Originally Posted by
Michael66 
Hey Paul,
It is hard, especially to begin with as you're resisting temptation and having to manage with other people expecting you to drink.
Don't be too hard on yourself - as you say, there was good and not so good mixed together in the night.
Come and join us again on our happy sober wagon :-)
Thanks Michael. To be honest I kind of feel like I dodged a bullet. When I think about it, I skipped about 6-8 drinks yesterday that I normally would have had, including the pre party shots that I usually would have taken during the day. Then the late night cappers of pure alcohol. I probably drank a 1/3rd to a 1/4th of what I normally would have last night. So I know it's incredibly disappointing that I didn't go the whole night sober, I feel sort of happy about the fact that I won enough battles to prevent that horrible hangover feeling the next day. I actually have been able to work for the past two hours with no problems concentrating. I feel good.