Here I am one week in
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Here I am one week in
This morning marks one week since I have had hard alcohol. I can't say that I haven't had any alcohol. Two nights of the week I have had 1 beer. That was enough to keep me from jumping into the car and heading to the liquor store. Two beers is quite a difference from the gallon+ of bourbon that I had been consuming per week. While I know there are many who say that it doesn't count but for me it is a victory.
I am concerned because I am heading off on a business trip next week with 3 colleagues. I fully expect us to end up at a bar every night. I don't really want to not drink because I feel that would be admitting to them that I have a problem with it. I am hoping that I can have the one beer and then use the excuse that I don't want to drink more because there will be other professionals in my field there and I want to stay sharp in case I have an interaction with them.
If anyone has any hints or ideas on how to handle this situation I would love to hear from you.
I am concerned because I am heading off on a business trip next week with 3 colleagues. I fully expect us to end up at a bar every night. I don't really want to not drink because I feel that would be admitting to them that I have a problem with it. I am hoping that I can have the one beer and then use the excuse that I don't want to drink more because there will be other professionals in my field there and I want to stay sharp in case I have an interaction with them.
If anyone has any hints or ideas on how to handle this situation I would love to hear from you.
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I don't think that choosing to not drink shows that you have a problem with it. I think choosing to drink shows that you have a problem with it.
No need to even have the first beer. It doesn't matter what you tell them. It is your business, not theirs. Tell them it's a new diet, part of your desire to be healthier, that you don't want the empty calories, that you don't want to wake up hungover, that you don't want to waste the money cause you're saving up for a motorcycle, that your stomach hurts and you don't feel like it.
Heck, just tell them that you don't want to go to the bar and find a tourist site in the city to go check out. I've been so many places on business trips and all I ever saw was the inside of my motel room while drinking. I can't imagine if all you see every night is the inside of the bar that that would be much more fun. Take the opportunity to go do something or see something cool.
I think that having one beer in a bar setting is just setting yourself up for drinking more. I know I would be miserable trying to have one beer with everyone else drinking.
I don't think that choosing to not drink shows that you have a problem with it. I think choosing to drink shows that you have a problem with it.
No need to even have the first beer. It doesn't matter what you tell them. It is your business, not theirs. Tell them it's a new diet, part of your desire to be healthier, that you don't want the empty calories, that you don't want to wake up hungover, that you don't want to waste the money cause you're saving up for a motorcycle, that your stomach hurts and you don't feel like it.
Heck, just tell them that you don't want to go to the bar and find a tourist site in the city to go check out. I've been so many places on business trips and all I ever saw was the inside of my motel room while drinking. I can't imagine if all you see every night is the inside of the bar that that would be much more fun. Take the opportunity to go do something or see something cool.
I think that having one beer in a bar setting is just setting yourself up for drinking more. I know I would be miserable trying to have one beer with everyone else drinking.
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