Misc72

So I'm still at a vulnerable state of sobriety. 32 days in. Husband and I have been working on tons of returns for our business. Open a box from December and what pops out. A liter of Grey Goose Vodka from a vendor as a a Christmas gift. Funny his card says Wishing you peace and happiness. Umm this bottle would still any glimmer of peace and happiness. We talked about opening it up. Shame on me for even considering that! So come on set me straight give me all the good advice as this post could help others. I know what to do with it, but I honestly considered popping it open and having a few drinks.

Mummyto2

AV as I have said before is very sneaky, good for you not giving in well done

RuneStone

Sunshine, I think I would have done the same by thinking about opening it. I hope if something like this happens to me I will be able to log on here and talk about it. Good Job!! (Of course get rid of the vodka)

CreativeThinker

Don't do it Sunshine! 32 days is a big accomplishment to throw away. Play the tape forward....think about why you came here to begin with...think of tomorrow morning...think about the path you've chosen. Remember...you're not a drinker anymore. Keep telling yourself that and eat something.

loulou1981

Get rid of it!!! AV is a liar & u will feel awful tomo!!! Throw it out or give it away, remove the temptation!

aasharon90

Picture Skull & Crossbones on package.

Stay strong and most of all Sober.

Susiegirl

Its not vodka - its poison - don't do it X

bigsombrero

You already said you know what to do with it. I hope you have already. In my case, I've had gifts of bottles of wine, etc. I won't even keep it in the house for more than a minute - it's got to go, right away. Leave it on a neighbor's doorstep or just out by the trash. Don't even open it (the smell of it going down the drain may be hard to deal with). Just get it out of the house pronto - that means now if you haven't already. Keeping it around just for a while is exactly what your inner alcoholic wants you to do. Squash any chances of drinking and get the dang bottle outta there.

Then proceed to step 2: moving on with life!

tomsteve

there no feeling like poppin open a bottle of gloom,dispair,and agony. with a shot of remorse,guilt, and regrets

Dee74

I'm with bigsombrero.

I'm a non drinker - get rid of it by the quickest means possible.

D

Misc72

Definitely giving it to a friend as her birthday gift. She is a normal drinker. It will likely last her a whole year. Anyway it was just surreal and shocking. Trying to be good and keep myself out of risky situations. Just minding my own business working on a Sunday and surprise! There it is. I feel envigorated and strong that I was able to really think about it and make a conscious decision not to ruin my 32 days. It has been pretty hard anyway to regain this sober time. Companies shouldn't send liquor as gifts. Lol That could have caused a lot of damage to my life right now. And straight up vodka not even a fine wine. It's kind of funny. It took us 8 months to even open it. Oops guess we are sending a late thank you card. I posted here pretty immediately. I had to think about it first. Thankfully I had already made the choice not to open it before I posted. But I did look at the seal and put my hands on it. Very close call.

nez

The best gift is sobriety, and you honored that by not abusing the meaningless gift.

Outonthetiles

Pour that sh!t down the drain immediately, or take it in the back yard and break the bottle with a big rock.

Delilah1

Regift it, or trash it quickly if you haven't already, especially since the thought of opening it popped into your head.

aasharon90

The thing is, just because we are in recovery
doesn't mean we won't get tempted, tested
on people, places and things on a daily bases
in our life.

When we are armed with knowledge, tools
we learn in recovery then we will intuitively
know exactly what it is we need to do in situations
as these.

I know that without a doubt I have to accept
people, places and things just as they are meant
to be. Accepting that worker did exactly what
he or she wanted to do by gifting you a bottle
of wine, which you/we/us now know is absolutely
poison to us and we have no desire to return to
the insanity that comes with drinking it.

Accept this situation then use the resources
of your recovery program, discard it or pass
it on. The quicker it is away from you the easier
it will be for you to resume your daily activities
and move forward in continuing your learning
process in building a stronger, solid recovery
foundation to live your life upon for yrs to
come.

Keep up the good work and always
know we are your recovery support
here in SR to help you with any situation
that baffles you and need help with a
healthier solution to solve it instead
of falling back into old behavior that
could lead you back to alcohol/poison.

LadyBlue0527

Those are the most important words in your post sunshine. They can never be forgotten, ever. I'm glad you decided to give it away, don't put off getting rid of it as quickly as you can.

Misc72

Love all the advice and I know that this scenario could possibly help someone else put in a similar situation. I was already urging since it was my kid-free week-end and I used to always party when he was away. It was nice outside and it was a week-end Sunday Funday. I mean, we have had alcohol in our home since we quit. So if I wanted to drink I would or I'd just go buy more... but this was just so unexpected and it was the realest temptation I've had all month. Swoosh... glad I pulled through. I feel stronger, if I can turn that away in these circumstances, "where no one would have known" then I have a really great chance that I'm moving on to the other side again of really being a non-drinker like I was before. Once you fall into the drinking lifestyle it is really hard to go back to being a non-drinker.

FreeOwl

it took a couple years to stop receiving booze-gifts in sobriety. Now and again they still come my way. It used to be a little unnerving. Now it's kind of like "oh, good.... now I don't need to find a birthday present for ____somefriendIknow____".

DaisyBlueNew

Congrats on pulling through Sunshine!

CreativeThinker

I remember years ago, during one of my attempts to get sober, I found a pint of vodka that had been hidden behind the couch. Like you, I had that thought of...omg, no one will know...just have one drink. Then I walked away from it, grateful that I didn't cave. Instead of throwing it out, I left it behind the couch. Don't ask my why I left it there, most likely because deep down inside, I knew I would need it one day. And that I did! A few weeks later, after a fight with my DH, I went back to the hidden bottle and drank the whole thing. Poof! My 3 months of sobriety was gone.