anxiousrock

So kind of last minute but I am going on a work trip on November 11. It is only 5 nights and will be busy, but we are staying at an all inclusive hotel. 😩.
How do I do this?

tomsteve

-get a list of meetings in the city youre going to and hit em up.
- take the phone numbers of your sponsor and others and use them
- take your big book and read it
- dont allow a thought of drinking to control your actions
- dont drink even if your ass falls off
-"no" is a complete sentence
- have all alcohol from your room removed- hotel staff will remove the alcohol.
- find sights to see in the town and go see them.

aasharon90

I have a lap top and bring it when I
go out of town. Hook it up immediately
to SR and stay connected through out the
trip, sharing my day with you guys.

ScottFromWI

Lots of good suggestions above. The main one I'd remember is that "all inclusive" does not mean "you have to drink alcohol". Vegetarians staying there probably won't be eating meat just because it's included in the stay, right?

PeacefulWater12

What helps me is making sure I am always full up. Plenty of food also na drinks.

Also don't be afraid to leave boozie situations. I generally discretely leave when things get loud and drunk. People don't notice but it doesn't matter if they do.

Hope all goes well

aasharon90

This is your recovery/sobriety and no
one is gonna be more passionate about
learning, living a healthy, happy, honest,
sober life than you.

Bunny211

Hit an AA meeting in the area and grab some phone #s. Chances are there will be someone else there who is also on vacation and could use a texting/accountability buddy...who knows, you might make a new friend!

Obladi

- call the local AA chapter and arrange to meet up with someone when you arrive
- bring something to do that will keep your hands busy and distract you. Cross stitch, knitting, puzzle, playing cards, adult coloring book
- eat a lot. Nothing preemptively kills a buzz opportunity better than being full

Fusion

Drink is everywhere, to include all inclusive hotels. But the drink is outside yourself, IF you don't want to drink, it matters not that you're surrounded by it.

Perhaps one part of you wants to drink and one part of you doesn't, which may explain your fear, apprehension and this thread regarding the all inclusive trip. That ambivalence can be your saviour, if you choose to side with the non-drinker part of your brain, and ignore the drinking part of your brain. It's not as hard as it sounds, because the non-drinking part of your brain is SO much more powerful than the habitual, addicted, feel good (or less bad) lower part of your brain.

Of course, if you're telling yourself otherwise, you'll have a fight on you hands, to be or not to be a non-drinker, that is the question. Why struggle? Why not assert your biological power (higher brain) and grasp to your heart that part of you that doesn't want to drink and follow through and conquer that base addicted brain urge, craving and obsession?

anxiousrock

Thank you! I am going to Cuba so unfortunately no phone calls/probably no meetings.

anxiousrock

I will try but it is Cuba, so not sure how the WIFI will be . I also don't have a laptop.

anxiousrock

I like everyone's suggestion to eat a lot.
I don't know where we are staying yet, but hoping to God there is a gym!! I do not mind working out after dinner....it's a good excuse to get out of there!!!

tomsteve

probably, but looks like not the case

Cuba AA Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings - Cuba AA Alcohólicos Anónimos Reuniones

anxiousrock

Thanks! Doesn’t look like there is going to be one close to me and I don’t know how I feel about going around town by myself but maybe someone can come with me .
If not, I’ll spend any free time in the gym, ocean, and watching TV.

Dee74

some good ideas on social occasions here:

https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...val-guide.html (Social Occasion Survival Guide)

check the plan link I posted to you in the other thread - if you're not sure about internet access you'll need a pretty robust plan.

Check out about AA meetings down there - even if you're not an AA guy you might be glad of the support - I'm sure you'll find English speaking meetings

teatreeoil007

My best advice is eat well, work out and excuse yourself to go to bed early. Take an nice long shower or bath before bed and have some quiet time to recharge your sober muscles. Long walks are great if possible. The weather should be good in Cuba this time of year. Hope you enjoy it and stay sober.

NClarke2017

Good luck, let us know how your vacation goes!

anxiousrock

This sounds like what I’m likely to do. Long walks are definitely possible too but when in a foreign country i prefer the comfort of the gym.

anxiousrock

Thanks! It’s not really a “vacation” but I am hoping to get a tan .

teatreeoil007

So this is a work trip? It's likely to come up that people are going to either invite you to go to one of the "events" where there is alcohol or they are going to offer you drinks. It'd be a good idea to have plan for what you will say and/or do in those scenarios. If you are at something where there's drinking and free drinks are included in this all inclusive place...have an escape planned out ahead of time. Also tell yourself you love to work out and you won't feel like working out with a hangover. You're likely to come up against sheer temptation and while that's part of life and learning to navigate...only you know where you're at with recovery and only you will be making the decision to decline alcohol when it's flowing freely. I hope you stay sober.