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Old 12-12-2015, 09:48 AM
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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
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Old 12-12-2015, 10:04 AM
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Awesome post Mir
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Old 12-12-2015, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by MIRecovery View Post
What I don't miss is trying to drink what I needed to drink and still get done what I needed to done.
Well said! It was agony!

Never again!
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Old 12-12-2015, 03:40 PM
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Yes - much easier to get into a " go with it and enjoy it" mode when your not suffering pain and nausea
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Old 12-12-2015, 03:43 PM
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I'm still a grinch but at least I am a sober grinch LOL

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Old 12-12-2015, 03:45 PM
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I thought this was a thread about other people going mad at Christmas...the mall is a crazy place right now, lol

I do remember doing my Xmas shopping on Dec 24 many times tho...insane.

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Old 12-12-2015, 04:17 PM
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I agree. It's nice too that I'm putting thought and time in gifts that are meaninful to the ones I love and care about.
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Old 12-12-2015, 04:24 PM
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I'm glad I'm not contributing to the madness.
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Old 12-12-2015, 05:14 PM
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As much as I could easily pass up on Xmas, it is a much better experience hangover free and not being as last minute as I used to be!!
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Old 12-12-2015, 06:14 PM
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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.
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Old 12-12-2015, 07:56 PM
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This will be my first Christmas/New Years that I'm truly going to be sober at in the past 22 years. I'm looking forward to it!
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Old 12-12-2015, 10:00 PM
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Christmas is a lot less stressful sober.
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Old 12-14-2015, 06:03 AM
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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!
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