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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was in the same shoes as you although I was drinking more and for longer and hiding it. I quit cold turkey in January and haven't had a drop and my life is totally different for the better. I think you really need to go a month without any alcohol but don't eschew alcohol related events. Have a look at how people react when they notice you aren't drinking. [b]Alcohol is the only drug that people ask you why you're not having it[/b]. Anyway, try reading/listening to Annie Grace's The Naked Mind. I think you will find it useful. And that glass of champagne at the wedding? Its really not that great. [/quote]

This has been the craziest part of my sober journey.  I get the third degree from people about not drinking, and it's usually negative, judgy, and trying to pressure me into drinking.  So weird.[/quote]This is interesting to me because very few people realize that I don't drink.  I get offered wine and beer at parties and I just ask for water or soda instead without explaining.  But then I quit drinking in 1987 and my social life hasn't revolved around heavy drinking.  So maybe if you're making that kind of change, people would notice.  Sorry to hear that y'all are experiencing that.[/quote]

I'm an attorney.  Drinking is a HUGE part of the networking culture.  I'm also 40-ish and wine/champagne drinking is a HUGE part of my social culture.  I was also known as someone who was the first and last at the bar.  LOL!!  So it's shocking to people who know me that I'm not drinking anymore except on truly special occasions (Tuesday is not a special occasion).  I didn't expect the reactions to be so negative though.[/quote]

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