huntingtontx

Most of the time, it is easy not to even think about drinking. Today is my tenth anniversary, and I have always celebrated with wine any really special time. We went out to eat, had a great dinner, but it was hard not to ask for a glass of wine. I will be glad when I never want a drink again. Everytime I think I am there, something like this happens. Guess I am tired of telling myself no. One day at a time, and I am glad my next anniversary is a year away. Thanks for listening. I am okay, just feeling a little deprived.

DrakeCKC

Hunt. All of my previous attempts stopped at having to have a cocktail at a celebration. Before this time, the longest I went was 4 weeks then it was Mardi Gras... well that ended that.

Proud of you for resisting.

Dee74

Happy Anniversary Huntington


All I have to do is read through these forums and I realise I'm anything but deprived.
We're the lucky ones Huntington

I hope next year you'll not miss it.

I've tried hard to keep healing that void I used to try to fill with alcohol - it took me a couple of years but I don't miss drinking anymore - ever

you'll get there

D

growpath

Big HUG hunt.

Venecia

Hunt, I think Dee hit the nail on the head. We're anything but deprived.

Drinks deprived us of a great deal before we reclaimed our lives.

Take good care.

Ruby2

Happy anniversary! Ten years is a grand accomplishment to celebrate.

But not with alcohol.

There are always things to celebrate and mourn in all our lives. For me, I can't introduce wine or drinking into the equation. I'd be useless for days afterwards. I wouldn't be able to fully or meaningfully participate. I'd be passed out or argumentative, or hung over or stumbling and slurring.

I turn fifty on Monday. I'm going to dinner with my family and I won't drink. I won't be there anxious, snappish and wondering how quickly I can get the heck out of there and get home so that I can get plowed without everyone seeing that I'm drinking.

I sometimes feel deprived that I can't lift a glass but I've gained so much more that I don't appreciate enough. Buy some sparkling grape or apple juice in a glass bottle and make festive and fancy with that. We do it with the kids at the holidays.

Again, congratulations.

Rachinator

Congratz hunt. I hope to see that sober anniversary myself. I hope you keep it up

soberbrah

Zero point in one drink, if I'm gunna drink I want to drink til I pass out. One drink would be a joke. So it's either all or nothing, and the all has all those negative things that come with it that lead me to be on this website right now.

ubntubnt

I can totally relate to this post. My AV is strongest when convincing me to drink to celebrate something - Xmas, family gathering, new job, new client win, birthday......."go on, you did great, what life if not worth worth living? just buy one really nice bottle of wine and then stop....same money but a real treat...go on, you deserve it". I fell for it every time. No more. Well done Huntington, your resistance made you stronger and your AV weaker.

Soberwolf

Hang in there Huntington

huntingtontx

Thanks for your comments and taking time to read this. I am better now. Yesterday was a good day. I do want to never feel like I want a drink again. Drinking did nothing good for me, and it still floors me that I would want to do it again. You guys are the best. Thanks again.

nmd

Those impulsive moments can be the hardest for me too, like ordering drinks in a restaurant. Just remember that restaurants are often setup to sell you booze, from the placement of the wine list and bar, displaying of wine bottles to how they take your order. Getting through that is tough! Happy anniversary and congrats on celebrating sober! You did great!

JT0626

This x1000!!!! One drink is a joke to me too.

Alphabet

Happy anniversary

This has always been my downfall; an evening out at a nice dinner. Good on you for resisting temptation! As difficult as it was, I sincerely hope you're proud of yourself for not requesting that glass.

SoberLeigh

Happy Anniversary, hunt!!! Glad that you stayed strong. As many others said, one glass of wine would have never been enough for me.

And what Dee said - normies are lucky to be normies - but being a RECOVERED alcoholic, how lucky is that!!!????

ChickChick

Hunt. I am so glad you chose not to drink.
Happy 10th Anniversary!

least

Congrats on your tenth anniversary.

luvmygirls

Good for you! I would have had that one glass and said, "huh! Guess I can moderate!" One the next night, 2 the next, 3 the next, a bottle the next...

Thanks for the reminder that it always ends the same.

courage2

Congratulations on your anniversary HuntingtonTX, and I'm glad that you shared about it here!

LBrain

congratulations on 10 years! And congratulations for not drinking on it.