Mummyto2

Drinking, i said yes and smoking, she looked and said great, i said yeah i have always felt i am an amateur when it comes to drinking, that was the end of that conversation, when i look back and was worried about things like that and now i think i don't care what you think i am doing this for myself and family

Dee74

good one mummyto2

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Mummyto2

Thanks Dee

Alpine

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Alpine

Mummy, I have been working hard on doing things for myself to make myself happy...Take care of myself in order to take care of those around me. Keep up your awesome work.

Mummyto2

Thanks Alpine, i have always put others before myself but now i am including myself.

Cityboy

Of all my friends who still drink, only one has asked about my quitting in a disparaging sort of way. I could hear him mixing drinks over the phone during that discussion, and it erased the conflict I had over 'unfriending' him.

I think that as your body and mind recover from the alcohol, your thoughts become more clear regarding the social anxiety, worrying over what others think of you, etc. As you regain your inner strength, those who really matter respect you more.

Alpine

Well said Cityboy

DriGuy

I never got any disparaging responses, although some had an undertone of doubt and some just surprise. I didn't tell anyone I quite early on because it may have been interpreted as blather, and in the worst case, correctly so. Somewhere after a month or two, when I realized it was quit, I started telling a selected few, but no one knew before then. Oddly, it seemed like my alcoholic friends were the most supportive, even though they had not stopped.

Anna

Mummy, yes, taking care of yourself is so important.

Mummyto2

Yes Anna i am starting to understand this more as time goes on.

Steely

I'm learning this lesson too Mummy.

Congratulations on such terrific work. Awesome, indeed.

Mummyto2

Thanks Steely

joe801

That is the correct attitude, using alcohol is a dangerous game you can't afford to lose.

I didn't tell hardly anyone I quit until they noticed the physical & personality changes that couldn't be hidden, I also removed a few relationships from my life permanently the unneeded stress and drama wasn't worth the experience.

least

When I first quit drinking, I was doing it for my dogs, since I had no kids at home at the time. But the longer I was sober, the more I felt I was doing this for me, not just for my dogs. . At any rate, I am so glad I got sober and kept at it for the last 13 years. .

Mummyto2

That's brilliant least well done