Finally brave enough to be truthful

[It's Time]

Finally brave enough to be truthful

Team! I did it!
I did not drink a single drink at the dinner party! Woo-hoo! High-five!!
I just said I was too tired to drink and responsibly drive a car and no-one even raised an eye-brow... I got a knowing look from my best frined though, God love her. And I found a new appreciation for flavoured soda water. And I feel healthy and happy. Now I've just got to keep going. And realise that one success doesn't guarantee me others, and that I have to keep my vigil going.
It's Time.

[kriger]

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I am so proud of you as I'm sure you are of yourself! You must live over the pond; this is just dinner time here. Keep up the good work, Time. Krigs

[A Work in Progress]

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It's Time;438663 wrote: Team! I did it!
I did not drink a single drink at the dinner party! Woo-hoo! High-five!!
I just said I was too tired to drink and responsibly drive a car and no-one even raised an eye-brow... I got a knowing look from my best frined though, God love her. And I found a new appreciation for flavoured soda water. And I feel healthy and happy. Now I've just got to keep going. And realise that one success doesn't guarantee me others, and that I have to keep my vigil going.
It's Time.

Congratulations! I'm happy for you! Hang onto that feeling: "healthy and happy" (and proud of yourself, and relieved, as well, I imagine)!

wip

[caysea]

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Hi Its time
And no one even raised an eye brow. This is something we all have to realize it really doesn't matter if we drink or not.Yet in our minds we think we are under the microscope.If someone is encouraging you to drink you will have to look at your relationship with that person .True friends respect your wishes.

Stay Healthy and Keep Fighting
AF 5-16-08

[boozehag]

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Hi time
I can relate to your story too in some respects. I am a bit of a perfectionist myself and could be very single minded when it came to study/exams etc to get where I wanted to be. But you know what the good news is - that means you can use that same ability to focus on something that needs to be achieved to get control of AL. It sure is a challenge but hey if you can do all those exams so well then you SO can kick AL's ass. You should read the book as a starting point as RJ who designed the MWO program was in a similar situation - high achieving but had to battle with AL problems so she set her mind to it and devised a program to beat her problem and ours. Good luck and keep posting.
Also well done on your first social occasion with AL - once you get a few of those out of the way it will be easy. You just have to reset other people's expectations of you as being the party queen (or king)and that doesnt take long at all from my experience.
BH

[startingover]

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Hey Time, congratulations on your dinner party! It sounds like you enjoyed it too? My first social occasion was frought with nerves but I am getting better now. Slowly.
You are doing great well done!

[SKendall]

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Good Job:goodjob: It sounds as if you have at least overcome one obstacle, and guess, what, no one notices as much as we do with our egotistical thinking of "if I don't drink" everyone will talk, "hell, no"

Congratulations to you, my friend.

[boozehag]

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SKendall
So true we just imagine people notice if we dont drink - but they sure will notice if we drink too much!
BH

[gyco]

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Evie said it in the beginning,you never have to be alone no more you have us,i tht id add where ive been i found tht many professionals like yourself,HURT from this alergie,doctors,lawyers,paramediccs and the list goes on,it is odd, tht your own cant relate ,even tho they mite be the same,you have a very good thread,you should be proud of yourself for sharing,we are all only human, gyco

[gyco]

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opppppppppps for got hahah WELCOM

[1967]

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wow, powerful story.
thank u for sharing. reading ur message actually helped me understand a bit about myself more clearly.
i am entirely alone myself. i have been for a very very long time. too long.
i stopped drinking entirely the end of June.
so, it is possible. i'm still rather surprised myself. i will continue to look for your posts.

[evie]

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Hi there Its time
Welcome and thank you so much for sharing your story. I can't say how sad I was when I read about doctors who did nothing to help you, just when you had plucked up the courage to ask for support.
I have no answers but can say how much support this site is and how the lonliness of suffering from depression and isolation with this problem has diminished greatly.
All the best in your journey and keep coming back!
Evie:welcome: