Hello everyone. I know the internet is not the best place to voice personal day to day activities, but for those who ever saw my previous post about my fear of becoming an alcoholic this is just an update. I went and did a somewhat dry January. I mean I was just mindful not to drink as constantly as I did, but I did order some sours while getting yakuniku. Anyways, I never felt an urge to drink on the days I was offered or when it was present. I think I was just being overly cautious about the increase in my drinking habits. Living in Japan where most drugs are illegal and stigmatized, alcohol is just more apparent. Especially with host parents that drink daily after their work, I think it is just a part of the culture I am currently experiencing.
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I never saw your previous post and I’m not going to go through your profile to find it. Let me say, after being in Japan for almost 15 years, drinking culture isn’t any more or less prevalent than back in the states. People drink daily back home. If anything there are just more people who drink in close proximity than you’re used to.
Keep being conscious about your use, but don’t use the culture as a scapegoat. It will become easier to poke holes in other things if that becomes a habit.
I joined the stopdrinking sub. It’s such a positive place to go to curb the urges. It really helps. Highly recommend!
Congrats, OP.
It’s very easy to do nothing about a potential problem or to cave into peer pressure, and I think you’re doing your current and future self a great service by moderating your intake.
While you shouldn’t use culture as a scapegoat, you also shouldn’t reduce everything down to “it’s like that everywhere”, which is just as stupid.