EP 138: Reader Question - How do I reach the same level of fun conversation without alcohol?

This Naked Mind Podcast

Annie Grace

Mental Health, Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2019

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

I fear that I won’t be able to have the same type of connection and fun if I’m not drinking. Can you reassure me that socializing will still be fun even if I’m the only one not drinking? This is a question that we have all had when considering quitting drinking. Annie puts this in perspective for us and gives us comforting reassurance that yes! Conversation, connection, and fun can still be had and WILL be had sober….and it those things can be better than ever!

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0:00.0	This is Annie Grace and you're listening to this naked mind podcast where without
0:15.2	judgment, pain, or rules, we explore the role of alcohol in our lives and culture.
0:29.0	Hi friends, this is Annie Grace, author of this naked mind and I am here answering readers questions
0:34.2	and today I have a question from Alex. Alex says, hey Annie just started listening to your audiobook.
0:40.1	I'm not all the way through but I wanted to read out, reach out and ask if you have any specific
0:43.9	tips on the following that I can implement immediately, having that same level of camaraderie with
0:49.3	people that go alone with going out for a drink when you're not drinking and reaching that same
0:54.2	level of fun conversation that happens after a couple of drinks. So Alex, this is a great question
1:00.0	because I think it is one of the most terrifying things about giving up alcohol is we are such
1:07.3	social people, we're just wired that way, we're meant to be in relationship with other people,
1:12.0	we're meant to be social with other people to have fun with other people, you know all sorts of
1:16.6	studies show that tons of negative things come from separation from other people so the idea of not
1:23.0	having that level of camaraderie if alcohol is not involved is really terrifying. So first of all,
1:30.1	I want to talk about this in a bunch of different ways. I think we all long for connection and
1:36.8	conversation and we long to talk about deep important stuff, we long to talk about funny stuff,
1:42.3	we long to be able to let our guard down so that we can say things that are just like a little bit
1:46.4	over the line or maybe we wouldn't before and a lot of that comes with this liquid courage of
1:53.0	having something in our hand, we think okay that's when this happens and since I stopped drinking,
1:58.4	you know I was definitely afraid of this but I went into it with this attitude that like look,
2:02.6	I remember that I used to be able to have phenomenal conversations, I mean I remember
2:07.9	amazing friends and laughing before I ever drank and that's got to still be in me and sure enough
2:14.8	it was still in me but occasionally when you get to a barbecue or something and people haven't kind
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