tursiops999

My husband is a very light drinker (like half a beer, once a week), so he keeps some beer around. I was never much of a beer drinker and I don't even think about it being here.

I was a wine drinker, at home. I will buy and serve wine when we have guests, mostly family members who aren't alcoholics. At the end of the night, the wine goes home with guests or down the drain. We don't entertain often, so no reason to keep it around.

I will say that in the first six or eight months, I was much more strict about this ... I just didn't entertain at all, until I built some sober muscles.

aasharon90

There's is no alcohol in our home too.

It was suggested many years ago to
to my 1st husband to have all alcohol
removed in our home while I was in
rehab so that when I returned home
there wouldn't be any temptations as
I continue to follow my recovery program
instilled in me.

That was 25 yrs ago as I continue to
practice the principles of those important
lessons in my everyday life.

I realize that even tho I have no
desire to drink today and will never
forget where I came from and what
alcohol had done to me, there is no
guarantee what tomorrow will bring.

Ive heard too many stories of those
with long term sobriety returning to
the insanity of the drink and that goes
on to tell me that if I should ever let
up on my purpose in recovery and life
then if alcohol was to be present in my
home then it would still be a temptation
to reach for it.

It wouldn't take much to pizz me off,
ruffle my feathers, harbor a resentment,
reminisce or dream of how I loved the
taste of red wine or margarita to forget
what Ive worked so hard at achieving
for the past 25 yrs.

Accepting life on lifes terms can still
be a strong factor in calling for poison
to numb or drink away the situation
so I wouldn't have to deal with it in a
healthier way.

The devil in alcohol is forever lurking
just waiting for that perfect moment
when we let our guards down and take
hold of us and have its way with us
destroying everything or everyone
in its path.

So today, I continue to adhere to
many suggestions passed on to me
years ago to keep alcohol out of my
home and life for many one days at
a time down the road.

MIRecovery

My home is my sanctuary. We all get bombarded with alcohol messages so I have one place where I let my guard down and just be the sober person I am.

Carlotta

Alcohol free home here too. I spent the summer house sitting then care taking for a sick friend and he had alcohol in his house. It was truly a non issue for me but I don't see any reason why I should have any alcoholic beverages in my own home since I am single and I don't drink.

Reset

My wife drinks wine, so, no it's not alcohol free. If she wants to keep drinking and can keep things under control, more power to her. She's been drinking a lot less since I quit though.

ccam1973

My wife drinks wine and beer, so we have alcohol in our house.

sg1970

I was a big time beer drinker. The only time I would touch anything else was when I ran out of beer. I had my wife dump the remaining beer when it was obvious I was past the timeframe of getting bad physical withdrawals.

There is still some wine and whiskey here. That stuff is well over a year old. I just don't get normies.

alphaomega

My house has alcohol in it. Even my poison of choice - wine.

Everyday I make the conscious decision not to go back to hell. For me, (and only for me) I purposely opt to have it in the house because it reminds me that the choice is ALWAYS mine.

It empowers me to have it there and constantly, every, single, day, to have to WILLFULLY choose my life over what I allowed to control me and beat me down for decades.

It's like by NOT choosing to drink it, when I easily could, I regain my control over my life.
I choose me.

If that makes any sense (?)

Db1105

Yes it was free. There are a few bottles of wine someone bought for a dinner party and a few beers the kids left over from the summer. everyone who knows me and wants to drink at my house needs to bring their own booze.

MemphisBlues

My head is alcohol free. My spouse is normal. Beyond normal, actually. Once a month she has a beer or a glass of wine.

There are some partial bottles of wine here. One from last Thanksgiving. The other from when some friends were over.

I don't think about it, move it around in the fridge or when cleaning the kitchen. I pour her a glass now and then.

Actually, she is the one with a problem. How can someone not finish a half glass of wine? Makes no sense to me.

But I like seeing it on occasion. It reminds me of the hopeless state of mind I once had, and I get to relive the miracle: The obsession is gone.

Ultramarathoner

I keep alcohol in the house. My wife drinks occasionally (and lightly) and I have a bunch of beer left from my drinking days (which I serve at parties).

While it doesn't bug me at all to have it around or be in the presence of another drinking, I can understand and fully support those who have an alcohol free home.

Charlie117926

Home is alcohol free. My wife has drank once (on our wedding night / one glass of champagne).

SoberLeigh

Yes, alcohol is in my house.

Drinking it is, for me, totally off the table.

asdf72

My house was always alcohol free. But then i never had just a glass of wine with dinner. When i drank it was to get very drunk so it would be well planned and alcohol bought. Too early to tell if having any in the house would tempt me. I think it might so best not.

Meraviglioso

I have an alcohol free house. My boyfriend drinks regularly, but modestly, but has cut back a lot since I have gotten serious about quitting. He used to bring wine over for himself when he came for dinner but don't do that anymore. He might have a glass of wine when we eat at his house or at a restaurant. If we have a dinner party I always do the shopping and cooking but he is responsible for buying and bringing the wine for guests and I ask him to take anything leftover with him the next day.

ChickChick

When I am not drinking my hubby has agreed not to have alcohol in the house. He misses his beer, but won't bring it home unless I say it's ok.
I just can't trust myself when it's around. Maybe in years that woukd change, but in not sure it woukd ever be worth the risk.

Soberwolf

Fantastic replies everyone just so were all on the page this isn't about temptation or judgement I knew the answers would be varied

Thank you & keep replying

damascus1986

Every place i lived in since i got clean had alcohol. from family to my mate.
it doesnt temp me because of the steps and applying them to my life. If i lived alone it certainly would be. As someone said said above i realized it was my problem not the people around me, They are normies for the most part. I will say my mate doesnt drink often and is quite the lightweight.

Cascabel

My wife has a glass of red wine most nights. I do the grocery shopping so I buy it for her. I don't know why but having wine in the house doesn't tempt me to drink-since I made a committed decision to stop drinking.

MIRecovery

As with all things in recovery I ask myself, "Are my actions or in actions moving me toward or away from sobriety."

My addiction has a lifetime to wait for my one moment of weakness. Life can be pretty darn mean sometimes so I chose to nurture my sobriety not challenge it