Made it through the weekend!
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Made it through the weekend!
Whew! After a tough, tough weekend, filled with big groups, and surrounded by lots (and lots) of booze and drunk people), I made it through the weekend in one piece.
Day 15, here I am!!
Day 15, here I am!!
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I had a hard time, just once, at a concert- seeing everyone around my drinking beer/passing around a flask. It wasn't so much a craving, as much as a 'longing' to belong.
But, I resisted.
But, I resisted.
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Hobbers what a great achiement 15 days like WOW
Can't wait to hear more of your journey and in time I started to love sober weekends
You will soon be scratching your head wondering I do more sober and i m better for it why was I drinking
That day will come well done jobbers !!!!
Can't wait to hear more of your journey and in time I started to love sober weekends
You will soon be scratching your head wondering I do more sober and i m better for it why was I drinking
That day will come well done jobbers !!!!
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I had a good time most of the weekend, in spite of everything. Still, there were plenty of times when, looking either my friends (all good, good people), or 'the crowd' drinking, getting drunk, and instead of thinking "look at how stupid everyone is acting", I was thinking, "I wish I was THAT happy". I know neither helpful nor healthy, but it happened, over and over.
and when "random drunk concert-goer" would mumble something to me, I would think "He's be a lot less annoying if I was drunk too...". Which made me want to drink if only to not be irritated, lol.
Still though, I was good.
and when "random drunk concert-goer" would mumble something to me, I would think "He's be a lot less annoying if I was drunk too...". Which made me want to drink if only to not be irritated, lol.
Still though, I was good.
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Originally Posted by Hobbers 
Whew! After a tough, tough weekend, filled with big groups, and surrounded by lots (and lots) of booze and drunk people), I made it through the weekend in one piece.
Day 15, here I am!!
Day 15, here I am!!
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AWESOME.
Keep up the vigilance. A few times in my past I fell for the AV trap of I made it through a difficult time and stayed sober - time for a reward!
Rewarding sobriety with alcohol is like rewarding cleaning with dirt. You're on the highway to freedom, don't take your foot off the gas.
Keep up the vigilance. A few times in my past I fell for the AV trap of I made it through a difficult time and stayed sober - time for a reward!
Rewarding sobriety with alcohol is like rewarding cleaning with dirt. You're on the highway to freedom, don't take your foot off the gas.
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Great job making it through Hobbers! For some reason, I was wondering how you did as I was briefly checking into SR last night.
Happy for you.
Now that it's over, would you have made the same decision to go or would you have opted out if you had to choose again.
Just curious. I would love to go see a Kid Rock concert...
Great job again.
Happy for you.
Now that it's over, would you have made the same decision to go or would you have opted out if you had to choose again.
Just curious. I would love to go see a Kid Rock concert...
Great job again.
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Great, great, awesome concert. One of the best I have seen, ever. It made tehhenews, in that people living a mile away, where concerts are held nightly all Summer, were telling the news 'wow- that Kid Rock REALLY has the crowd going tonight- we heard the whole thing from our house/apt'.
Totally would have done it again. There were a few difficult moments, but nothing agonizingly so.
Totally would have done it again. There were a few difficult moments, but nothing agonizingly so.
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Originally Posted by Hobbers
I had a good time most of the weekend, in spite of everything. Still, there were plenty of times when, looking either my friends (all good, good people), or 'the crowd' drinking, getting drunk, and instead of thinking "look at how stupid everyone is acting", I was thinking, "I wish I was THAT happy". I know neither helpful nor healthy, but it happened, over and over.
and when "random drunk concert-goer" would mumble something to me, I would think "He's be a lot less annoying if I was drunk too...". Which made me want to drink if only to not be irritated, lol.
Still though, I was good.
and when "random drunk concert-goer" would mumble something to me, I would think "He's be a lot less annoying if I was drunk too...". Which made me want to drink if only to not be irritated, lol.
Still though, I was good.
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Touche`, Sharp. Touche`.
Purple- Thanks for asking! I "think" i had a great draft. Pretty pleased with who I got, and in what round. Time will tell though.
Thanks for the support- Couldn't have done it without all of you!
Purple- Thanks for asking! I "think" i had a great draft. Pretty pleased with who I got, and in what round. Time will tell though.
Thanks for the support- Couldn't have done it without all of you!
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Originally Posted by Hobbers
Whew! After a tough, tough weekend, filled with big groups, and surrounded by lots (and lots) of booze and drunk people), I made it through the weekend in one piece.
Day 15, here I am!!
Day 15, here I am!!
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I'm glad you went and didn't give in to the temptation to drink. I'm not sure why but I really believed that you could go to the concert and have a good time without drinking. Congratulations!!!!!!
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Congrats!!! What an accomplishment.
It is so easy to think in the moment that you want to be drunk and partying with everyone else. The next day though... how awesome was it to wake up without a hangover, a clear memory of the night, no anxiety and no alcohol fueled regrets?
It took me quite some time to be able to be around alcohol without feeling left out by not partaking. The longer you stay sober the more normal it becomes.
It is so easy to think in the moment that you want to be drunk and partying with everyone else. The next day though... how awesome was it to wake up without a hangover, a clear memory of the night, no anxiety and no alcohol fueled regrets?
It took me quite some time to be able to be around alcohol without feeling left out by not partaking. The longer you stay sober the more normal it becomes.
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