serenityqueen

I'm sure we are going to have many addicts/alcoholics & family/friends coming here on SR this Holiday Weekend wondering how they are going to get through it without drinking and or using.

Whether this is your first Holiday in Recovery or your 50th, I hope you'll share any suggestions or ask any questions that you may have that could help you or someone else enjoy this long weekend with picking up.

I'd like to start with:

If you must go to a get together where alcohol will be on the menu right along with the burgers and dogs, take a friend or have a family member who knows you are in Recovery be aware of the situation. I'm not saying have them hang on you like a shadow, but let them know that at some point, if you start feeling a little "squirrely" to be aware that you may need to go for a walk away from the picnic or quite possibly say some early good-byes. It always helped me to be accountable to someone.



God Bless & Best Wishes for a Safe & Sober Holiday Weekend,
Judy

CarolD

...Yes.....parties .. weddings ... social and business events
sometimes are part of our lives.

Here are some tips that have worked for me
and I have left sober each time.

Go late ...leave early
Take your own car.

Ask a sober friend to go with you.
Take sober peoples phone numbers to call if you get antsy.

Turn your wine glass upside down at dinner
..denoting to the server you don't plan to drink
When toasts are made raise a glass of water

Get your own beverage from the bar. then
carry around a glass with something non alcoholic
(Club soda and Lime ..Coke with a cherry...Virgin Mary)

When asked "want a drink"?
you then say..."No thanks I have one"
When you leave your beverage ...smell before drinking.
It's easy to mix up the glasses.

Dance often and enjoy!