Do you feel superior now, that you are sober?
Hello friends, I lost some writing steam lately. I was swiping through my textbook with ideas, while commenting negatively on every one of them. “Boring, always the same, not about sobriety again.” Like that, two weeks are gone without publishing a text.
Because I don’t want to lose the fun in writing, I will write about a broad set of topics. Be prepared for life-changing words of wisdom.
Let’s get to the idea from the textbook that found freedom to be published.
When I got sober and knew this time I would stick to it. It was a huge relief. I felt like it was a massive accomplishment.
But lately I notice a bad trait. I look at people that drink and I can’t help it but feel superior for a while. I know this ain’t going to get me the biggest sympathy points, but that is how it is.
For example, when I hang around with my friend who likes to drink, I start counting how much beer he drinks. After the fourth. I will make a comment like: “Man, it is Tuesday 6p.m. and you had 4 beers already, do you think this is normal?” The intention is a strange mix of trying to help and feeling better about myself.
Do comments like that actually help? I don’t know, maybe it makes him think about the consumption. If somebody had approached me like that in my drinking days, I would just have been annoyed.
Let’s not forget, one year and something ago I was one of the worst binge drinkers myself.
How do you sober people handle that? Are you compassionate or are you judging? And to the people who like to drink, are you annoyed by sober people who can’t shut their mouth or do you like being called out?
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