Originally Posted by Erin
I know it's not the end of the world not drinking. I think it's just going to take some time with all this stuff. I think I drank because of fear of being alone and now I really am alone. The boyfriend is gone (which has been really hard - I've spoken to him everyday for over three years) and a few friends have dropped off. So just a lot of adjustments all at once.
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BTW - both friends know that I quit drinking and were very understanding.
That is really smart thinking!! Hope you enjoyed your walk. I found a dance class on a Friday evening and did that with my daughters - stopped me from feeling like there was no "fun" or "reward" at the end of the week, like you say ... I felt that was what everyone else did ... over time I have found that it is not necessarily the norm to go drinking on a Friday night.
