I relate to so much of this. I also recently went to a party where no alcohol was served, and it was weird and painful. Weird because without the veil of alcohol, I felt awkward and deeply uncomfortable every single minute and kept fighting the urge to bolt. (Ultimately it got the better of me, and I did bolt.) Is part of sobriety learning to sit with those feelings and socialize anyway?
Thanks, this resonates. Not the alcohol part. I suffered through many parties without alcohol, as I'm a control freak, and refuse to be out of control in public. But the celebrations? I'm low key on all of it.
I relate to so much of this. I also recently went to a party where no alcohol was served, and it was weird and painful. Weird because without the veil of alcohol, I felt awkward and deeply uncomfortable every single minute and kept fighting the urge to bolt. (Ultimately it got the better of me, and I did bolt.) Is part of sobriety learning to sit with those feelings and socialize anyway?
Thanks, this resonates. Not the alcohol part. I suffered through many parties without alcohol, as I'm a control freak, and refuse to be out of control in public. But the celebrations? I'm low key on all of it.