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…
I do find a drink or two helps me to feel more comfortable in social situations (it gets me to relax and talk more), but I’ve never been drunk and the idea of being drunk sounds like 0 fun.
Used to go all in. Meanwhile I’m in my 30’ and decided to not drink alcoholic beverages anymore. Trying to become more myself or Real me.
Drunk people are just awful to be around in my opinion
Only if you’re sober
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.
Reminds me of a Cody Jinks song about that.
Listen to Rock and Roll by Cody Jinks and maybe that will help with your anxiety.
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
