Sobriety, what a tricky little bugger it is.
I feel as if I was raised with a martini in hand, not because of my parent's teachings, but because of the media and what society preaches. Especially in the way our culture reacts to addiction of any sort.
It is made a mockery of, a huge deal, a conundrum of some sort. Look at the coverage celebrities get when they go into any kind of rehab. It is a huge fucking deal that is broadcast over tabloids and social media sites. Please, don't get me wrong, I love gossip and scandal as much as the next person, but America's knee jerk reaction to it all is not healthy for addicts nor our society.
In my world when you tell people you don't drink the majority are shocked and confused, and their lack of compassion can lead to you being chastised for being different. This isn't everyone of course, but there are people out there. Most people just aren't educated on the disease of addiction. They think, "oh you can't be an alcoholic you're only 15." "One drink won't hurt." "You're way more fun when you drink." "I'd Love to see you drunk." "You don't smoke? WHAT?! Girl, you fucking up." "You think you're better than me just because you don't drink?" "Wait, why can't she go with us to the bar? Oh, she has a problem? Well she can still come, she doesn't have to drink."
People don't get it. As if drinking makes everything better. People shy away from you when you don't drink with them and feel less inclined to drink, plus no one likes to drink alone.
I have multiple friends who either don't drink, are supportive of me not drinking, or who never even breach the subject with me because we have fun without alcohol.
This is not an attack on all my amazing friends. This is just what I have experienced throughout the years.
Half the time I want to be sober and the other half I want to have some tequila with a lime and some salt.
I was thinking on it today and looked up sober celebrities and it surprised me how many there were. Whether they had had issues with it or had never been interested in drinking or doing drugs at all, they were sober.
I guess you come to a point when you realize that drinking does nothing positive for your life, and instead just shits all over it. Some people can handle it while others are just, addicts. No one person is better nor stronger than another.
I was sober for a year and now I drink every once in a blue moon. Drinking is part of the world I live in and I would love it if it wasn't seen as abnormal not to drink. It is hard to stand alone in a bar with all your friends who are wasted off too many shots. I'd like to point out I don't expect anyone to accomodate my choices or to take care of me, just be respectful of everyone's own life decisions.
Lastly, I am sober today, and that's good.
Want to know more? I believe this site covers a lot of unanswered questions.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/info/addiction/
I feel as if I was raised with a martini in hand, not because of my parent's teachings, but because of the media and what society preaches. Especially in the way our culture reacts to addiction of any sort.
It is made a mockery of, a huge deal, a conundrum of some sort. Look at the coverage celebrities get when they go into any kind of rehab. It is a huge fucking deal that is broadcast over tabloids and social media sites. Please, don't get me wrong, I love gossip and scandal as much as the next person, but America's knee jerk reaction to it all is not healthy for addicts nor our society.
In my world when you tell people you don't drink the majority are shocked and confused, and their lack of compassion can lead to you being chastised for being different. This isn't everyone of course, but there are people out there. Most people just aren't educated on the disease of addiction. They think, "oh you can't be an alcoholic you're only 15." "One drink won't hurt." "You're way more fun when you drink." "I'd Love to see you drunk." "You don't smoke? WHAT?! Girl, you fucking up." "You think you're better than me just because you don't drink?" "Wait, why can't she go with us to the bar? Oh, she has a problem? Well she can still come, she doesn't have to drink."
People don't get it. As if drinking makes everything better. People shy away from you when you don't drink with them and feel less inclined to drink, plus no one likes to drink alone.
I have multiple friends who either don't drink, are supportive of me not drinking, or who never even breach the subject with me because we have fun without alcohol.
This is not an attack on all my amazing friends. This is just what I have experienced throughout the years.
Half the time I want to be sober and the other half I want to have some tequila with a lime and some salt.
I was thinking on it today and looked up sober celebrities and it surprised me how many there were. Whether they had had issues with it or had never been interested in drinking or doing drugs at all, they were sober.
I guess you come to a point when you realize that drinking does nothing positive for your life, and instead just shits all over it. Some people can handle it while others are just, addicts. No one person is better nor stronger than another.
I was sober for a year and now I drink every once in a blue moon. Drinking is part of the world I live in and I would love it if it wasn't seen as abnormal not to drink. It is hard to stand alone in a bar with all your friends who are wasted off too many shots. I'd like to point out I don't expect anyone to accomodate my choices or to take care of me, just be respectful of everyone's own life decisions.
Lastly, I am sober today, and that's good.
Want to know more? I believe this site covers a lot of unanswered questions.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/info/addiction/
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