I do not drink alcohol and never will, I am happy with that choice I have made, but I do not judge people who chose to drink now and again.
But it really does not help my social life that I have a massive fear of witnessing other people become intoxicated and drinking alcohol, especially since I am a student and a lot of socializing tends to revolve around that.
Basically when I was about 9 my parents divorced my dad started drinking a lot got really depressed, lost his job and seeing my dad break down like that right in front of me created so much fear.
My mum also started drinking a lot more.
I would go on holiday to spain with my mum, older sister and there friends and have to stay up till ridiculous hours of the morning just watching all these people change as they drank more and more. Their voices, their faces the way they acted completely changed and that frightened me so much.
I hate watching people drink because I can see all those little changes in how they are and it scares me so much. Watching someone become intoxicated is without doubt my biggest fear.
How can I ever get over this?
But it really does not help my social life that I have a massive fear of witnessing other people become intoxicated and drinking alcohol, especially since I am a student and a lot of socializing tends to revolve around that.
Basically when I was about 9 my parents divorced my dad started drinking a lot got really depressed, lost his job and seeing my dad break down like that right in front of me created so much fear.
My mum also started drinking a lot more.
I would go on holiday to spain with my mum, older sister and there friends and have to stay up till ridiculous hours of the morning just watching all these people change as they drank more and more. Their voices, their faces the way they acted completely changed and that frightened me so much.
I hate watching people drink because I can see all those little changes in how they are and it scares me so much. Watching someone become intoxicated is without doubt my biggest fear.
How can I ever get over this?