Anyone knows this sentence? I had a lot of people saying that when I was younger. I also knew alcohol would do magic to my anxiety.

By now I’ve learned that it doesn’t need alcohol to have people actually liking you.

I mean. I’m still anxiety-me. But surrounding myself with people who like me.

And right now to feels useless to write this, like it doesn’t have a point. Excuse me…

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I’ve only been to one “party” and I don’t know If this has anything to do being quiet or being noticed as anxious, but I’ve been told this framed like “you know, your social behaviour is a little weird when you’re sober, so maybe getting drunk makes you a little more normal” (this sounded a little like Homeopathy, where like cures like). This is the only thing I can imagine he could have been implying. I never have been drunk. Anonymous friend was really into drinking. Our group of friends just lived past these occasionally intolerant moments from him, so It wasn’t that bad, and he didn’t support right wing extremism last time I checked, so I can’t be sure he non-jokingly has negative feelings towards people who don’t act like him. I don’t really know what to say here. I understand being afraid of the consequences of drinking, like loss of memory and loss of control (the point), and I don’t really ever expect to want to drink.

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Drunk people are just awful to be around in my opinion

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I have the same opinion. Am terrified of drunk people.

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Only if you’re sober

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When I drink to socialize I get anxious later because I can’t replay the entire conversation in my head and know if I said anything weird

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Yeah, hangovers are bad enough, not remembering what I said or did really makes the fallout of drinking not worth it for me.

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is also toxic

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This is useful to people like me who who have also relied too heavily on alcohol to cope with anxiety.

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People without a little anxiety are insufferable. Anxiety prevents everyone from just spraying mental vomit everywhere.

What they actually mean is they think other people are more fun when they’re drunk.

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Hm, never thought about it this way…

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