I’m two weeks sober today, but am struggling with my thinking. I have big plans this weekend and am already thinking about how I want to drink. I know I will be so disappointed if I drink. I am looking for support and suggestions on how to deal with this. I have chronic pain and am supposed to go to an amusement park. I usually drink before events to deal with my pain. I really don’t want to cancel. I want to go sober to prove to myself I can do it.
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Sorry to hear about your chronic pain, @MoKK, that must be very difficult to deal with 
In terms of suggestions, I have two:
- Discuss pain management with your doctor, there are plenty of other options that are less self-destructive and more sustainable than alcohol
- Exposing yourself to an environment where you would have previously drunk two weeks into sobriety is quite early. Any chance you can postpone or at the very least reduce activities that cause you pain and the urge to drink?
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That’s a relapse waiting to happen. What’s more important? Sobriety or the amusement park? I would choose sobriety. There will be plenty more opportunities to go to the amusement park when you have more time under your belt.
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Really good points! It probably is too early in recovery. I was able to talk with my therapist and realized I would feel worse if I drank even if it helped with the pain versus having some pain while I was there and not drinking. I also called my doctor, but unfortunately have to wait to the end of the month to see her to discuss medication
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I’m happy to report I was able to go to the event and I stayed sober! I feel much stronger in my sobriety now and am hopeful that I can continue my sobriety one day at a time. I feel very optimistic
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This will never get old… seeing people choosing life over what they had previously.
I was going to comment how I handled it… I am big on writing out what I want whether its a drink or anything of like, and then BURNING the document or shredding it…
It usually ends with a sigh of relief… it truly does work.
God bless!
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