lukebaade

Last night I embarased myself real bad. There's a girl I like and I really tried to get her to come home with me. She is a friend and embarased myself because now it's akward and we can't just go back to being friends. I really want to get sober.

I took a cab to the party last night and I was drunk when I got there.

I want this to end. I am tired of drinking and making a fool out of myself.

I am going to try to go without drinking for a week and see what happens.

Thanks everybody.

Aysha

Welcome to SR..Theres alot of great people here and lots of support.

tommyk

That's where it all starts.

Keep coming back.

TryingSoHard

Hi Luke. Welcome to SR. I hope you find the site and support as useful as I have.

Being sick and tired and wanting a change is a good start. I like your goal of going a week without a drink. Please keep us posted as to your progress.

Good luck. Keep reading. I'm sure you'll find lots of stories you can relate to. The stickies at the top of the forums are incredibly helpful, too.

Bamboozle

Hello, luke. Welcome to SR.

FreshStart2008

It is situations like this that are why I am done drinking. Those emotions get intensified when you are drinking and then there is rejection, which is 10 times more intense. I was tired of it happening. Then there is the anxiety that you deal with for a couple of days. When this happens, you will find that you are truly on your own and there is no rewind button, of course.

What you are feeling right now will likely pass in a couple of days. In my experience, it goes away once the week starts. You should also give yourself a little bit of a break. You may have tried to get with her in a sober state of mind and she still said no and then it is still awkward. It is just that the booze intensifies it. Plus, if she is a party goer then you may find that you have to deal with her in the same state of druken mind as well.

You want to always be in control of your emotions (at least most times)? Stop drinking. Hang out here for a few days. Learn. Find some new hobbies and see how others cope with social life without booze and how much happier they are. I bet you do way better with women.

Anna

Hi and Welcome,

It seems like you've made a good choice for your life.

SelfSeeking

Hi Luke Welcome to SR. Public embarrassment was one of many stops on my road to sobriety. People on this site have been there, so this is a good place to come What are your plans for the week? I found it helpful to make plans to fill up the time that I used to spend drinking. AA meetings worked (continue to work) well for me.