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    my 1st concert sober.......then

    went to see roger waters last nite , he of pink floyd doing doing dark side of the moon my fave album it was a great show . lasers etc . didnt drink before during or after ...
    but beacuse of what happened today i feel off the wagon ...
    i think subconcoiusly im looking for a way to drink but i dont want to .... asi feel so much better for not doing so ... gym etc ..
    whati need to do is find grounding in myself and not to be so wayward in emotions and the slightiset thing sets me off which is hard for any drinker. guess we are all wired differently but thats howsi feel
    im in group threapy now its hard to speak up in a group . rather than oneto one . but people need people at the most important point point of thier lives
    so i guess ill continue with it ill be 44 on sunday . time flies .. idefinalty know i ve been around many times but we need to deal with problems in the here and now and not worry wht comes afterwards thats my philosphy anyway .x
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    my 1st concert sober.......then

    Congrats to you Jay on not drinking at the concert..that must have been hard, everyone is always drinking when ever I happen to go to one.
    Triggers are always there; we can always find an excuse to drink.
    You're right, it's always helpful to have someone at your back when going through a bad patch. Know you have all of us here as well.

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      my 1st concert sober.......then

      Hey Jay!

      I've been struggling with this idea of going out to gigs, raves, festivals etc sober and I really couldn't get my head around it to be honest. Still can't as all I've ever known is going to these things means getting mashed up on drink and drugs. For me it was my lifestyle choices that kept me in these circles and breaking the mould is difficult. Music is my life and inspiration and that will never change and I sometimes think I am destined to be the troubled alcoholic musician on his quest to write/comment about all the good and bad that comes with 'life'!!.

      I've just started back in AA Jay so I appreciate how hard it is to share things amongst a group of strangers. I've no problem outside the room having a fag with someone and talking but NOT in the group yet. It will come with time though I'm sure as I have volumes inside to speak about but just haven't got the confidence yet. I guess I'm so used to talking to people through either a drink or being loved up. Stick with it mate and give it time and If I don't get on here again for a while Happy Birthday for Sunday!!

      Love and Happiness
      Hippie
      xx
      "Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children." Kahlil Gibran
      Clean and sober 25th January 2009

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        my 1st concert sober.......then

        Hey Jay!!
        What a gig..
        You'll be Jay 44 on Sunday.

        Your friend...
        Paul

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          #5
          my 1st concert sober.......then

          Jay-glad to see you here still. Its a mind thingie, thats all. One Day At A Time! :H

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            my 1st concert sober.......then

            I have done a lot of drinking around events, parties, raves and nightclubs. The truth is for the last 3-4 years I wasn't able to be sociable and drink in public or with friends. Folk stopped inviting me since I was a boring liability. I tried hanging out in rough clubs and pubs to try and fit in with other drinkers but I attracted the hangers on who used and abused me.....so I either just didn't go to parties or went extremely sober, then drank on my own later.

            Now, I still love music, dancing, getting ready to go out - I can just do it sober and appreciate everything all the more. Yes it's very odd trying to dance without a drink, but it comes, slowly! Been to a goth night last month - 7 weeks sober and last week went out to see a band. Wasn't bothered by AL at all.

            Interestingly enough I saw someone this week from my raving, drink/drugs past sat with a couple of folk he now hangs out with. Still doing the same d&d, he told me about some trouble he had gotten into (serious) as a result. I told him I had given up drinking. They then started referring to various things they had taken over the weekend listening to music etc. I actually felt quite on the edge, sensible even. A few years ago I would have been right in there - gone off to get some drink then be finding out where to get some other substances. This time I wasn't interested, just wanted to get away from them. In fact I think I was really frightened inside - of the whole scene.

            So think I will stay straight, have the odd night out as a treat - my partner also doesn't drink (through choice), and is really into his music so I can now learn to listen sober!

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              my 1st concert sober.......then

              It really looks like you (we) have grown up just a little bit. Thinking about the situations we find our selves in and analyzing our choices at the moment. Congratulations to all. It is sooooo hard to maintain the new lifestyle in old company.
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                my 1st concert sober.......then

                Oh, Happy Birthday Jay42!!!!!!
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                  #9
                  my 1st concert sober.......then

                  Hi all
                  Went to a free jazz concert in the park last night.Thinking about the fact that it was the first concert in about 45 years that i was sober at.Great feeling waking up without the hangover.7 days af and getting plenty of motivation from the people on this forum
                  Thanks all
                  kc
                  Stay Healthy and Keep Fighting
                  AF 5-16-08

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                    #10
                    my 1st concert sober.......then

                    Great Job, Caysea!!!....keep it going!

                    Don

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                      #11
                      my 1st concert sober.......then

                      WOW Caysea .......... Well done ........... so proud of you ......

                      BB xx
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