Remembering what is true . . . the little voice lies - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

skid650 · 11-03-2009, 04:18 PM

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I actually truely believed that I could not pay attention or enjoy a football game without drinking beer... isn't that ridiculous? I have said to myself that I can't enjoy a party without beer... I have said I can't enjoy a wedding without drinking...

i KNOW i CAN enjoy anything and everything without drinking.

the issue? now that i've concluded that if i drink i WILL drink too much, i don't always care that i don't need to drink in order to have fun.

8 days sober, first AA meeting tonight (

), and i have to keep reminding myself not to think down the road to the next occasion with friends where it would be fun to drink . . . not in order to make the occasion fun, but just because the drinking itself was fun.

emphasis on "was." right?

thirtybubba · 11-03-2009, 04:21 PM

Hi there, and yup. Remember that--print it out if you have to. It pretty much summarizes how I think, too--when I'm thinking.

Good luck with the AA meeting tonight, they're not so scary as that.

Take care,
TB

NewMe11109 · 11-03-2009, 04:28 PM

I have plenty of fun at parties, watching sports games, and out with friends without the booze. It takes a little while, but you will make it.

Glad you have your first AA meeting tonight. Let us know how it goes.

Dime · 11-03-2009, 04:50 PM

Doing things sober now I have learned that I can have more fun that I used to when I drank because things are simply just more fun now sober. Can you imagine having fun when your brain is actually working? LOL It is so much better. It is so much more relaxing knowing I no longer do things that I will be regretting down the road.

Congrats on your sobriety!

**CarolD** · 11-03-2009, 04:57 PM

Quitting drinking was the wisest move I ever made.
AA has been an awesome adventure in living sober.

I do hope you will find something equally beneficial
and exciteing.....

***Anna*** · 11-03-2009, 05:45 PM

You are right.

There are so many things you will enjoy when you are sober.

It's scary, but so worth the effort.

grrrr · 11-03-2009, 09:57 PM

I hope your meeting went well. I understand your thoughts about drinking making occasions more fun, but I imagine that thought is more of a habit than actual reality. For me, I can remember too many times when my drinking is what made the occasion not so fun. I think drinking at occasions stopped being fun long before the habit of thinking it would be fun was gone. Today I actually had a spontaneous thought about how an occasion wouldn't be fun if I were to drink and feel like I am overcoming that misleading habit. It sounds like you may be on a similar road, congrats on your 8 days!

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NewMe11109 The New Me starting 1/11/09 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: California Posts: 631	I have plenty of fun at parties, watching sports games, and out with friends without the booze. It takes a little while, but you will make it. Glad you have your first AA meeting tonight. Let us know how it goes. __________________ The New Me as of 1/11/09 Still searching for that darn wisdom to know the difference. Do you know where I can find some?

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CarolD Forum Leader Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Serene In Dixie Posts: 34,835	Quitting drinking was the wisest move I ever made. AA has been an awesome adventure in living sober. I do hope you will find something equally beneficial and exciteing..... __________________ Each Day Sober Is A Victory!! Joy In AA Recovery!

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*Anna* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dancing in the Light Posts: 22,768	You are right. There are so many things you will enjoy when you are sober. It's scary, but so worth the effort. __________________ And I dont know what the future is holding in store I dont know where Im going, Im not sure where I've been There's a spirit that guides me, a light that shines for me My life is worth the living, I dont need to see the end. John Denver

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11-03-2009, 04:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
thirtybubba Owner of a strange glitch. Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: midsouth Posts: 2,275	Hi there, and yup. Remember that--print it out if you have to. It pretty much summarizes how I think, too--when I'm thinking. Good luck with the AA meeting tonight, they're not so scary as that. Take care, TB

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Dime Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,117	Doing things sober now I have learned that I can have more fun that I used to when I drank because things are simply just more fun now sober. Can you imagine having fun when your brain is actually working? LOL It is so much better. It is so much more relaxing knowing I no longer do things that I will be regretting down the road. Congrats on your sobriety!

11-03-2009, 09:57 PM	#7 (permalink)
grrrr being me Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: CA Posts: 252	I hope your meeting went well. I understand your thoughts about drinking making occasions more fun, but I imagine that thought is more of a habit than actual reality. For me, I can remember too many times when my drinking is what made the occasion not so fun. I think drinking at occasions stopped being fun long before the habit of thinking it would be fun was gone. Today I actually had a spontaneous thought about how an occasion wouldn't be fun if I were to drink and feel like I am overcoming that misleading habit. It sounds like you may be on a similar road, congrats on your 8 days!

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