CarolD

Here are some ideas that kept me sober during social events...

Go late Leave early Take your own car.

Take a non drinking friend with you.

Carry your AA phone contacts to use if you get antsy.

Dance a lot.

Get your own drink and keep it with you.
A 7 up + Line looks alcoholic.

Smell before you drink...glasses do get switched.

When asked if you want a drink...
"No... this is fine..thanks"

No explainations are needed.
Sober people seldom push
Drunks won't remember or care

boothj9544

Good stuff Carol, thanks

Peter

Good work Carol.

big97

Thanks! One of my friends is throwing a party soon, when he told me about it and asked if I was going to get all drunk and do what I do and I told him I quit he flipped! Oh well, I guess ill just say im the designated driver or something. I dont know, im proud that im trying to quit drinking, if someone asks me would it be ok if I say I quit?

Justme57

I also find it a help to offer myself as the " designated driver" I have done this for our ward christmas party, so the others have a vested interest in me NOT drinking LOL

HUGX
Lee

GshizzleA

holidays suck
we should just hide under our bed with a bottle of water and an ipod then wake up when its time to go back to work

brigid

That is what I told people, most were really supportive, the few who couldn't get their heads around it were disappointed that they didn't have someone to drink with, well I am more than that, sorry.

I think you should be proud of yourself, I was, still am, this is the most difficult thing I have done and the best, why not be proud of yourself. Bugger anyone who challenges what we are doing, in years from now they may need to do the same as us and stop, then we can help them.

Good on you, tell people what you like, genuine people see truth for what it is, other people are insecure themselves, most people have issues and view the world through them, trying to find solutions to them. I am over being worried about peoples opinions of me, I am doing the right thing for me.

love brigid