Gonna try and keep it together
Posted 08-21-2008 at 01:43 PM by Eclipse
Vacation is coming up--10 days to relax and have fun with the kids. Mom and dad are coming and there always is some kind of issue that comes up and blows up in to a fight. I am promising myself to not let that happen. We want to have a good time. I have a feeling I will drink and that worries me. But I have been very good with only a couple of glasses of wine a day. If I could just do that I would feel good. The problem being, everyone starts drinking at the lake around 1:00 and drink ALL DAY LONG. Nickie has some really good lemon drop stuff and collins mix that she mixed with rum. Maybe I will get some of that and mix it with lots of ice and sip on the --with no alcohol. No body would even notice anything. But just going down to the dock triggers that need to drink. Maybe the weather will be really crappy like today and we will have to sit inside and play games with the kids. That would make it easier to not get the urge to drink. I can do it and I just need to keep reminding myself. I will get a good book to take with me and sit and read and sleep and enjoy the time there. School will be starting up really soon and then the stress will be back on with the crazy schedules...but I will just do one day at a time and keep talking to myself!
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I find it's helpful to have a plan when faced with situations that may trigger me.
First of all, I decide if I should even go, and in the beginning, I didn't go to my folks' cottage - it's still difficult. I have relapsed there more than once. Family is also a big trigger for me.
Look up some recipes for refreshing non-alcoholic drinks and enjoy waking up without a hangover the next day. Your kids will be grateful, too!
Do you have someone you can share with, face to face? Someone who will be with you i.e. parent, partner or friend who would support you if you told them you weren't drinking? It might help you to be accountable.
If you really want to stop drinking, you will do whatever it takes to make sure that happens.
Message me anytime if I can help.Posted 08-21-2008 at 09:54 PM by Rowan
