Close Call,
I've been wanting to reply to your message for awhile...but, having just put together a week without a drink all I can tell you is..... you're not alone. I had put together a year without drinking and then relasped while on a business trip. I took my show on the road!
I'm just tired of it, worn out and frighten of what will happen if I didn't stop. I can't even use Free booze as a reason I drank.........I'd pay any amount of money for a drink.
Now I'm going to need to make some plans before I travel, which is apart of my job.
Ideas:
Check this board out for support while away. Check for meetings to attend while away. Go to the fitness center instead of the bar if I am bored and lonely. Bring phone numbers for support if I need extra help. Read, bring books on recovery.
I know for myself that I need to plan things out, so that I'm not caught off my guard. That's when it will get me.
I wish you the best and be safe.