This!!
As long as drinking is something you have framed in your mind as something you’re missing out on, the harder it is. It’s not a treat, a stress relief, a way to celebrate. We can do all of those things without alcohol. I always struggle the most in sobriety when I go to that place of ‘I’m missing out’. And it’s not reality. Sobriety gives us so, so much! All the things alcohol takes away.
There’s a solid reason why we don’t want to drink, a shopping list of all the bad things alcohol brings us. Just remember them when your brain tries to trick you into thinking you miss booze.
Pick a nice drink or two that you can make to enjoy over the holidays. My husband and I enjoy sugar free ginger beers, mocktail mojitos. It’s nice to be able to enjoy a moment together, over a fancy glass of bubbles without all of the bs that alcohol brings.
Being able to enjoy Christmas free from addiction, and clearheaded is a gift 