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Back Home, Doing Better
Hi all,
Thanks for the encouraging responses on my last post. I'm back at home after a really trying time at my dad's house where I pretty much just watched movies and, unfortunately and in shame, managed to drink. I just could not take my sisters constant wailing (brain damage) and complete lack of privacy. So, I'm on day 2 with no cravings or intentions to drink.
I've started going to AA meetings again, which have been helpful. It's good to have real life interaction on these issues, I had forgotten how important that was for me in the past. I'm scheduled to get set up with a therapist tomorrow, so that's a load off right there.
This Saturday my boyfriend suggested a date night with dinner and a movie. At first I was anxious, because I figured wherever we went there would be drinking. But we've settled on a vegetarian diner in downtown that only serves beer and wine; I'm not really a beer drinker and who in their right mind would drink wine with a veggie burger!? So no temptation there.
He's being very supportive and the silver lining is that with every slip up I make, he learns more about what he has to do for himself and for me to make those slip ups less likely (like drinking a cocktail when we're out at dinner).
I'm sober today, I'll probably stay sober tomorrow but I'm taking it one day at a time.
Thanks for the encouraging responses on my last post. I'm back at home after a really trying time at my dad's house where I pretty much just watched movies and, unfortunately and in shame, managed to drink. I just could not take my sisters constant wailing (brain damage) and complete lack of privacy. So, I'm on day 2 with no cravings or intentions to drink.
I've started going to AA meetings again, which have been helpful. It's good to have real life interaction on these issues, I had forgotten how important that was for me in the past. I'm scheduled to get set up with a therapist tomorrow, so that's a load off right there.
This Saturday my boyfriend suggested a date night with dinner and a movie. At first I was anxious, because I figured wherever we went there would be drinking. But we've settled on a vegetarian diner in downtown that only serves beer and wine; I'm not really a beer drinker and who in their right mind would drink wine with a veggie burger!? So no temptation there.
He's being very supportive and the silver lining is that with every slip up I make, he learns more about what he has to do for himself and for me to make those slip ups less likely (like drinking a cocktail when we're out at dinner).
I'm sober today, I'll probably stay sober tomorrow but I'm taking it one day at a time.
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Congrats on day 2.
Personally I think you can do more than hope. Hope sounds so passive like you really haven't got much say in this?
You have all the say, Alphabet...remember that. If you don't want to drink you'll find ways not to
you'll get out of your recovery what you put into it.
D
Personally I think you can do more than hope. Hope sounds so passive like you really haven't got much say in this?
You have all the say, Alphabet...remember that. If you don't want to drink you'll find ways not to
you'll get out of your recovery what you put into it.
D
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