Lifes simple sober pleasure that is MOS.

I love it MythO! Congrats on the sober trip...and an even bigger congrats on having fun on the sober trip! Very cool you found a way to embrace sobriety on an early sober camping event.

MoS, that is excellent! Congratulations to you. I knew you could do this.
Humbug is right, MoS. Well done.

Err....before we float away on a tide of hubris, I still think the advice given here was sound generally speaking....

but I'm glad everything worked out for you MOS :)

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I respect your advice, and I think it's basically good advice. But I'm not saying, "hmmm...booze isn't good, I sure hopefully won't probably intend to drink any." I've told myself "I will never drink again, and I will never change my mind." Less wiggle room. It's not about intentions but actions. My Beast is functionally a veggie; it can't drink without me to feed it.

I'm well aware that it can be immensely difficult to kick an addiction to alcohol. But I have to try to lead as normal an existence as I can. Obviously I have no reason to hang out in bars (that would probably be irresponsible) but I never drank in bars anyways. In the last 5 years I only drank one time in a bar. No, I was the kind of drunk that got my fix and the liquor store and brought it home.

So far, other people drinking hasn't tempted me in the least. As much as I've always liked Sam Adams beer it's amazing how sickeningly gross it smells when you're not drinking it!

I will remain vigilant as the relapse is potentially around the corner. But so far not drinking has been simpler than trying to drink a few. I know how that story ends.

Glad your weekend went well too! :)