secretchord

I won a bottle of wine at a Christmas party. Guess how many thoughts crossed my mind on my way home with the bottle next to me? No one would have known. Pinot gri...my favorite. Sigh.

I dumped it.

Garden1228

Good for you. I am proud of you!

Susan

Fly N Buy

At first I felt cheated.....I don't get to drink. Soon, however the feeling of I don' t want to drink takes over. It so worth the effort.......

Good for you, it just takes time.......keep working!

secretchord

I do feel cheated. And angry. I won't answer the phone or talk to people because I'm just cranky. There is wine everywhere, stores, commercials, signs, songs, movies. My moods are very up and down. I know this takes time but, yeah, this is hard.

AV lie of the day: You're not done (drinking) yet. Better relapse sooner than later when you have months or years under your belt. What a waste that will be when it happens. Give up now.

SoberLeigh

Great job, secretchord; really great job.

least

I'm glad you dumped it.

It is hard at first but it gets better and easier, so hang on.

ZeldaFan

Well done on dumping it! Even more impressive is that you recognized your AV telling you a lie. That's a huge step as it takes power away from the AV when you know what it's up to. Keep up the good work and hang in there!

Dee74

Good for you secretchord - and the crankiness will pass - you'll look back on this moment as a turning point & something to be proud of, I promise

Dharma33

secretchord-

Awesome!!! I'm glad you dumped it. It's tough now, but it will get better. Hang in there, you got this!

Soberwolf

skipper123

I feel your pain. I have been given 2 bottles of wine in the last two days! Didntdrink either !!!

ubntubnt

Funny enough, I also won a bottle of wine at the xmas draw in work yesterday. I immediately looked to the most junior and hardest working person in the company and said they deserved it more, thanks for your hard work, and gave it to them.

happyandfree

This all passes. Just hang in there. Eventually you won't even notice the alcohol all around you. It becomes a non issue. Then you'll feel less grouchy.
You did great dumping the wine. I think I would have given it away at the party and not even risked taking it home to dump it.

blueberry2015

Ive just posted something similar! I got rid of my bottle too, its actually a really huge step for us in recovery to do - so well done you!!