
YES. For me, it's not that I have an 'allergy' to alcohol. I have an 'allergy' to life/existence, and alcohol just so happened to be the perfect remedy for that allergy for me. Existence is so painful and difficult for me, I'm extremely mentally ill, neurodivergent, and traumatized 😭 Being sober in a VERY non-sober world ESPECIALLY in your 20s is BRUTAL. I actually didn't even realize how deeply woven into the fabric of mostly every single aspect of society/life substances are until I got-