Reached double digits!
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Reached double digits!
Today is day 10 sober. I am doing ok. Went out to lunch with my husband to olive garden. The place is always busy and there was a 15 minute wait for a table so I said to my husband lets go sit in the bar (The bar area is always empty and you can eat lunch there, I never drank with my food) and my husband gives me this weird look. I was heading to an AA meeting after, so we both just burst out laughing about how wrong it sounded. We decided we would wait for a table, we sat down and the waiter immediately pours some wine into a glass...At this point I am going bright red, and the waiter informs us that they are giving out samples of their new wine today. I told him I didn't like alcohol, what I really wanted to say I like alcohol a little too much, that's why I have to say no.lol. Then my friend calls (no one knows about my problem apart from my husband) and she begged me to go out to a bar with her on saturday night as all her other friends had cancelled their plans, I was caught off guard and didn't know what to say, so I made up some lame excuse which she could totally tell was an excuse. lol. i am going to have to be better prepared with an excuse next time. So that's my day 10!! lol . Still sober. Next stop day 11!
Congrats on the double digits! Keep up the great work!
Dealing with old friends who know you as a drinker is hard. Ive found it helpful in my own recovery, to just come right out and say that I quit drinking. Usually after the obligatory, "so whats new with you?"...I dont make a big deal of it...I just say for health & money issues, which is true, (all of my friends know money is tight for me). That way its clear. I'll maybe decide to tell the closer friends the "entire" story at a later point in my recovery, or maybe I will keep that close to the vest as its not pertinent for them to know. Whatevers best for MY recovery.
Dealing with old friends who know you as a drinker is hard. Ive found it helpful in my own recovery, to just come right out and say that I quit drinking. Usually after the obligatory, "so whats new with you?"...I dont make a big deal of it...I just say for health & money issues, which is true, (all of my friends know money is tight for me). That way its clear. I'll maybe decide to tell the closer friends the "entire" story at a later point in my recovery, or maybe I will keep that close to the vest as its not pertinent for them to know. Whatevers best for MY recovery.
Holly well done , we have to learn how to be a non drinker in a drinking world. My neighbors seem overly interested in my choice and annoy me with their prying but that,sclife, and it,s their issue.
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