1undone

I'm through the hard parts of the day but lingering around here is killing me! I want to go home so badly. . Well maybe this is the hard part. Why is sitting here with all this family making me want to drink!!! ARG!

Dee74

Are you waiting on a lift 1undone?

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1undone

Came here with other family members and of course they aren't ready to go. I wanted to drive separately but my husband would have been mad. No one in my family understands! Maybe I'm becoming a hermit.

IndaMiricale

Get out and go home unless your stuck waiting for someone to get you like Dee asked.

And if you are waiting on people there try to get them to leave for you.

Hang in there youve made it this far just a little longer, and you be safely at home, to wake up and remember the struggle and feel proud that you stayed the course.

ReadyAndAble

Can you take a walk for 15 minutes? Sample albums on amazon or iTunes? Do anything you can to shift your focus. It will pass. Being an active alcoholic is a lot harder than riding out cravings. Remember the reality of your drinking, not your addictive voice's idealized portrayal.

Anna

You know I used to hesitate to assert myself and I would go with whatever my husband wanted me to do. That was part of the reason I became depressed and eventually began drinking. Saying 'No' is something that was essential for me to learn. I had to understand that it didn't matter if my husband didn't get my reasoning for wanting to do something or that it didn't make sense to me. I became empowered by knowing what I needed and that has been a great gift of recovery.

I hope that you can hang in there until you go home. Enjoy the rest of your Thanksgiving Day!

aasharon90

I would do anything I needed to do to
protect my sobriety and recovery. Even
if it means going in a car by myself for
a quick get away.

Honestly I would tell my spouse that
i would be taking my car because in
early recovery Im still new and that
being around alcohol makes me squirrley.

I would have a back up plan to tell
family id need to leave early, even if
it means going to a meeting.

I never lie, but if being around alcohol
in early recovery makes me uncomfortable
then I dont need to place myself in a
sticky situation.

People can understand it or not, but im
taking care of me because no one else
will.

Tigger41

1undone I so get it - right there with you I want everyone to leave so I can hide and recover from today and the stress of not drinking. Right now I'm hanging with the kids - it helps A LOT- not being with the adults who are drinking but with the kids. I've played twister, Pocket Gods, potty wars (don't ask - I'm doing what I need to so I don't drink). So yes potty wars.

Hand in there it's almost over. I hear next year will be easier.

1undone

HOME, MY HAPPY PLACE! LOL. Omg that was so freakin hard! The bottles of wine in my face all night. I'm just glad I knew I could post here and get support. I also pulled myself away from the area several times! People must think I have an over active bladder! LOL. thanks so much for the replys. I wish I could just enjoy myself and not focus on the poison but I'm just not there yet. Thanks again friends!

DarrenW

Well done! Waking up without a hangover will be a great reward.

Tigger41

1undone. So happy you made it home!! Yeah.

I come here a lot for support also. Sometimes I feel like I'm trading in my alcohol addiction for a SR addiction. LOL

1undone

tigger typing is less harmful! LOL.

SadRN

Great job!!! You should be proud.

ReadyAndAble

Ditto that. From tomorrow on, you can look back on this Thanksgiving as a really special one.