Nice to meet you. Its 6am on Friday. Im on Day 3. I’m really nervous about today and the weekend. I am away at a competition for my children. We are booked to stay in a pub for the weekend while we are away. Obviously the addict in me thought that was a great idea (). So Im anxious about that as number 1.
But also all the competition venues have bars and its become part of our routine to sit and drink with friends while we wait for our kids turns etc and the results. So thats temptation number 2 although that feels less daunting tbh.
I’d love a few people just to share what difficult circumstances they may be navigating this weekend and the temptations they are dodging, so we can drop on here and distract each other with chit chat, struggles, tactics and successes as they happen in the moment over this weekend. I need a mini support group around me so we can cheer each other up. I dont really have people in real life I can talk to openly in the way I need.
I have got this….but Id appreciate some pocket companionship and hope I can support you too!
Welcome to Talking Sober SJ! Hope you can find some support here. I’m pretty sure you can actually. Have a look around, maybe post in another thread or two. You are definitely not alone. Be sure you can do this. Love your idea of finding help as together we can make this. Wishing you all success friend.
Welcome! Glad you found TS, it’s an amazing place for support, advice and connection.
Are there any non alcoholic drinks that you like? Get yourself a stack for the weekend so you have something you can enjoy.
Do people around you know that you don’t drink? Like don’t drink at all? Do you want to know them? If I am in an environment where I don’t want to share why I don’t drink, I tell people that I‘m on some kind of medication and I‘m not allowed to drink at all. Saves me lots of endless discussions
Looking forward to see you posting again! Please join our other threads
Thank you. I will go join those threads absolutely. I cant cancel unfortunately, the children are in a World Cup competition. It would be cruel and the booking is non-refundable. But that’s why Im putting all the support around me I can.
Ooh thank you. The medication response could absolutely come in handy this weekend. Although Im somewhat confident that if I tell the people Im with Im going sober this weekend they wouldnt think twice. Its more my own habits and temptations I need to fight. But I have stocked up on a load of fancy flavours of soda can varieties to keep myself interested elsewhere.
). So Im anxious about that as number 1.
