Holiday Madness
Holiday Madness
One of the gifts of sobriety is being 100% present. Doing the Christmas madness and enjoying it all. The crowds and chaos, picking out gifts, people watching.
What I don't miss is trying to drink what I needed to drink and still get done what I needed to done.
I love Christmas and it is so much better sober
What I don't miss is trying to drink what I needed to drink and still get done what I needed to done.
I love Christmas and it is so much better sober
To think I actually dreaded sober holidays, thinking they'd be so boring & I'd be missing out. I always ended up numb and foggy, sometimes wouldn't even remember visiting with people. Glad we are over that, MIL.
What strikes me about my Christmas last year is my breakdowns in malls -- drunk shopping for presents and crying uncontrollably. Loathing myself and the holidays both. I feel stronger going into the season this year. So far, no drinks, no tears. I thought for years the booze was a coping mechanism. Couldn't leave the house without a few drinks in my system. Hell, I was drinking in the mornings. Was I ever wrong -- the booze isn't a coping mechanism. It's a poison. This will be my first sober Xmas in probably 20 years.
For those struggling in December/January, try to remember that alcohol makes it worse, not better. Please don't pick up that first drink.
Warm thoughts to everyone!
For those struggling in December/January, try to remember that alcohol makes it worse, not better. Please don't pick up that first drink.
Warm thoughts to everyone!
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