First real test
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First real test
So yesterday was my birthday party that was planned before my sobriety started and cost a good amount so I didn't want to cancel on my friends and family. So far the only two people who actually have any faith in my sobriety is my fiancé and sister, that being said it was extremely hard not to drink but somehow I got through it. We were in a private cabana on a beautiful spring/river with our own waitress across from the bar. There was about 10ppl at my party and at 12pm the buckets of beer started coming. The sun and the vibe made everything seem so much less evil, and the cravings started kicking in hard. I tried to make up every excuse I could to myself and my bf, "I'll only have a couple" "they all look like they are so happy" "it's just I know I can stop at 5" but my bf politely said it's up to me but we both know none of that is true and he reminded me I was halfway through so why do something I'm going to be disappointed about later. That got me through and by the end of the day when I was at home snuggling with him and not on the back porch trying to drink as much alcohol as I could get my hands on I felt so proud. Totally worth it.
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isn't it lovely to be on a beautiful spring / river with your own private cabana and waitress and not be so drunk that you could basically be anywhere and it really wouldn't matter?
Isn't it great to remember the whole thing?
Isn't it great to have celebrated your birthday without feeling ashamed?
Happy Birthday!!!!
in more ways than one....
Isn't it great to remember the whole thing?
Isn't it great to have celebrated your birthday without feeling ashamed?
Happy Birthday!!!!
in more ways than one....
pray for strength
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: New England
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Happy birthday party to you!
Nice job getting through the celebration with that 'uninvited party guest' while maintain the commitment to staying sober.
Doing battle with that AV can be so exhausting, don't you think? Once I started recognizing the 'to drink or not to drink' conversation in my head, it got a lot easier to cut short that time consuming chatterbox.
Congratulations and cheers to a brand new year ahead
Nice job getting through the celebration with that 'uninvited party guest' while maintain the commitment to staying sober.
Doing battle with that AV can be so exhausting, don't you think? Once I started recognizing the 'to drink or not to drink' conversation in my head, it got a lot easier to cut short that time consuming chatterbox.
Congratulations and cheers to a brand new year ahead
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Congratulations! I bet that was pretty tough - but you proved to yourself you can do it and your strong. You deserve to be proud of yourself!
And thanks for this post - it is inspiring to me. I want to succeed like this.
And thanks for this post - it is inspiring to me. I want to succeed like this.
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