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Addiction & Recovery

bif

(26,531 posts) Fri Nov 28, 2025, 08:49 AM Friday

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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 Friday OP

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

Sorry you had a difficult day yesterday democrank Friday #2

You did it! Proud of you! ZDU Friday #3

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

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

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

Well done. NewHendoLib Friday #7

Excellent! mdbl Friday #8

Good job not drinking Farmer-Rick Friday #9

You did well WmChris Friday #10

My hat is off to you. Hope22 Friday #11

You showed incredible strength and resolve Grim Chieftain Friday #12

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

Congratulations Big, JMCKUSICK Friday #14

... Clouds Passing Friday #15

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stay encouraged, bif. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Friday #21

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

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

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

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

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

Heinekin Zero is also excellent bif Friday #28

My sister died of alcoholism pfitz59 Friday #29

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

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

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

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

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

I don't think that's what he wants. LisaM Friday #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 Friday #36

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

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

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

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

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

Kudos to you MustLoveBeagles Friday #40

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

hey you did great Skittles Saturday #42