Does celebrating without booze seem unthinkable for you? Discover how alcohol became our default plus-one, and why it doesn't have to be that way.
Alcohol's "special" role in celebrations may be more a habit than truth.For many, sobriety offers a secret pathway to a vibrant life beyond the buzz.? In our society, alcohol seems to be the go-to for nearly every occasion. The idea of a booze-free celebration could almost seem unthinkable—or at least it was for me, for a long time.
“It’s my birthday—let’s go out to have some drinks,” I used to say each year. But you see, I also said the same thing about almost everything:That was a time when I thought of alcohol as the go-to answer to make any occasion special. But here comes the irony—as a decade-long daily drinker, there was actually nothing special about having some drinks. Drinking was my everyday routine.
Studies have shown that this glamorization isn't just surface-level. In fact, it permeates the media we consume on a daily basis. So, if we're wondering why we're so conditioned to associate alcohol with every occasion, we should consider how often we're bombarded with this message in the media. As if we have only been presented with the “happily ever after” version of the alcohol tale, these images misled many into believing that life would be somehow incomplete or less exciting without alcohol. These glamorized versions of drinking often mask the routine nature of alcohol consumption, making each drinking occasion feel"special," when in reality, it was becoming a habitual part of many’s lives.
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