AF update

[Elemis]

Hope all is well with everyone,

Just returned from a one week holiday in Egypt,had a lovely time in an all inclusive establishment.

The booze devil attempted to derail my alcohol free experiment…on day five I thought I would enjoy one glass of wine with my hubby which turned into two at which point I started to feel the old unpleasant ways beginning to emerge, being belligerent,sarcastic,sensitive and argumentative..

The BZ then tried to persuade me to have another glass of the lovely wine💀at which point I called it a day and retired to bed before history repeated itself. Stuck to coke for the rest of the stay, sooo glad I did as the holiday could have ended very differently.

Remember to stuck to your guns and keep up the willpower.

[LilyAnnepuppy Ambassador]

You were lucky you could stop. Good job.

[SoberDrunk1 in reply to LilyAnnepuppy]

The book AA calls it the peculiar mental twist. Right at the point of contemplating whether one should drink or not, the mind makes a convincing arguement why you need it and deserve it! Thats total powerlessness. You are lucky that the craving didnt set in. But be watchful, your mind may convince in a few days, that you were able to stop with just 2, you can do it again. It gives you a false encouragement and may even convince you should be able to handle drinks safely like last time. Next time may not be the same.

[Elemis in reply to SoberDrunk1]

most definitely a ongoing struggle,the psychology behind the cravings is spot on,thank you

[YNWA68]

💪 much respect! Holiday all inclusive phew 😥 many temptations. Be very proud 🤩

[Jampacked]

AF holidays can be so tricky lots of triggers for me. We'll done!

[catsrock]

Great job!

[Jimbo92]

That’s great. Holidays are my bugaboo. All inclusive, even worse. I find the craving forces you to take that first drink then after that it’s just a blur. We always enjoy and savour that first beverage and then the magic is gone!

So well done for not partaking in it any further