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Getting through "happy hour"

seaQ
seaQ

This is the time of day that's hardest... Sometimes I say, Who am I fooling? & I get a drink. How do I tell myself I'm serious this time!? What are some good strategies? I'll carry my water bottle, and tell myself I just need to stay dry another couple hours; then it gets easier, usually, later in the evening.

NJgirl
NJgirl
I feel the same, and 8 pm. I would love to hear suggestions as well.
Impermanence
Impermanence
I am not going to drink this evening. Maybe I will drink tomorrow, but definitely not today. Tomorrow evening comes, I do the same.
Community Leaderbobinmaine
bobinmaine
Try not to think too far ahead. One day at a time. I use to get up each morning in early sobriety and say the serenity prayer. I would say to my wife, I promise I will not drink today. One day, I could handle. It gradually became easier after that.

God Bless
PJ54
PJ54
I would highly recommend a little book called “Living Sober”. It is full of useful strategies for dealing with different situations in early sobriety.

The following comes from a chapter called: Using the 24-hour plan.

“Even if we drank yesterday, we can plan not to drink today. We may drink tomorrow – who knows whether we’ll even be alive then? – but for this 24 hours, we decide not to drink. No matter what temptation or provocation, we determine to go to any extremes necessary to avoid drinking today.”
1is2many
1is2many
Luckily i live in a major city and there are meetings basically from 7 am to 10 pm I found a 430 meeting that i have been going to for four years. It works for me. 1-2
seaQ
seaQ
Thanks, I made it thru tonight. 1 day at a time; 1 is 2 many.... Clever.
Tomorrow is grocery shopping day and getting past the beer cooler aisles is my next challenge.
msmermaid
msmermaid
Yep make the decision not today. Sometimes something sweet helps if a craving is to bad.
citychick2011
citychick2011
I know how you feel. You have to distract yourself and ride the wave.
1is2many
1is2many
How are you getting along seaQ? You can do it 1-2
1is2many
1is2many
The only way I managed to get thru those rough spots was to not have ANY booze in the house. If it was there, I would just think and obsess about it, then just drink it... I will never forget that day I decided to give booze up, I took that bottle of liquor and walked to the street and poured it in the sewer. Best decision I ever made
seaQ
seaQ
I'm on Day 8 & feel GREAT! I felt bad for a few days, but way better now & totally committed.
mechengr55
mechengr55
Great to hear, seaQ!!! Glad you are feeling better now. The first few days are hell, then when your head is clear, life is soooooo much better!!!!
GwenY
GwenY
Go for it.................yay................G.
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