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13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 221

Hi Athena,

Congrats on day 7!

Its great that you've got a good relationship with doctor. Keep that communication and use her as a resources whenever you need to.

So you look at support from people differently. How has your view change and how has it helped?

The holidays can be a challenging time when you are trying to avoid drinking. The program has a few sections on dealing with difficult situations. One is "No Thanks", and it has tips on how to handle social situations. Theres also an emergency plan. There are lots of strategies, so use the ones that work best for you!

Helena, Health Educator

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 325

Thanks Runner. Day started out real good. Dog walk, aerobic class, book club meeting and now I am at home and thinking about, guess what. Yup, a nice cold one. But I am gonna make it some lemonade. I do want to be able to say tomorrow, hey guys, I made it thru the dreadful day 3. Love the support you all give. Keep it coming and yes, the dog and cat love to listen....

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 56

Hey there marylizy, What a great way to start day 3 !!!! Focusing on the positive, and on the immediate task, makes things a bit better for you to achieve your goal; fantastic insight and forward-thinking........

With that kind of outlook, I (and others that read here) have no doubt you can get through your "Day 3" ! Actually, start thinking about what you'll say tomorrow on Day 4 - it's not very far away.

Good luck and keep posting and reading ......... (don't forget to keep you dog and cat in the loop too; I bet they are good listeners :)

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 325

I enjoyed reading your message. It just gives me more support and makes me understand how much we are all going through is the same. I am 63, live alone, no family but my dog and cat and friends are my support. Drinking has become just a part of my everyday life and it is scary to let it go. My goal is to be able to have a few social drinks but will see where that leads. I am only heading into day three of this time trying to quit. Let's see how it goes. I started to psyche myself out by recalling day 3 was the one that I always gave in at but this morning decided to change my frame of thinking and it is just another day of being sober. I have not yet shared what I am doing with my friends. That time will come. Good luck to you and I am so greatfull to have this forum to turn to.

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 171

Day 7 !?!!?? Today join me in my pledge to get through another day without alchohol.

Other than when I was pregnant, I have only ever done this once since I was in my 20s (I am 47 now). The encouragement of everyone here is really helping me get through each day.

Yesterday I realized that I am even triggered by deciding which exit to get off of the highway on my way home from work (one leads to the liquor store and the other directly to my son's daycare. My family doctor has been on vacation and I will be seeing her on Friday. I am looking forward to telling her that I can actually imagine that this might be possible without residential treatment. Telling her about my drinking was a crucial step for me. She responded in such a positive, non-judgemental and helpful way. She is the one who who told me about looking for supports. She listed each day of the week and told me that my homework was to find something or someone who could support me through each day of the week. It really helped me to think about support in a different way. I have been so afraid of burdening someone with the role of supporting me - I feel pretty needy right now - and I have been afraid of risking the important relationships that I do have (my husband, my mother) in case I am not successful. I have recently joined a book club with a group of women from my former place of work who I always got along very well with. They don't know about my problem, but they have become my Thursday support.

I have been thinking about Christmas time. How do people plan to cope with all the social activities that happen in December? My days this week have been so carefully structured to keep my away from anything to do with alchohol. I don't want to be a complete hermit - and there are some work functions that I really do need to attend (I am a manager). Although I don't have an active go-out-drinking social life, I work with women who regularly "joke" about going home and opening a bottle of wine whenever there is anything stressful going on.

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