The Christmas holidays are a time when it is even more socially acceptable and encouraged to drink alcohol. May it be wine, champagne or any other alcohol, it seems like it is not only acceptable but almost expected that we drink. At Christmas dinner, New Year's Eve... it's very usual to see people toasting with alcohol. So how can you avoid alcohol in the holidays?
For whatever reason, you may not want to drink or even not be able to. Maybe you're on medication, or drinking then encourages you to pursue other impulsive behaviour... (or you may just not want to). Whatever it is, this time of the year seems like the time when we need to reject alcohol the most.
Your family and friends may or may not know but other people may still offer you drinks.
If you are concerned about people insisting during the Christmas dinner or another specific even, you may want to look for an ally. In my case it will be my mother. She knows I can't drink alcohol. So if my family keeps insisting on me drinking (which they usually do), she will help me. Some of you may not have an issue saying no as many times as you have to, but for others it may be stressful (or you may even actually want alcohol, but you just really shouldn't - I include myself in this category).
So if you can plan ahead for specific events and find someone who will help you, at least that would partly lower the stress.
At the same time, you can ask a parent to tell to the rest of the family to not offer you alcohol at all beforehand, if you are very stressed about this it can be a good option!
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