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Excuses for not drinking.
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I have hardly drunk since Christmas. I found not drinking very easy, and want to continue.
I have been to the pub a number of times, and most of the time I have driven and I have had a perfectly good night without drinking.
My reason for stopping was a number of things, but mainly cos I didn't want to get drunk, but now after not drinking much for so long when I do have a beer I feel pretty pissed pretty quickly.
But I have a week long lads holiday coming up, and this may be a step too far. I can see myself buying 2 bottles and nursing them all night, putting up with questions about why I'm not drinking.
I can handle tipsy/semi-drunk friends, but after midnight or in clubs everyone gets that little bit more drunk and a whole week could get boring for me.
I have been to the pub a number of times, and most of the time I have driven and I have had a perfectly good night without drinking.
My reason for stopping was a number of things, but mainly cos I didn't want to get drunk, but now after not drinking much for so long when I do have a beer I feel pretty pissed pretty quickly.
But I have a week long lads holiday coming up, and this may be a step too far. I can see myself buying 2 bottles and nursing them all night, putting up with questions about why I'm not drinking.
I can handle tipsy/semi-drunk friends, but after midnight or in clubs everyone gets that little bit more drunk and a whole week could get boring for me.
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Now i can drink, but don't drink a lot, and yeah it does get annoying when people are always asking why. :rolleyes:
Agree with purple - 'on medication' is pretty failsafe.
:yes:
I sometimes even wonder if I should take the zero alcohol route - just because even saying "I don't drink" seems to be easier than having to constantly explain why yes I've had 2 drinks, but that I don't want anymore :rolleyes:
is that their business? :chin:
Something like 'it's for my arse problem/nipple rash/cervix itch' normally shuts the nosy ones up. That or 'mind your own beeswax, you nosy bastard'. :thumb:
I told an annoying friend of a friend that my meds were anti-pyschotics, he was freaked out.
(If you haven't got a driving licence, you could always say that you are learning and may as well get used to being the designated driver sooner rather than later!)
I'd just say be honest no need to think of an excuse the people that matter will understand and as for the people that don' t well they won't be the people that matter