Guys please do not believe that lie that this is the festive season, and 'no one can stay sober in it'.
please do not believe that some of us are doomed, and can only hope for part time sobriety.
Please do not believe the BS that you can walk away from quitting, and then pick it up again after New Years....ask me how I know that's BS.
Each and everyone of you is capable of staying sober through December and January in 2016.
You may have to toughen up your plans, you may need to look at other things to add...you may have to accept that some days won't be great...
but no one ever said you have to get through this gracefully - just get through it
Stay sober...things can, do, and will get better.
I believe in everyone of you guys - we all arrived here at various times because we wanted to stop drinking.
Please don't forget that.
Don't let your inner addict dictate terms, or lead you to agree to any kind of compromise.
You all deserve amazing things - the kinds of things that happen when we stop drinking/drugging.
D