Originally Posted by
bdiddy5522 
Like I said in the August post. Tell yourself every morning when you get up "I will NOT drink today" and if you do that every day, you won't. One day at a time. The Holiday's don't have to be any different than any other day of your sobriety if you don't let them be.
well - this has worked for me now for nearly three years...
I never lose sight of the fact it's not enough simply to
tell myself I will not drink tho....I keep working at it...some days I've *really* had to work at my commitment. I think that's the same for all of us, really.
Like Anna, I'm far less social than I used to be, and I'm happy like this - for me socialising = drinking anyway.
You'll find a lot of support here over the holidays
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