Sober. I hate Las Vegas.
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Sober. I hate Las Vegas.
Checking in. Super awkward work dinner - long presentation and my coworkers with whom I have zero chemistry were pounding the wine.
I felt incredibly insecure, anxious and uncomfortable but I stayed sober.
On the plus side, my hotel room is like a small apartment ha.
I felt incredibly insecure, anxious and uncomfortable but I stayed sober.
On the plus side, my hotel room is like a small apartment ha.
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Hey - that is great that you are the sober one in the group. There won't be stories spread around tomorrow about you. People will be talking about them! You did good.
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Great job! I haven't been there for 10 years, the last time being for a work conference. I distinctly recall conference attendees vomiting in the restroom from their imbibing the night before and sleeping in the breakout sessions. Not very productive, to say the least. I have no desire to ever return there.
Keep up the good fight. You'll be out of there and on your way home before you know it.
Keep up the good fight. You'll be out of there and on your way home before you know it.
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Oh boy. I think it'll be long time before I can go there sober. Good for you!!
I think I was well into my throes of alcoholism when I was there for my 30th birthday. I remember pretty much all of it, but I was either drunk or in withdrawals most of the time... at one point I was walking around the back alleys of the strip pissed off and crying all by myself at around 4 am... not smart!
Glad you stayed sane and sober girl.
I think I was well into my throes of alcoholism when I was there for my 30th birthday. I remember pretty much all of it, but I was either drunk or in withdrawals most of the time... at one point I was walking around the back alleys of the strip pissed off and crying all by myself at around 4 am... not smart!
Glad you stayed sane and sober girl.
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The last time I was in a casino (in Reno actually) I was sober and I just couldn't get over the shabbiness of it all. The whole environment is meant to promote and exploit your basest nature. That and the smoke filled buildings - I can't believe I used to spend so much time in places like that. I felt like I passively smoked a pack of cigarettes just from watching one football game in the sports book.
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The minor initial anxiety I felt at such dinner, does not compare nearly to the panic/anxiety of the next morning - when I had no idea what happened the night before while at a work dinner....
You did great, everyone at that table who over drank - now wishes they followed your lead ! Well done.
You did great, everyone at that table who over drank - now wishes they followed your lead ! Well done.
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Good job staying sober in a difficult situation, in a city that's built on the desperation of others!
I went to Vegas once. I wanted to go again, until I got sober. And I really didn't even drink much while I was there. Now I really have no desire. Lots of better places to go out there in the world.
I went to Vegas once. I wanted to go again, until I got sober. And I really didn't even drink much while I was there. Now I really have no desire. Lots of better places to go out there in the world.
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I'm going to Las Vegas in November. I will be 4 months sober. I am actually going for a half marathon and with my uncle who hasn't drank in probably 30 years. Of course I'm always a little nervous but you show me it can be done!! You go girl!!
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I was a late bloomer with alcohol. I didn't start drinking until I was 35 or 36. So I went to Vegas in my twenties stone cold sober. The people I was with were always drunk, the streets were full of drunks, they practically poured the alcohol down your throat in the casino to keep you gambling. And I was the sober one keeping an eye in her drunken companions while playing video poker with quarters.
So, I have never experienced drinking in Vegas. I had my fun with a glass of Coke and a bucket full of quarters.
So, I have never experienced drinking in Vegas. I had my fun with a glass of Coke and a bucket full of quarters.
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Hey MG, you did good! Vegas is horrible. It's so depressing. I would never go there if I didn't have to. I like what the people have said here about the shabbiness, and being built on desperation.
Your post helped me. I'm away for work and am at five weeks today. It's hard being away for work. People drink and you don't, and there's little outlet to do much else in that situation.
Your post helped me. I'm away for work and am at five weeks today. It's hard being away for work. People drink and you don't, and there's little outlet to do much else in that situation.
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Very good job, MG.
I have never been to Las Vegas and I don't have any interest in going there.
I don't drink, gamble, use drugs, over-eat (at least I try hard not to) or watch women dance naked (and try to take them home).
On the rare occasions I have been in casinos since I've been sober, they really depress me.
They are designed to be a baited field for people reaching out in wrong directions to feel better.
I have never been to Las Vegas and I don't have any interest in going there.
I don't drink, gamble, use drugs, over-eat (at least I try hard not to) or watch women dance naked (and try to take them home).
On the rare occasions I have been in casinos since I've been sober, they really depress me.
They are designed to be a baited field for people reaching out in wrong directions to feel better.
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I don't gamble yet I've been to Vegas twice and actually had nice experiences, but mine were far from the typical visit.
The first time I was 19 and met a couple who were friends of my parents. I was travelling around California and caught a cheap flight at their invitation. They were big enough gamblers that everything was comped and for the three or so days I was there I ate well; hung out a high end hotel, mainly at the pool; and saw a couple of shows, Juliet Prowse and Foster Brooks, and it cost me nothing.
The second time was about 20 years later at somewhat of a family gathering to visit a very sick relative who lived not far from the city. I was there with my wife and two very young children and we spent most of our time with family and going to local-ish attractions such as the Hoover Dam. With young children we didn't attend any shows, but we ate well and once again spent a lot of time at the pool.
The common thread of the two visits is the lack of gambling so I don't have a strong sense of what the casinos were like even though we walked through a few of them.
To me the city was a combination of Disneyworld and a college spring break. When I'd go out to run at 6 AM to beat the heat there were people who were clearly up all night stumbling around and on their way to waste their respective mornings. Would I go back? Only if there was a compelling reason and as I type I can't think of one.
The first time I was 19 and met a couple who were friends of my parents. I was travelling around California and caught a cheap flight at their invitation. They were big enough gamblers that everything was comped and for the three or so days I was there I ate well; hung out a high end hotel, mainly at the pool; and saw a couple of shows, Juliet Prowse and Foster Brooks, and it cost me nothing.
The second time was about 20 years later at somewhat of a family gathering to visit a very sick relative who lived not far from the city. I was there with my wife and two very young children and we spent most of our time with family and going to local-ish attractions such as the Hoover Dam. With young children we didn't attend any shows, but we ate well and once again spent a lot of time at the pool.
The common thread of the two visits is the lack of gambling so I don't have a strong sense of what the casinos were like even though we walked through a few of them.
To me the city was a combination of Disneyworld and a college spring break. When I'd go out to run at 6 AM to beat the heat there were people who were clearly up all night stumbling around and on their way to waste their respective mornings. Would I go back? Only if there was a compelling reason and as I type I can't think of one.
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Fremont street has turned into a freak show during the evenings. I didn't even wander down to the strip this spring while I was there.
Last time there, I hit a couple meetings at the riviera.
The good thing is, you didn't drink.
Good for you!!
Last time there, I hit a couple meetings at the riviera.
The good thing is, you didn't drink.
Good for you!!
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