Sikkisirus

Glad you had a great time

Payton

Exactly - was kind of a shock! If I had been drinking I would no doubt be the drunkest person there and it would have been inappropriate. Was a very nice change to just be relaxed and in control, rather than sloppy and slurry. Felt great to get up the next day and feel good too!

naive

i agree with smacked. sobriety must be your number one priority if you want to make it. all the time.

for myself, i'm 4 months sober and there is no way i would invite a bunch of people over to my house to drink. that's a nightmare! why put yourself through it?

why not cancel the party? if it was me, i would tell my friends the truth: that i'm trying not to drink and i can't handle it. if they are your friends, they will understand. if they don't, no real loss.

naive

Payton

I offered to host the party before I admitted to myself that I have a problem and even considered sobriety.

Because I'm 7 days out of denial and I don't have the guts to tell anyone in my real life, "I am an alcoholic."

I can barely believe it myself.

That's why, if you want the honest truth.

north

For the first two weeks after I decided to quit drinking, I basically canceled all my evening social engagements including impromptu invitations to farewell parties. When I felt ready to give it a go, I had offers from other non-drinking friends to accompany me. While I did not take them up on it, it made a positive difference just knowing that option was out there. Having someone on your side (they don't need to be an alcoholic themselves) might be something you wish to consider.