Nervous about being alone
So much great advice, thanks to all. Sometimes I get a little emotional thinking that people I've never met would take the time to help me out. It's really is a wonderful feeling. My cons list ends up being a lot longer than the pros when considering taking that first drink. Today I'm good. I'll take on tomorrow whenever I wake up. Thanks to everyone again 👍
I felt like that with my ex. He would leave and go out of town and I would go to the liquor store, I was only cheating and harming myself. I wasn't damaging his liver, it didn't matter that he didn't know, I was still doing it. I am single now and live alone and am sober again and only hold myself accountable. You've been drunk a million times, it's not that interesting anymore. Ya know?
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So much great advice, thanks to all. Sometimes I get a little emotional thinking that people I've never met would take the time to help me out. It's really is a wonderful feeling. My cons list ends up being a lot longer than the pros when considering taking that first drink. Today I'm good. I'll take on tomorrow whenever I wake up. Thanks to everyone again
Keep truckin, you know you got this , right?
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My wife and daughter are taking a vacation with my in-laws. They're leaving in a few hours and will be gone until next Saturday. I'm 100 days short of a year sober and in the last almost 9 months I haven't been alone, at all. My wife would know if I was sneaking around again and that has really helped me when it comes down to it. However, I could drink the moment she left and she's not gonna know being 500 miles away. I already took my week vacation from work so there wasn't really any way I could go to be with them. I'm just not ready to be trusted I guess staying sober all by myself. I went to my bi-weekly (used to be weekly) one on one counseling session this morning, have dinner plans for 6:00 at a restaurant that doesn't serve booze and tentative plans with another friend after that. So, I feel good about today. I'm just really anxious about the next 6 �� I'm like 50% sure I can stay sober but 50% sure I'm gonna drink. I already feel like I failed because I started planning my first drink already even though I don't even want it.
Make sure you schedule at least a 1 hour massage this week. Back, body or feet... just do it. I prefer 1 hour on the feet myself, it's heaven.
Point is to focus on pleasurable things right now, things that you absolutely LOVE to do and just have a little fun. Drinking sucks and only sucks more the next day. Plenty of better ways to spend your time off instead of zoning out with your thoughts in a F'd up fog, which will only hurt you the following day. Get creative, be excessive and enjoy the week.
Btw - Holy shiat on your 265 days sober! That's quite an accomplishment I'm looking to achieve myself.
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