I don't want to drink anymore,socially acceptable?

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I haven't had a drink since about 1994. I'm not an alcoholic or anything like that. I just never really cared for the stuff in much the same way you don't like it, and one day I just decided I wasn't going to drink anymore.
I used to make up socially acceptable excuses, but the peer pressure was still tremendous. I guess drunks just don't like sober people to be watching them.
I don't make excuses anymore. If people feel threatened by that, too bad. I'm always happy to leave to spend time with people I like better sober. It's no fun to be the only sober person in a room full of drunks, anyway.

Do what I do. When everyone else is having alcohol, order a non-alcoholic drink. The rule is to have something - don't order nothing cause then you'll stick out like a sore thumb.

You don't have to drink just cause everybody else does. People shouldn't be hassling you about it anyway. It's nobody's business but yours whether you drink or not.

If your are feeling harassed by people because you won't drink you need to get new friends and start moving in diffrent social circles.

i completely understand you and its sad that its so hard to do what you want to do in terms of quitting. I often think of not drinking anymore either on account of alcoholism in my family, how i behave sometimes when i drink and just how obnoxious others can be when they have had too much. It is really hard though because it is such a huge part of society and people really do pressure you to drink. not in the bullying way people probably think of initially-- but just the 'come on you can have just a few!' or 'its my birthday-- you HAVE to come out with us [and drink]'. Maybe your best bet is to not say you are banning it all together because that draws attention to yourself. As the person above says, just order other drinks, or have one and then switch to water.. and this way you wont be drunk or hungover, but can blend in. if you really dont want to drink, then develop other hobbies and meet new friends that way or introduce your old drinking buddies to the new thing-- maybe start doing sports or activities with them and then they can do their drinking with other people but still retain a friendship with you.

Good advice. To poster, I think it's great that you're trying to quit drinking. I'm 23 and haven't had a single drink since my 21st birthday. I just have no desire for the stuff, and I get irritated when people drink "to have fun". I just don't see the point of it. Good luck with quitting :)

You hang out with a bunch of assholes. Tell them to fuck off. Peer pressure! That would piss me off so much.

im 22 and i was in rehab at 19, mate its cool i drink coke most the nights i go out, i go home earlier cos i got bored of listening to people talk shit, but i still have a good laugh and go out with my mates.
good luck with it mate