makes me feel a little embarrassed.

Then a friend’s sibling sent someone to the ICU after causing a terrible car accident when they drove after 2 drinks.

For me that was the end of enjoying drinking. It just started to seem pointless. I probably drink 2x/year and only if I see a really interesting cocktail on the menu that I’ve never experienced before.

Drinking is poison to your body and 100% pointless.

people who drink are weird

[Anonymous]

People who still "party" (drink heavily) past their 20s run the.risk of becoming like the whole crew in the Karen Read case, including her. All of them so drunk no one is clear on how someone died or they're lying. They're truly wasted.

[Anonymous]

I love cocktails and wine, but I only drink when I'm out, which isn't that often. I usually don't drink at home, unless it's a special occasion. I've always done this- even in college. It's a good balance for me. I don't understand mocktails and NA beer though. I usually try not to drink my calories.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We stopped drinking for a while just because we were so tired and didn’t want to stay up late with our friends who were drinkers. And then we lost our tolerance for alcohol and I had a horrible hangover from a half glass of wine. We have old friends who started turning everything into an heavy drinking event and all of their new friends were really similar, and life started to feel like those times in college when I was sick and couldn’t go out and had to find patience for my very drunk friends who thought they were hilarious. They all started to go away on weekend drinking trips and it wasn’t our scene so we grew apart. I know they think we are unsophisticated and boring, and that makes me feel a little embarrassed.

Then a friend’s sibling sent someone to the ICU after causing a terrible car accident when they drove after 2 drinks.

For me that was the end of enjoying drinking. It just started to seem pointless. I probably drink 2x/year and only if I see a really interesting cocktail on the menu that I’ve never experienced before.

What do you mean by “weekend drinking trips”? These are DINKs, parents or retirees?

The parents we know who booze the most are travel sports parents. And country club parents. But those are largely the same parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love cocktails and wine, but I only drink when I'm out, which isn't that often. I usually don't drink at home, unless it's a special occasion. I've always done this- even in college. It's a good balance for me. I don't understand mocktails and NA beer though. I usually try not to drink my calories.

NA beers all taste flat to me, as if they lack a certain effervescence. I don’t see the point - especially when a restaurant wants $6 per can. Rather just have plain still or sparkling water.

[Anonymous]

Drinking down. Weed through the roof!