blackoutgirl

Spent time with three good friends tonight!! Went out, didn't drink at all and no one else did either. I didn't make it known that I wasn't going to drink but was relieved when no one ordered alcohol none the less.

Had some great laughs, ate some delicious food, then went shopping afterwards! All without booze

Two of my friends that were with me tonight are my "sober" friends. I hardly did anything with them before I quit drinking. One rarely ever drinks and the other never drinks at all. I'm sure it never crosses their mind either.

We all agreed that we should hang out more often and have a "girls" night once a month. I agreed. I had much more fun tonight that just sitting at home with a bottle.

Tonight gave me some hope that I can actually have fun without involving alcohol. Sadly enough, I never really wanted to do anything before if drinks weren't included.

Today is day 18 without alcohol and I'm feeling great!

I'm not going back to that dark place, feeling lonely and sad. The one thing that I thought was comforting me was the thing that was destroying me, destroying my life, my relationships, my well being and my health. I CAN do this and I CAN change my life, one day at at time.

suki44883

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artsoul

Love it!........

Something that surprised me when I got sober was that I could actually feel freer and be sillier than I could while drinking. I wasn't worrying about when/where/how I could get the next one or whether I was acting "sober enough"..... Nor was there a chemically-induced wall between me and the world anymore.

I'm glad you had a great time with your friends - that's awesome! Just celebrate being you and remember that you're enough, exactly the way you are. Great post - thanks!!!:bounce:bounce:bounce

ForeverDecember

You made my day by posting this. So glad to hear how well you're doing!!!

stepping

you are an inspiration blackoutgirl!!!!

LeeK

Congrats! It's always wonderful to hear about other recovering alcoholics having a great time without drinking.

Sunny27

Congratulations blackoutgirl!!!! So proud of you!!!

I have a night out tonight and friends will drink, but 'm fine to stick to sparkling water and come home sober and ready for a new day.

You are inspiring me

Bikeguy

What a great positive post, thanks for sharing!

jimihendrix

GREAT point about being free to be sillier.

I quit 5 months ago.

One of my fears was that I'd be too inhibited and not free to have "fun".

The exact opposite has occurred.

I feel MORE free to be myself, because I don't have on the filters that tell me "don't say that. people will think it's the booze talking, and you'll sound dumb".

raindancer11

Congratulations on Day 18! My life got so much better when I started spending time with people who don't drink. There are so many of them. Who would have thought?