Originally Posted by
Bilr44 
What I don't want is to go back to the insanity from the past.
That's what I thought about last night. I can't kid myself and say that having a drink wouldn't have been nice. The truth is, however, that I wouldn't have stopped there. I would have consumed too much and my attention/focus would have been on getting more alcohol.
We will be in situations where others will be drinking responsibly and having a good time. We can try to minimize these experiences (esp. early on in recovery), but we can't totally avoid them. What we can do, however, is take ourselves through what would happen if we had a drink. Where would it lead us and would that be a better place? Would short-term pleasure be worth the long-term consequences? For us, the answer to that question is no.