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Addiction & Recovery

bif

(26,867 posts) Fri Nov 28, 2025, 08:49 AM Nov 2025

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Thanksgiving was tougher that I thought it would be [View all]

We hosted my wife's family--about 20 people and everyone was drinking. I had to go upstairs a couple times to get away from the crowd. I've been sober for a little over 7 years but every once in a while I have a tough event to get through. I made it, but it wasn't easy. I'll sure be happy when the holidays are over. Not my favorite time of year.

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Thanksgiving was tougher that I thought it would be [View all] bif Nov 2025 OP

Can't believe your family would do that! jmbar2 Nov 2025 #1

Sorry you had a difficult day yesterday democrank Nov 2025 #2

You did it! Proud of you! ZDU Nov 2025 #3

Congratulations, well done, in a difficult situation. enough Nov 2025 #4

I'm proud of you, Bif, for your awareness & for removing yourself SheltieLover Nov 2025 #5

You showed great courage keeping yourself apart from it. Diamond_Dog Nov 2025 #6

Well done. NewHendoLib Nov 2025 #7

Excellent! mdbl Nov 2025 #8

Good job not drinking Farmer-Rick Nov 2025 #9

You did well WmChris Nov 2025 #10

My hat is off to you. Hope22 Nov 2025 #11

You showed incredible strength and resolve Grim Chieftain Nov 2025 #12

So glad you got thru it. My addiction was cigarettes Joinfortmill Nov 2025 #13

Congratulations Big, JMCKUSICK Nov 2025 #14

... Clouds Passing Nov 2025 #15

The real point is that you shouldn't have had to. justaprogressive Nov 2025 #16

My friend's uncle had to really put his foot down over this. cab67 Nov 2025 #19

I have such empathy for you in that situation because I've been there. llmart Nov 2025 #17

That last sentence really hit home for me, too. Collimator Nov 2025 #25

Congratulations!!! We'll be in that situation at Christmas w/ my husband's family for the first time ever. RamblingRose Nov 2025 #18

I stopped cold turkey on February 17, 1995. 634-5789 Nov 2025 #20

Stay encouraged, bif. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Nov 2025 #21

Good for you! Yah, that's got to be difficult. nt Exp Nov 2025 #22

There's no way I'm going to tell people not to drink bif Nov 2025 #23

I came to love NA beer for things like this IbogaProject Nov 2025 #24

I did have a Good Times IPA last night bif Nov 2025 #26

Anything except O'Douls and Bud Zero are ok to good IbogaProject Nov 2025 #27

Heinekin Zero is also excellent bif Nov 2025 #28

My sister died of alcoholism pfitz59 Nov 2025 #29

Congratulations on making it through that bif. I'm sure KPN Nov 2025 #30

My BF's son is having an alcohol problem right now AKwannabe Nov 2025 #31

It's sad that holidays require you to be a superhero soldierant Nov 2025 #32

The single most important thing to remember is that you didn't drink. MissouriDem47 Nov 2025 #33

I don't want to sound judgmental but ... FakeNoose Nov 2025 #34

I don't think that's what he wants. LisaM Nov 2025 #35

The "alcohol gene" seems to be a real disposition to becoming adicted. I hope more is researched. RFK will be on it. Evolve Dammit Nov 2025 #36

I must have the mirror image of that gene DFW Nov 29 #43

It's great you never missed it! Evolve Dammit Nov 29 #44

I Recently Joined A Group For Help In Recovery. I Commend You... ColoringFool Nov 2025 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author Stacey Grove Nov 2025 #38

Congratulations on getting through Thanksgiving. Keep taking those timeouts. SunSeeker Nov 2025 #39

Kudos to you MustLoveBeagles Nov 2025 #40

You did the right thing, getting away from it, even if only for brief periods. calimary Nov 2025 #41

hey you did great Skittles Nov 29 #42