Saying 'NO' quickly worked for me tonight
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Saying 'NO' quickly worked for me tonight
Wowza...day 7 today.
Sitting in work today and get a phone call from a friend offering me 2 free tickets to a live staged interview with one of my favourite scriptwriters who is in town for one night only. Here's how my thought process went:
11.30am - tickets offered...yey...ok who to invite????
12pm - still deciding which friend to invite....most of my friends are also my drinking buddies and I didn't want to drink tonight.
1pm - decided which friend to invite...the one who would a) enjoy the event but also b) is not a heavy drinker, never has been and never will be.
7pm - arrive at the venue first and see a few friends.
7.05pm - 7.30pm ...Can I buy you a drink? No thanks I said very quickly to various friends. I realise that the less time I take to answer that question the more time I have to think about the consequences of having a drink.
7.45pm - 10.30pm ...I enjoy the show and the interval (drinking water as was my companion)
11pm - arrive home sober and check in with SR...
Although I am now eating apple pie with ice - cream....I'll be sober and weighty...oh well...I'm feeling good and loving it...
As always thank you SR and good luck to everyone on their own journey xxx
Sitting in work today and get a phone call from a friend offering me 2 free tickets to a live staged interview with one of my favourite scriptwriters who is in town for one night only. Here's how my thought process went:
11.30am - tickets offered...yey...ok who to invite????
12pm - still deciding which friend to invite....most of my friends are also my drinking buddies and I didn't want to drink tonight.
1pm - decided which friend to invite...the one who would a) enjoy the event but also b) is not a heavy drinker, never has been and never will be.
7pm - arrive at the venue first and see a few friends.
7.05pm - 7.30pm ...Can I buy you a drink? No thanks I said very quickly to various friends. I realise that the less time I take to answer that question the more time I have to think about the consequences of having a drink.
7.45pm - 10.30pm ...I enjoy the show and the interval (drinking water as was my companion)
11pm - arrive home sober and check in with SR...
Although I am now eating apple pie with ice - cream....I'll be sober and weighty...oh well...I'm feeling good and loving it...
As always thank you SR and good luck to everyone on their own journey xxx
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Great job saying no and being strong. I have yet to go to an event where there will is alcohol but for my job the situation will present itself sooner than later. I will remember your story when that time comes 
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It is a great success to go out and enjoy something that you really care about without involving alcohol.
Thinking about the event while enjoying that pie and Ice cream, so full of win! I'm happy FOR you.
Thinking about the event while enjoying that pie and Ice cream, so full of win! I'm happy FOR you.
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Originally Posted by Caravagio 
Can I buy you a drink? No thanks I said very quickly to various friends.
no reason to beat around the bush
or ponder the thought of drinking
good job
Mountainman
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