Day 5: Freaking Out
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Don't freak out, i felt the same earlier, im ok tho. U honeslty should throw out the booze, this will only tempt u & then ull feel awful. I'm chilling tonight, between here, reading & watching some dvd's, kiddies r at grandma's & OH is on nights, so im alone.....im ok tho....day 12!!!
U CAN DO IT!!!!!💕
U CAN DO IT!!!!!💕
So I got a plan. Me and my best friend are going to sing karaoke sober. She is a good person and is supporting me. Honestly, I know I will be more tempted to drink if I stay home than if I go out. I know me.
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That's a good idea.
Tonight I really want to sing. So I might go out to the bowling alley and sing some karaoke maybe by myself because I apparently have no sober friends.
Tomorrow is Halloween. I will carve the pumpkin with my son, clean the house, do laundry, read, and then take him trick or treating. After that I'll probably hang out in the chatroom here.
Sunday is going to be a killer. I plan on going to church. I haven't been there in awhile and I'm sure it would probably do me some good. Then maybe go shopping for a new purse. Then come here.
I have alcohol in the house. I have a nice stock of liquor (which I don't usually drink) and about 4-5 bottles of cab, pinot gri, Riesling, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Tonight I really want to sing. So I might go out to the bowling alley and sing some karaoke maybe by myself because I apparently have no sober friends.
Tomorrow is Halloween. I will carve the pumpkin with my son, clean the house, do laundry, read, and then take him trick or treating. After that I'll probably hang out in the chatroom here.
Sunday is going to be a killer. I plan on going to church. I haven't been there in awhile and I'm sure it would probably do me some good. Then maybe go shopping for a new purse. Then come here.
I have alcohol in the house. I have a nice stock of liquor (which I don't usually drink) and about 4-5 bottles of cab, pinot gri, Riesling, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
I gave them all away last night. I opened the bottle of patron before I boxed it up and oh boy that smelled good. And I don't even drink much tequila. I'm a wino but for some reason it was hard to part with the patron
Well done, secretchord. Both giving it away and proving that you can sing sober...
The thing with friends is that we either surround ourselves with heavy drinkers just like us - or we don't. Heavy drinkers are not going to be on board with you. They just aren't. You may find that your "friends" were really just drinking buddies. It's a hard truth. The other thing is that most people don't drink to oblivion. I know I drank for the buzz, the high. Most people (like 90% - it's a thing) will have one or two drinks the whole night. I know! I didn't believe it either.
The thing with friends is that we either surround ourselves with heavy drinkers just like us - or we don't. Heavy drinkers are not going to be on board with you. They just aren't. You may find that your "friends" were really just drinking buddies. It's a hard truth. The other thing is that most people don't drink to oblivion. I know I drank for the buzz, the high. Most people (like 90% - it's a thing) will have one or two drinks the whole night. I know! I didn't believe it either.
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Glad you decided to get ride of the booze. Sounds like you had a great time last night too. Doing positive sober activities definitely helps with making life fun without alcohol. I think you're on to somethig great, keep up the good work and dont let the bumps in the road make you turn around because there is smooth pavement ahead!
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Wow you did a great job. Getting the alcohol out of the house was key for me and I was a MAJOR wino. I'm on day 25 and can tell you that I feel a lot better now than I did at day 5!
Keep up the good work and just go one day at a time. It really is way too overwhelming to think about not drinking forever.
Keep up the good work and just go one day at a time. It really is way too overwhelming to think about not drinking forever.
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