I thought everyone drank too - but since I quit I've found quite a number of people don't drink at all, and the majority of folks drink normally - ie they actually leave some in the glass when they're done.
my old life was all about drinking too - I surrounded myself with drinkers.
I can't lie - I needed to change that life in order to change me. I had to change my ideas of what fun was, and cut some people out and several more cut me out when I quit drinking...
It may sound dismaying even dismal - but in fact it was the first step to freedom for me.
I met a lot of new people and reconnected with old friends that my drinking had pushed away.
I'm still self conscious and anxious but I've accepted that is me - and in accepting that, the anxiety and self consciousness have actually improved a lot.
It's no longer A Big Deal.
I love my new life. I'm not missing out on anything.
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