Tread yourself the way a protesting vegan treats others.
This is a path, when used correctly, is awesome. For example, while I didn’t personally think of it as a huge deal, I had to do this when I went to social gatherings after I quit drinking. It annoyed the fuck out of me to have people bugging me about my abstinence. I hated the 20 questions, the people “joking” about offering me shots, etc.
It was just easier to act like a holy-roller, anti-alchohol fanatic for a bit so they would shut the fuck up about it.
Nobody makes a big deal out of it anymore and the people that still do ask me if I am not drinking anymore are generally the people who actually give a shit about me. (I was a serious alcoholic, no doubt. People did have a valid reason to be concerned.)
This is a path, when used correctly, is awesome. For example, while I didn’t personally think of it as a huge deal, I had to do this when I went to social gatherings after I quit drinking. It annoyed the fuck out of me to have people bugging me about my abstinence. I hated the 20 questions, the people “joking” about offering me shots, etc.
It was just easier to act like a holy-roller, anti-alchohol fanatic for a bit so they would shut the fuck up about it.
Nobody makes a big deal out of it anymore and the people that still do ask me if I am not drinking anymore are generally the people who actually give a shit about me. (I was a serious alcoholic, no doubt. People did have a valid reason to be concerned.)