(24M) I'm not trying to brag myself there, because i was addicted myself to some things, like videogames(playing 10-12 hours straight) and doomscrolling. It's not the exactly same things, but what kept me stuck at these addictions was the fact it was good for socializing and knowing new ppl that also liked these activities. But i cannot go to events where drinking is the focus. Ppl say things "just don't drink and have fun" , but for me clubs are highly overwhelming. These lights, the crowd, the music. Perhaps i'm autistic.
And most people who i hung out with in the past, such as coworkers, when they went to these places, the drink became his whole personality, just talking about liquor and, of course, binge drinking. For me it's really annoying and, most of it , a giant waste of time, since i'm going to a place which i don't like and i don't have fun, with ppl i barely talk after they get drunk, since they became hyenas laughing at internal jokes. I had a coworker that once said he doesn't remember a moment when he was happy while sober, that is a really sad thing. Most of the membros of my family dealt with addiction, and because of that i'm very careful on what i put on my body or do with it. But i know it will jeopardize my social life, and i would like to know how can i get used with socializing with these groups.