I did it??? Thanks to all of you

[u/fortuitous_choice]

Somehow I survived the booziest week imaginable without taking a single sip.

We had a two-part vacation this week, 3 nights in Upstate NY with family and 3 nights in Canada for a quick getaway with my dad. Annoyingly (and not surprisingly) alcohol was one of the stars of the show. I can't believe how often it was discussed, brought up, planned, etc.

BUT I did not have a sip. I sat through every event without drinking anything. I had a few mocktails with dinners out and stuck to my iced teas.

I'm really proud of myself. I know I'm just approaching 3 weeks but I never thought I could do Christmas AND vacation sober, and I did them both. I hope it gets easier (I didn't feel tempted but I did secretly get annoyed how much people focused on it).

I checked in here every day and you all gave me the strength to stick to my guns - thank you! ID(id)NDWYT and IWNDWYT(omorrow)

[u/storyeve]

That’s great!! Vacations are something i worry bout in the future - can i do it sober, would i even want to? I imagine it can be even better without drinking since you’re not hungover. Keep it up!

[u/fortuitous_choice → u/storyeve]

Yes! No amount of FOMO was worse than waking up hungover. So nice to feel GOOD every morning even after eating whatever I wanted

[u/AntsyAngler]

Way to go!! It's such a morale boost to realize that these events that seem intertwined with alcohol consumption really don't have to be. IWNDWYT

[u/SauerkrautHedonists]

Wow!! 🤩 IWNDWYT ❤️👍

[u/SmallGod1979]

Keep up the good work! You are an inspiration.

[u/UNIT-001 → u/SmallGod1979]

Congrats on your year!

[u/SmallGod1979 → u/UNIT-001]

Thank you. I will not drink with you today 💚

[u/UNIT-001]

Congrats on making it through. Now just to say strong on new years!

[u/Tick0r]

Fantastic achievement, well done. IWNDWYT.

[u/MopingAppraiser]

Beautiful work by you! IWNDWYT