Be careful Scott, don't let your guard down. Anytime I had ended up in a situation where there was heavy drinking I would succumb to the temptation. I've done a lot of reading and learned that self knowledge doesn't make the disease any easier...and then found it to be true based on experience! Oh how I hate the vicious cycle. I found the best way to stay sober is to avoid such events which is really hard at first but it gets easier. Good luck!
Thanks for the title. I don't usually butt-in to somebodies plan. But your use of the word sobriety gave me a big laugh. Sobriety for me is not putting any mind altering substance in the body.
Good luck with your experiment. A problem drinker always thinks one day he can control his drinking and enjoy too. But this is a progressive disease. You seem to be in control but then you will get in a vicious cycle and people get caught off-guard.
I think this is a great goal. Complete abstinence is a must for some but not for others. Here we believe it is your choice. You know what's right for you and it sounds like your choice was made after a lot of thought and effort.
for me, my notion of sobriety doesn't equate with total abstinence - instead I'm aiming to avoid getting drunk, or ever tipsy. I feel as long as I keep my BAC below .05, I have a fighting chance of avoiding ratching it up to .25. I'm pretty sure now that I'm not (yet) a full alcoholic, in that I have now proven to myself for 5 weeks that I can have one or two drinks and shut it down. I'm just a bad alcohol abuser. My goal remains to avoid the abuse, severe or mild, of alcohol.
anyway, i'm treating this cottage trip as a big league test of my coping strategies and more simply, my desire to stay sober (which thankfully is getting stronger with time).
foxman - for me you have become the wily veteran of this site and I really appreciate your thoughts. thanks.
Beer is also an alcoholic beverage. I am confused when you say its sobriety check when you are already decided to go with few bottles of beer. Whenever I went in with that notion, invariably, something will happen in the party that will trick me into relaxing all the rules for that day and work on the sobriety on a later date.
Thank you for sharing this with us. It sounds like you are working on preparing yourself for this weekend. Work through the program and make use of the coping mechanisms that are offered to you. Know that you are not alone, we are here supporting you. Check in when you get back to let us know how it goes.
Members, what tips do you have for Scott to help him through this time?
Tomorrow is my superbowl of sobriety. Overnight at a friend's cottage, with about 6 guys from work. All prolific drinkers. There will be binging triggers galore. I'm bringing a few beers and a lot of 0.5% alcohol beers. This is the big one. If I can stay sober tomorrow, I can stay sober anytime.
Thanks for sharing your story with us and know that this can help every single one of us learn from experience. We are very proud of your success and we encourage you to keep posting with us. What are you using to help you cope? Do you have an exit strategy?
We would love to hear more about your journey and please don't forget to be nice to yourself for all your hard work and success!
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