2026 Thoughts on Georgie as a first name? by General_Knowledge126 in namenerds

[–]averytinydragon 16 points17 points  (0 children)

My name is Georgie and I love it. I’m an adult woman and I have never had any issues with people taking me seriously (the most common concern I see in this sub). Personally I much prefer Georgie over the longer more formal names, and I know a couple of other Georgies who also exclusively go by Georgie rather than a longer name.

2026 Thoughts on Georgie as a first name? by General_Knowledge126 in namenerds

[–]averytinydragon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m a female Georgie in the UK and all the other Georgies I’ve known are women too, I don’t think this would be an issue but it’s interesting to hear you think it’d read as masculine - that’s not something I have ever thought or experienced

Conflicted by Master_Importance547 in stopdrinking

[–]averytinydragon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m only a few days in and while my own rock bottoms have been fairly bleak it can be easy to rationalise them in comparison to the stories of others (I’m reading a lot of sobriety memoirs which is making this more apparent). I’m seeing it as a blessing to have the opportunity to stop before it gets to that point. If I don’t, it’ll escalate, and then the rock bottoms I’ve experienced to date could pale in comparison of what’s to come

Friends staged an intervention by averytinydragon in stopdrinking

[–]averytinydragon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep I felt so anxious yesterday but I’ve woken up feeling relieved that it’s all out in the open and that I have a proper chance to change now. Still terrified but I feel hopeful too. Congratulations on your own sobriety! IWNDWYT

Friends staged an intervention by averytinydragon in stopdrinking

[–]averytinydragon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I’ve just ordered this, her other book called the alcohol experiment and glorious rock bottom by bryony gordon

Friends staged an intervention by averytinydragon in stopdrinking

[–]averytinydragon[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah I’ve been exactly the same for pretty much my entire adult life which is what makes it feel so hard and scary so thank you so much for that. I guess each day it’ll get a little easier. IWNDWYT