Made the mistake of meeting up with old friends. Even while I was drinking my first drink I was questioning what the hell I was doing. Truth is I wanted to fit in. I have woken up today, angry at myself, hit the reset button and have vowed to stay away from situations until I am more confident in my ability to just say no. I could have lied but I would only be lying to myself. So here I am. Day 1.
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Karen your not alone, I’ve been coming here for words of strength for about 3 weeks, did the reset twice already & before that on my own over the last 4 years hit my own reset countless times. I’m going on 6 days now and that’s only because I gave up on myself reaching sobriaty alone & walked into my 1st & 2nd AA meeting. All I can say is its truly givin me a new hope. And I can relate to your situation because my wife bartend’s & most of our friends are from there. So it’s not going to be an easy path. But we need to keep learning , praying and fighting & I believe a face to face support group of friends going through the same thing is the most important tool in the box. IT’S A NEW DAY!
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Thank you @marty. My sobriety is my priority now. I really appreciate the support.
Its happened to me many times but to be strong enough to admit it was a mistake and get back on the wagon takes real strength
Thank you @Mistrysober. It truly has been a lesson learned.
I know this feeling… starting to get an urge to want to go out but I can’t imagine going out and not drinking. Or I bet my friends will feel awkward.
Wish things were easier…
@Oliverjava @Poetryinmotion I am definitely not ready to socialise with drinking friends. I think I got ahead of myself and thought I would be OK but a lesson learned and I will learn from it.
Karen i have faced the same situation today 
All I can say @Mnish1 is that it is not worth it.
Yes it is, but tomorrow is a new day, so we both can start a new journey 
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