I was up near the Peak District, I miss the hiking opportunities but not the weather
I think nearly everyone thinks their culture/country has major problems with alcohol
Thereâs also huge recovery scenes when you look, I just wasnât looking before I got soberâŚ
London has alcohol free bars (or they did before covid)
Australiaâs drinking culture is so ingrained in society that a massive portion of the population are high functioning alcoholics.
I have only told a handful of people that I am no longer drinking, because I can just imagine the scoffs and snide comments I will get from many when I do tell them.
Itâs time to cut the cycle off for our next generation of adultsâŚâŚ.
I agree thereâs a lot of so called functioning alcoholics, I was one until I quit work just before I got sober as I wasnât coping and it seemed easier to give up, âthankfullyâ (I realise now it was needed) I spiralled so quickly out of control that I hit a place where I was forced to make a choice to keep digging or get sober.
To be honest this has never happened, I also thought it would but most people really donât care or are curious, if Iâm out somewhere I donât worry anymore and rock out with my can of Coke Zero
I agree. Apart from the occassional âomg so what do you do to have fun??!â when I (rarely) tell people that I donât drink alcohol anymore, I find people suddenly feel the need to justify their drinking⌠âoh yeah, I donât drink all that oftenâ , âI rarely have more than a fewâ , âyeah, I donât drink the amount that I used to anymoreââŚ
Gâday from Queensland! Itâs good to know that fellow Aussies are on the sober journey too. I fully immersed myself in the Aussie drinking culture for 30+ years and now itâs time to come up for a breath of sweet sober air.
The weather is glorious! About to head out to an outdoor gig with some kombucha and strong willpower. Its nice to feel comfortably sober even with such hot weather