Alcoholism Support Group

Alcoholism is the continued consumption of alcoholic beverages, even when it is negatively affecting your health, work, relationships and life. If you think alcohol is causing you to lose control, it's time to seek help. Our group is a safe place to vent, check in, get back up if you fall, and reach sobriety.

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Joey2218
Joey2218
After going 78 days without a drink and have a lapse when I was away on my job with other crew I ended up drinking with them and then drinking a whole lot more once we were back in our hotel rooms so noone would know.

Unfortunately my job involves going on night stops to alot of places and one of the ppopular things to do is go to the pubs and drink. I dont know how to go about it really, I didnt even want to drink when I lapsed I just wanted one like everyone else so I didnt seem like some boring new guy - which I think happened anyway as I was to focused on that the first days of drinking again.

Does anyone have advice on how to go about this? I guess I should have just said I'll have a coke or orange juice but for that moment I didnt want to be the only one not drinking:/
Community Leaderbobinmaine
bobinmaine
I never was able to stay sober until I quit my job and did another line of work.

Good Luck!
ConfusedGuy69
ConfusedGuy69
I've been in sales for a long time so believe me I know what its like. I am expected to take customers out for events that involve alcohol. Since I quit drinking, I just order water and food. Once I eat the craving goes away and I continue with the water. I've even been able no not drink shots when someone insists on buying them. Some customers ask me why I don't have a drink and I just tell them that my Dr. told me to cut back. They usually come back with "yea, I should do the same" but here and there I'll get a little grief but for me its worth it. Thanks for sharing, its tough to admit when we mess up. 78 days is pretty good. I am on my 3rd month so I getting close to that amount of time. I am planning a trip down south in May to hang out on the each and play a little golf. That is going to be a good test for me but I know I can do it as I have already found meetings in the area.

Peace
stickywick
stickywick
Yes my career involves lots of open bar events, dinners, etc etc.
I had to visualize myself going home or the hotel room, sober. I had to have an exit plan so to speak. I put my sobriety first. I'd go to the events or dinners and I'd order food and diet coke or tea. If I felt I might drink, I knew I'd leave. I on,y had to once.
I told people I wasn't drinking, now I say I don't drink.
People almost never ask after that. Turns out I thought of wayyyy more than anyone else!
Joey2218
Joey2218
Yeah, I always think people will ask me why aswell Stickywick, thats really helpful though, might have to use that as Im away for 2 weeks spread out across next month at different times so I will use it then, thankyou though:)
slung1
slung1
Not that this is the best answer, but if you feel uncomfortable admitting that you have an alcohol problem to your coworkers,(when I first quit, couldn't bring myself to tell anyone why I didn't want to have a drink) so I used the excuse that one of my medications was very sensitive to an type of alcohol intake, and there was high risk it could cause me to have a stroke. That kept me from having a drink due to peer pressure I've since found the strength to simply admit that I have a problem with alcohol, and they just have to accept that.That took some time though. Good luck , and remember your not alone in this battle.
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