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09-11-2011, 11:36 AM

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TheOjibway84

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Join Date: Jul 2011

Location: Ontario Canada

Posts: 189

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Originally Posted by haligh

Thanks for the welcomes everyone - I really appreciate it. It's nice to hear the positives. Yeah, I've finally come to realize I cannot control alcohol - it controls me. Monday & Tuesday will be difficult for me as I'm going to the lake with my boyfriend - there was supposed to be beer involved LOL. Maybe I will bring some non-alcoholic beer, or is that a bad idea? I've used it in the past to get through some social occasions where I didn't want to drink.

What adds to all this is that I quit smoking cigs two months ago. Now the thought of no alcohol AND no cigs - ahhhhhhhh.

If you feel thats what you need to do by purchasing non alcoholic beer do so. Just be careful though I think it might be a good idea. Just imagine trying to white knuckle it those couple of days? May be hard especially if you want to try to stay off alcohol. Maybe get support from the boyfriend if he knows you want to try and stop drinking maybe he won't bring as much or none at all. Good luck though and there is HUGE support at this site! I love it! I've been here every day for the past month since I've been remaining sober at the parents house, I call it a safe haven where I can really take control of my drinking now since no one drinks here.