# First Hurdle - CONQUERED
**URL:** https://talkingsober.com/t/first-hurdle-conquered/98207
**Category:** Milestones
**Tags:** sober, happiness, alcohol, motivation, sobriety
**Created:** [September 4, 2020, 10:35pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/first-hurdle-conquered/98207 "2020-09-04T22:35:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@Buttercup7](https://talkingsober.com/u/Buttercup7)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2020, 10:35pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/first-hurdle-conquered/98207/1 "2020-09-04T22:35:43Z")
I can’t believe I did it!! I went out and I didn’t drink!
This is the first time in my life that I have been out on a Friday evening and not drank a drop of alcohol, don’t get me wrong it was VERY hard and I almost caved in and ordered a glass of wine but I stayed true to myself and I got through it and by the end of the evening I didn’t even miss it.
Feeling so proud of myself and I can’t wait to be hangover free tomorrow.
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### Author:  [@Dolse71](https://talkingsober.com/u/Dolse71)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2020, 10:41pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/first-hurdle-conquered/98207/2 "2020-09-04T22:41:51Z")
Well done but be careful out there!!
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### Author:  [@SinceIAwoke](https://talkingsober.com/u/SinceIAwoke)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2020, 12:15am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/first-hurdle-conquered/98207/3 "2020-09-05T00:15:14Z")
When I was new in AA, I attended a meeting downtown in a college town. So lots of bars and eateries. I hung out with some men at the meeting and we would go out to dinner, downtown, after the meeting. They showed me how to have fun, sober, in an atmosphere I used to associate with getting loaded. They helped me overcome my fear of never having fun without booze, never being able to go into a restaurant that has a liquor license. They taught me how to share and care for other men without drinking or focusing on women or cars or sports only.
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### Author:  [@Lisa07](https://talkingsober.com/u/Lisa07)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2020, 12:30am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/first-hurdle-conquered/98207/4 "2020-09-05T00:30:54Z")
I avoided many events during my early days. Just be very careful. You stayed strong this time but that doesn’t guarantee it will go the same next time. The staying goes…
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### Author:  [@Tim904](https://talkingsober.com/u/Tim904)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2020, 12:56am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/first-hurdle-conquered/98207/5 "2020-09-05T00:56:02Z")
Well done! Did you still carry a drink? Not sure I could do it honestly
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### Author:  [@Buttercup7](https://talkingsober.com/u/Buttercup7)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2020, 7:53am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/first-hurdle-conquered/98207/6 "2020-09-05T07:53:45Z")
Hi Lisa, I know and to be honest I only went out for dinner with my family so I’m not sure how I would be if I was going out to a bar with friends, definitely not ready for that yet.
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### Author:  [@Buttercup7](https://talkingsober.com/u/Buttercup7)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2020, 7:55am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/first-hurdle-conquered/98207/7 "2020-09-05T07:55:28Z")
Yes I had a Pepsi and then a coffee to be honest it was only dinner out but it was in a busy pub and some of my family were drinking around me. I don’t know how I would be if I was only going out for drinks with friends.
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### Author:  [@Biscuits1888](https://talkingsober.com/u/Biscuits1888)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2020, 8:04am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/first-hurdle-conquered/98207/8 "2020-09-05T08:04:04Z")
Excellent work! Fridays usually are a night for me to have a bottle of wine on the sofa and I’m so glad I didn’t this week. Yesterday would normally have been an excuse to get drunk for me as I finished work full time yesterday and as of monday I’m a student again! It’s a huge change but I’m so proud that I managed to have a nice relaxed, sober evening. And I feel FRESH on a Saturday no less. I’m not taking anything for granted and have a long way to go but like you, I feel that I have overcome that first hurdle.
Good luck to you. Hope we can both continue to be proud of the big and small hurdles on this weird journey!
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### Author:  [@Buttercup7](https://talkingsober.com/u/Buttercup7)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2020, 8:14am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/first-hurdle-conquered/98207/9 "2020-09-05T08:14:51Z")
Ah good for you Biscuits! Thank you for the support - we can do this ❤