hiding in the kitchen while all my coworkes party with the owners after hours. I want to drink with them so badly im seriously doubting sobriety…its not the same sober i feel like im missing out greatly
Fun is something you want ‘right now’ - but the trade off of a healthy body and mind is worth this feeling. The fun is very short term and the feeling can be worked through. Your health is forever. You’ve got this. It is something you want. Don’t let others behaviour dictate yours.
God. I sound so bossy. Hope it feels supportive, because that is the intent! Hang in there. I do understand the urge 
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pheww you are right…i think i need to accept that i wont be able to have innocent fun with alcohol right now ans maybe not ever again. a little challemging at the moment but i left with a clean liver lol thia ia going to be a long road
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that was so intense… i feel sick to my stomach
The other day I thought of the ‘liver’ not as an organ but a LIVE -ER as in the thing that keeps us alive. Never thought of it like that before…
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This is challenging. But try not to focus on the things we are ‘missing’ and rather concentrate on what we are ‘adding’ or ‘building’.
For three days in a row I have sat at restaurants and cafes sober while my family drank. I would always drink a bottle at these things. I am treating it like a challenge to conquer. And thinking ‘you guys can’t tell me what to do’ (drink).
I know I am annoying them, because it is shining a light on their drinking. I used to be puzzled by how sober people didn’t need to drink, so I get their confusion 
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You did it! Give yourself a pat on the back. A little reward? A square of chocolate??? A nap? A magazine? A hot bath?
You did it!
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And now you can add that to your repertoire of successful sober moments. You do it once, you can do it again ️:+1:
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I’ve been telling myself that it is short term gratification and doesn’t solve anything. The regret you’ll feel tomorrow isn’t worth a thousand beers or “good times.”
I also tell myself that I’ve drank enough for 2 lifetimes, lol. I’ve had enough. Remember rhat you’re doing this for a reason and life is so much more rewarding once you walk away from addiction.
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