Over the Bars
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15 years sober today and to commemorate the milestone year I did my first half ironman yesterday on the 15 year anniversary of hitting my rock bottom
Dry January 2025 (The Sober Thread)
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qclabrat
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Awesome, I'm only a tenth of your progress, but with all that life is throwing at me at the moment, the last thing I need is a hangover to deal with. Best decision I've ever made for myself. Tbh, I've cheated with a social beer or tasted someone's bourbon from time to time but I no longer want "another one". Keep going for all on the wagon, we're here with you!
the schwartz
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Good on you. Hard to relate personally, 7 years in now and occasionally a friend will ask "don't you think that you could have a drink and just have one" and my response is always why the hell would anybody just have one drink...
Keep on keeping on
Keep on keeping on
tonyride
Don't piss off the red guy
I think my last drink was at, or around, Christmas 2022 and haven't touched a drop since. I haven't been too tempted yet, but I have a true test coming up next month in Key West. I'll be there for my friends' 25-year anniversary and my birthday. They got married on my birthday and at their wedding reception they had 2 cakes, their wedding cake and a surprise birthday cake for me. So naturally I cannot turn down this invitation and my friends are drinkers.
Pray for me.
Pray for me.
iman29
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You got this!!
Red Mosquito
Formerly RLB the Scrapple Boy
Sounds like they are great friends and should understand/support your decision!
Keep the club soda and lime flowing.
bigW
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It might feel a bit awkward but the biggest bang for the buck is to tell them _now_ that you don’t drink anymore and have been doing so for three years. Drinky folks are fine as long as you’re not asking them to cool it. Telling them a month from now is high risk and high stress.
tonyride
Don't piss off the red guy
I hear ya and they know I don't drink anymore. I'm not worried about them. I'm worried about me. This celebration at Key West is where those two met and I was there 26+ years ago. He was from Missouri, and she was from NJ. We've been back there many times since (engagement party, birthday parties, just to get away, etc.). For his 50th birthday he talked me and one other guy into doing a century ride with him from Key Largo to Key West. We had a lot of great times down there and it all involved alcohol. I also had a friend from NJ who moved down to Key West and bartended at Margaritaville. I've visited her multiple times and during spring break and she introduced me to a lot of great people down there that I'm still in contact with and showed me where all the locals hang out. They took me in as one of their own. So I have a lot of history there and until now alcohol was always involved. I'm certainly not going to shame my friends for drinking or discourage them from it and I don't think they'll try to encourage me to have "just one drink". I just fear I may feel like I'm missing out from the good old days by not drinking. I guess we'll see.
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Have a plan. If you feel uncomfortable and need to leave, make sure you can. Also it helps to go with someone who has your back.