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Old 09-03-2015, 05:10 PM
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bigsombrero
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Did someone say Thanksgiving? Well, this isn't about Thanksgiving, but I went "cold turkey" on Christmas Eve about 5 years ago. I was depressed as hell and just needed to get back to normal with my family. Instead I had a withdrawal seizure while we were opening presents and was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance. Nothing normal about that. It was my first ambulance ride, but unfortunately not my last.

Fast forward a few years: last Christmas I was down in Costa Rica sober, enjoying a homemade dinner with some international friends. Went to bed early and got up and went for a bike ride and a swim in the Caribbean. Survey says? Sober holidays are much, much better than drunk ones. Congrats on your first one in a while! Stay away from the drinking crowd, and if needed just leave and go to bed early. You don't have anything to prove. Stick up for your sobriety first and foremost, and you'll be okay. Enjoy.
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