Good evening friends, I hope everyone is having as good a day as possible. For those struggling today, lots of thoughts and compassion for you.
I'm about to leave work in 25 mins and am heading to a local tavern for a holiday party with my fellow Probation Agents, local Law Enforcement, the Sheriff's Department, and deputies at the jail. One would think the peers would be a deterrent for binge drinking and poor choices, but it typically isn't.
I'm here to practice what I preach. I have a plan, I'm posting my plan, I'm recognizing a high trigger event for me, and I'm going in confident, but not over confident. I have an exit, I've prepared what I'm going to say when people offer me a drink, I'm going to have water in my hands all night, and if it gets too much, I'm out.
I know I'm not going to drink tonight. I don't even want to drink tonight. But I want to share my plan in case it can help anybody else.
Check in later friends
