Drinking + Alcohol

Okay so I don't really know if this counts as a rant, but I just need to get this out. I've recently been to a family gathering where people have been drinking/doing shots, and obviously I don't mind the fact that other people are drinking (cuz it's not really my call), but I can't help but feel like I'm missing out on something. Like people offered me shots and stuff, but I would always decline it. I always felt bad for declining them though, cause it feels like a sort of pressure to do that sort of stuff, even though there wasn't any pressure to do it at all. I also got a massive feeling of FOMO because I get really bad anxiety around the idea of drinking/alcohol because of my own family's 'horror stories' with bad experiences with drinking (e.g throwing up everywhere/passing out), and I can't help but feel like I'm missing out on something really good. I don't think it helps that most alcohol I've at least tried had had a really bitter and burning aftertaste. I don't want to be one of them people that doesn't drink at all, cause I'm worried people would see me as like a buzzkill, but at the same time I don't like the idea of drinking/getting drunk. It's just a really weird predicament that I'm in, and I don't wanna be seen as a buzzkill for the rest of my life. idk man

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anonymous Friends August 16, 2026 at 5:21 pm 0 0