Welcome to Georgie Islingtonite, Thomas, StartingoverNW and anyoen I may have missed
Congrats to the milestoners.
I have to be honest, I stayed out of beer gardens and wine shops for a long time.
I knew from past experience that I could be sober in those places, but sooner or later I'd confuse abstinence with control and think 'one little beer won't hurt...I'll just sip it...probably throw half of it away...'
I understand that everybody's different - but for me I really had to put clear distance between who I had been and who I wanted to be.
I'm glad I tread carefully for a few months - I think it's one of the reasons I'm still sober today.
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