Post by caressa on Dec 14, 2009 6:48:27 GMT -5
I was told that Christmas was just another 24 hours. I was told not to look at it and overwhelm myself but to treat it just like another day. It was really important to have a support network. Several times over the last few years I made a point of being at my home group on Christmas Day or any other holiday. At first it was for me, then I had to give back and was there for others, and then I found out it was for both of us!
I went from my family Christmas dinner to the Area Social Club. I felt more like using when I was with family. It was safer for me to be around recovery people. I was warned to watch my glass and not leave it unguarded. Friends may mean well but often they are in denial about their own disease and will sabatoge you. I always smelled my drink before I tasted it to make sure I had picked up the right glass. I had to be aware of fruit cake, cookies and candy that had alcohol in them. I found that flavoured coffees were a big trigger. That was because I use to have a whiskey bottle sitting beside the coffee pot. I found that Vanilla was a big trigger, the smell and the taste.
Have a safe and sober holiday.
I went from my family Christmas dinner to the Area Social Club. I felt more like using when I was with family. It was safer for me to be around recovery people. I was warned to watch my glass and not leave it unguarded. Friends may mean well but often they are in denial about their own disease and will sabatoge you. I always smelled my drink before I tasted it to make sure I had picked up the right glass. I had to be aware of fruit cake, cookies and candy that had alcohol in them. I found that flavoured coffees were a big trigger. That was because I use to have a whiskey bottle sitting beside the coffee pot. I found that Vanilla was a big trigger, the smell and the taste.
Have a safe and sober holiday.
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. I will be back looking for Lin and others.