Holidays
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Holidays
Hi everyone.
I'm aware that many of my fellow pilgrims find this time of year difficult.
I have had wonderful sober Xmases and screwed it all up by taking "one or two" drinks that I was sure nobody would notice and would "enhance the good time I was having". Of course, everybody noticed, and I ended up stupidly drunk trying to convince everybody I wasn't.
The Xmases when I haven't had a drink have been amazing. Why would I choose to feel seedy, sick, anxious and guilty over that?
Well, I'm choosing not to do that.
Drink will not enhance our holidays, my friends. And if I could, I'd repeat that a billion times.
Hope everyone is doing well.
Much love- Reckless Eric.
I'm aware that many of my fellow pilgrims find this time of year difficult.
I have had wonderful sober Xmases and screwed it all up by taking "one or two" drinks that I was sure nobody would notice and would "enhance the good time I was having". Of course, everybody noticed, and I ended up stupidly drunk trying to convince everybody I wasn't.
The Xmases when I haven't had a drink have been amazing. Why would I choose to feel seedy, sick, anxious and guilty over that?
Well, I'm choosing not to do that.
Drink will not enhance our holidays, my friends. And if I could, I'd repeat that a billion times.
Hope everyone is doing well.
Much love- Reckless Eric.
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Thanks for the post. I've been having a bit of a hard time mentally the last few days, which I'm sure is because of the upcoming holiday, and your post reminded me that drinking or using would not make it better. It would make it worse.
A few Christmas's ago after convincing myself I was 'going to just have one', I ended up drinking an entire bottle of rum meant for everyone, throwing up in the sink, and passing out at the movie theatre with my entire family there. At the time I convinced myself that nobody noticed and said I was just tired, but I know now that I wasn't fooiling anyone. How great a sober Christmas will be this year!
A few Christmas's ago after convincing myself I was 'going to just have one', I ended up drinking an entire bottle of rum meant for everyone, throwing up in the sink, and passing out at the movie theatre with my entire family there. At the time I convinced myself that nobody noticed and said I was just tired, but I know now that I wasn't fooiling anyone. How great a sober Christmas will be this year!
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Originally Posted by RecklessEric 
Hi everyone.
I'm aware that many of my fellow pilgrims find this time of year difficult.
I have had wonderful sober Xmases and screwed it all up by taking "one or two" drinks that I was sure nobody would notice and would "enhance the good time I was having". Of course, everybody noticed, and I ended up stupidly drunk trying to convince everybody I wasn't.
The Xmases when I haven't had a drink have been amazing. Why would I choose to feel seedy, sick, anxious and guilty over that?
Well, I'm choosing not to do that.
Drink will not enhance our holidays, my friends. And if I could, I'd repeat that a billion times.
Hope everyone is doing well.
Much love- Reckless Eric.
I'm aware that many of my fellow pilgrims find this time of year difficult.
I have had wonderful sober Xmases and screwed it all up by taking "one or two" drinks that I was sure nobody would notice and would "enhance the good time I was having". Of course, everybody noticed, and I ended up stupidly drunk trying to convince everybody I wasn't.
The Xmases when I haven't had a drink have been amazing. Why would I choose to feel seedy, sick, anxious and guilty over that?
Well, I'm choosing not to do that.
Drink will not enhance our holidays, my friends. And if I could, I'd repeat that a billion times.
Hope everyone is doing well.
Much love- Reckless Eric.
Best wishes to my fellow pilgrims. You all know what to do, or at least what not to to do.
Hope everyone is in good spirits.
Happy Holidays,
Reckless Eric.
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