Day 22 - The weekends are hardest, but tonight might be a challange
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Day 22 - The weekends are hardest, but tonight might be a challange
Halloween used to be my favorite celebration. I'm going to a party tonight and bringing my own NA beers.
I'm pretty certain I can make it through the night without being tempted. I guess I can try making a virgin bloody mary for the first time as well =)
Happy Halloween everyone!
I'm pretty certain I can make it through the night without being tempted. I guess I can try making a virgin bloody mary for the first time as well =)
Happy Halloween everyone!
Best of luck. I personally stayed away from events where the sole purpose was drinking for a couple of months. Do have an "out" plan too if things become too overwhelming - and remember that your sobriety belongs to and is controlled by you, not others.
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I actually ended up having an OK time. I was still able to be plenty social (surprising actually) and didn't feel the need to drink.
I've been drinking a few NA beer and that seems to help me feel ok when I'm around other people who are drinking. As long as I don't tell them it's NA, they're none the wiser.
I've been drinking a few NA beer and that seems to help me feel ok when I'm around other people who are drinking. As long as I don't tell them it's NA, they're none the wiser.
I actually ended up having an OK time. I was still able to be plenty social (surprising actually) and didn't feel the need to drink.
I've been drinking a few NA beer and that seems to help me feel ok when I'm around other people who are drinking. As long as I don't tell them it's NA, they're none the wiser.
I've been drinking a few NA beer and that seems to help me feel ok when I'm around other people who are drinking. As long as I don't tell them it's NA, they're none the wiser.
I did the NA beer thing for a while after I quit too ( I was exclusively a beer drinker ) but i gave that up too as I started drinking it like i drank beer - secretively, drinking fast, etc.
Regarding your worries about others "being none the wiser" and hoping to fool them into thinking you are drinking alcohol, that's a slippery slope. I found that the vast majority of others really couldn't care less if i'm drinking a soda, drinking a beer or drinking nothing at all. Our alcoholic minds make us falsely assume that others care if we are drinking or not - when in reality no one cares, really - they don't.
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