Originally Posted by
saoutchik 
I was in no danger of drinking but I did wish that I was a "normie" like my friends who could enjoy a few drinks without going mad. Hey ho, that ship has sailed.
When I first got sober, I sometimes thought that too, Sao. But then I realized that I wasn't really missing anything by foregoing the occasional semi-boozy social hour with friends, and in any case it was a small price to pay for avoiding the descent into madness that would surely follow. And even if I managed to stop at 'a few' drinks, I would still have that kind of semi-lethargic, tired feeling that would make me basically useless for the rest of the evening. And I live in an area where walking and public transportation is off the table, so there was always the DUI risk. Just not worth it. And I can't say that I miss it.