Soberas

Last night I went out for dinner. After I went to a bar and I was with friends who were drinking (they dont know I am alcoholic). I got a tonic water. A girl I was with got a strawberry daiquiri and said she wasnt getting alcohol in it. I went to the bathroom and came back and asked her how her drink was, she said it was good and I should try it, I tasted it and it turns out she decided to get alcohol in it... I was shocked and panicked but didn't appear to be shocked. I would have had no more than a few drops, though I didnt spit it out (because of company). Thank god no craving for more kicked in. This is scary and I must stress how important it is to remain careful at all times. Today I am ok but I would hate for this to happen again. Any similar experiences?

Thanks

mecanix

About 6 weeks in someone popped a vodka soaked plum tomato into my mouth as a "supprise" to taste , they did'nt know i'd given up .

I suppose it was easier in a way as i never did like vodka , I think the important thing was that i remained clear on my intention to stay straight and sober, that decision hasn't changed .

I'm vigilant and wary of things, people and places unknown , I try not to be guilty of deliberatly remaining in ignorance about something . "If in doubt leave it out" being my motto .
I disregard my own sobriety at my own peril , i had to and i still work hard for it . Accidents do happen though just have to move on ..

Stay strong , M

least

Maybe better to stick to your own drink, and not sample someone else's drink anymore.

I'm glad you didn't drink yourself.

Anna

I agree with Least. Also hanging out in bars wouldn't have worked for me. I'm glad you got through the evening alright.

hypochondriac

I am totally paranoid about stuff like this, I always smell my drink before drinking it when I am out, which probably looks a bit weird but better safe than sorry. I have heard lots of horror stories about bar staff mishearing an order (especially important if your drinking tonic water which I occasionally do) and people thinking a drink is non alcoholic when it's not. Hence the sniffing! x

Grymt

Same, I'm very protective of my sobriety. I'm a bit of a sobriety thumper. I've just had too many busts for enough reasons. I backed off from a church because part of occasional meetings was to drink a small glass of wine. I know there are respectable ways around that but I didn't then. It was hard to cope with. I had a congested chest for which I bought senega of ammonia for and it snuck up on me and some days later driving to work I noticed I'd drunk more than the recommended dose. I finally read the label and threw it away. It's just a fact that in my life some things are not allowed. It doesn't limit my life now but within the realm of my body, alcohol : No pasarán!

ps yeah I fell for the tonic water once too. I got rather pissed off about that and stopped going to the pub, which I didn't do much anyway. That was half way through my first months long stretch of sobriety after my first AA meeting (about thirty years ago) which I didn't go back to, then. A few months later I was drinking again. Tho that had a lot to do with emotional immaturity stuff. There I learnt the progressive nature of alcoholism that I'd heard about.

One thing someone said at one meeting I've gone to was helpful to me at times "there is only one reason for an alcoholic in sobriety to go in to a pub and that is to use the toilet." I had to zig zag along the street at one time in order to not get too close to the pubs.

It gets easier but I do recommend eternal vigilance for myself.