Originally Posted by
tigerlover 
being sober is getting tough. when i drank, it allowed me to be around crowds,
I can relate to that well I never drunk everyday but I did use it at first on weekends to be more comfortable around people and more confident and I guess sociable, when I am not taking my antidepressants (they helped me a lot with not caring so much what other people think) I am very selfconcious and paranoid and that makes me act very withdrawn and standoffish and antisocial and makes every social occasion even with my family a very horrible situation. No one else can see it but me....... you just have to remind yourself that you are not alone everyone wears a mask in crowds you just need to wear yours and pretend that noone can see i.e that way you do not care as much well that is what I practise pretend to be someone else...