I dont drink Alcohol

I just say "No Thank You".....and move on.....but I try not to put myself in the situations where it's a problem.My husband doesn't drink ,nor do any of my friends.

This! I am a drinker. But sometimes I don't wanna or I don't want another drink and be lit, lol. So instead of ordering a water in a water glass I ask for a cocktail glass with diet coke or soda with a splash of cranberry. Someone cannot try to order you a drink it they think you already have one! Like you these are people that are not my close friends so I just don't care to have that argument about why I am not drinking. Close friends and family never even ask me why.

Been there done that, don't want to go there again..........I'm free, life is good!!!!!!!!!!!!

When i say 'oh sorry, i dont drink' they have a face of dissapointment,

You shouldn't be apologising for not drinking, when people ask what you're having tell them you'll have soda and orange, or tonic water, I've been avoiding alcohol since the 1st of January as a way of seeing if its become a habit or if I really need it, seems it was just habit as I still have some alcohol in the house which is untouched from New Years eve.

Anyone who suggests that you're boring because you don't drink, I would suggest waiting until they're drunk and then filming them so you can show them what 'fun' people they are when drunk.

I really enjoy a drink when socialising with friends but I've noticed that people get very loud when drinking due to the alcohol making people go deaf, also you should tag anyone who suggests that you're a boring person because you choose not to drink as a dullard since they need alcohol to have a good time and you don't.

I don't drink either. I have never found anything that doesn't make me gag!
I always tell people I'm the driver! That seems to work like a charm and get you a free soda!

i dont drink and people who pressure me to drink know that when i blank stare them its time to stop and they do stop

I drink when I want to, last drink I had was Christmas Day, one glass of champagne with my family (when I try to turn it down I get the Oh it's just one blah).
I don't drink much because I'm not overly keen on alcohol, would rather eat my calories, have a father with alcohol issues, I work in a bar and see the "fun" side of drinking! I will have a drink when socialising, but I'd much rather drive and be able to leave when I want than drink and get stuck (and fork out for a taxi!)

I've been clean and sober for 21 months, and I work in a bar! It's really tough, and my social circle all revolve their lives around drinking, so I feel very alone most times. It's tough, but for me it's worth it.

i'll have five years of sobriety under my belt in july, so i know first-hand what it's like to be a drinker (and a heavy one) and an abstainer. if any of your supposed friends are pressuring you and buying you drinks, like some have said, it's time to find new friends. a lot of people don't like the taste or the effect, and that's nothing to be ashamed of! if someone has a problem with you not drinking, they're the ones with the problem. i used to judge people who didn't drink back when i was boozing--because i had a problem and didn't want to face it. just be you, don't worry, if you want to drink, drink, but if you don't, then don't! easy as pie

for what it's worth, my life has grown exponentially since i quit drinking.

Unless there is a specific health reason, or alcoholism or something, I don't understand why you wouldn't just have a few and enjoy life. But, whateves.

Because she wouldn't enjoy it. Duh.

No matter what it is, if I don't want it when it's offered, I say, "No, thanks, I'm good." That's really it. And if they insist, I repeat myself. I'm boring like that. Anyone who really likes me is going to stop insisting. If they don't stop pestering me, I assume there's some underlying character flaw in them which makes them less than optimal as a friend. Pretty simple, really.

I love alcohol. I miss it. Especially my homegrown strawberry daquiris! But...for some reason my body can no longer metabolize it and I get very ill. Apparently I'm lacking an enzyme in my stomach that helps metabolize alcohol. My face turns red, I get weak and after one drink, I slide out of my chair. After 2 drinks, I'm on the floor and can barely breathe. I can't even raise an arm. The alcohol builds up so quickly, I get poisoned instead of getting a 'light buzz'. lol Yep, my husband calls me a cheap date. LOL
A lot of people think that it's against my religion (far from it since I'm Catholic!) and that I'm a prude. haha
Just last weekend we met some new friends while camping and we all got together. I had my diet rootbeer and my husband, who was taking pain meds at the time, decided to bring a root beer along also. We got some funny looks and after we were there for a while, one of the girls that was drinking quite a bit actually got up the nerve to say, wow we were really kind of worried when we saw that you weren't drinking! I guess they thought we wouldn't fit in because we didnt drink. Or maybe they were worried that they'd get a little loud and wanted us to be loud with them? I'm not sure but it was funny! We all had a lot of fun anyway.
After not being able to drink for so long I don't care what people think anymore. Although I did explain our situation that night and I told them that my husband drinks, he just couldn't that night.
As for people who say they need alcohol to unwind,, I walk 4 miles, that usually unwinds me fairly well now.
Also, if any of you are passing on booze to save cals and be healthy, it's not different than passing up cake, cookies, etc. in a crowd. It's your business, your body and your health. Who cares what they think. After 2 minutes they will be talking about something else anyway.

Hello,

I am a non drinker, not for the health reasons (although that's an added benefit of not drinking) but because i just dont like the taste of it, and i know people who abuse it and i dont want to be like them.

Im getting really tired of meeting people, going to events, seeing my family and having this pressure to drink alcohol. I have maybe half a glass of wine one a year on my birthday, just to stop people bugging me about it. I dont like how when i meet people for the first time, they put so much pressure on me, as if i wont be able to have fun if i dont drink, or that im miserable and boring, its very upsetting. (they call me boring to my face, even though im a very happy person with a sense of humour, without the drink doing it for me)

Is there anybody else who doesn't drink here? what do you say to people when they almost try to force it down your neck so you can 'have fun'?

When i say 'oh sorry, i dont drink' they have a face of dissapointment, buy me a alcoholic drink anyway, and i get really annoyed at that.

Whoa you could've just wrote that about me!! Thankfully as I get older (i'm 32 now) people seem to becoming more accepting of it and I don't really have to say anything anymore.

I do. I drink like a fish. I will just have your drinks for you then! I have a friend that doesn't drink too, she is our DD. It is great.

I dont drink. I work in a bar where employees get free shots plus shift drinks so my coworkers think I am cra
zy not tsking them. I just tell them I used to get carried away with it in my early teens.and as a parent dont want to go down that road again. Usually shuts them up. About 80% of the employees have a
bad drinking.problem though...

I know the feeling. I usually give my shift beers away to other co workers so now I have people racing up to me at the endof a shift trying to call dibs on them.