"I don't need a drink to have a good time, I could happily have three beers and then nothing for months"
My partner keeps repeating this to me every now and then, and my reaction is to feel irrationally annoyed by it. He asked me if I wanted to go to a music concert yesterday and I had to explain that they're triggering for me now. I went to a Metallica concert with him a few years ago and felt like a boring girl in a raincoat watching thousands of people enjoy a concert. It just wasn't much fun without social lubrication.
I told him that I'd love to go see an opera instead but he knows I love music so doesn't understand why I don't want to go to rock concerts. When he says "I don't need a drink at concerts, I can have a great time without it!" it feels like a personal attack in a way. My gut reaction is a sarcastic reply such as 'Wow! Thanks for that, aren't you great!?' before silently fuming for a few days.
I feel like a social cripple, a dry shite. Don't get me wrong, I'm so happy to be free of the depressing dankness that is addiction, but I don't know how to be happy for people who have never experienced it and think it's easy not to drink.
I would love to hear if you have ways of dealing with these feelings or have a different perspective on his point of view. I'd love a healthier mindset than vibrant green bitter jealousy, it's a very ugly emotion and it physically hurts sometimes. Should I tell him this, or find a way to get over it?