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Influencer sobriety is a world where alcohol addiction is history, but it’s all too neatAt a glance, sobriety looks pretty on social media – and relatively simple to achieve. A quick search<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/mar/21/australia-alcohol-tax-system-rise-spirits-beer-costs-percentage"> for sober motivation</a> will send you off on a stream of brightly coloured listicles that advise making plans that don’t involve alcohol, spending time with friends who support your choices, trying new things (like mocktails!) and going for a walk to combat alcohol cravings. The posts are often accompanied by a white-toothed influencer who is standing on a mountain in a bikini.The internet paints a picture of sobriety that has been smoothed around the edges, with an occasional snag of vulnerability; a woman pushing her toddler on a swing with the caption “I was buzzed on vodka here”; a word tile that reads: “I realised that inebriated women are easier to control.” The darkness creeps in, but then it’s back to normal programming; memes and hashtags and journalling at sunrise. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/30/giving-up-drinking-alcohol-tips-advice">Continue reading...</a>

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title: I stopped drinking three months ago – it’s not as simple as the internet makes
 it look | Ashe Davenport
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- Alcohol
- Alcoholism
- Mental health
- Health
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summary: 'Influencer sobriety is a world where alcohol addiction is history, but
 it’s all too neatAt a glance, sobriety looks pretty on social media – and
 relatively simple to achieve. A quick search<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/mar/21/australia-alcohol-tax-system-rise-spirits-beer-costs-percentage">
 for sober motivation</a> will send you off on a stream of brightly coloured listicles
 that advise making plans that don’t involve alcohol, spending time with friends
 who support your choices, trying new things (like mocktails!) and going for a walk
 to combat alcohol cravings. The posts are often accompanied by a white-toothed influencer
 who is standing on a mountain in a bikini.The internet paints a picture of
 sobriety that has been smoothed around the edges, with an occasional snag of vulnerability;
 a woman pushing her toddler on a swing with the caption “I was buzzed on vodka here”;
 a word tile that reads: “I realised that inebriated women are easier to control.”
 The darkness creeps in, but then it’s back to normal programming; memes and hashtags
 and journalling at sunrise. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/30/giving-up-drinking-alcohol-tips-advice">Continue
 reading...</a>'
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url: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/30/giving-up-drinking-alcohol-tips-advice
author: Ashe Davenport

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