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Thinking of a dry Christmas even though I don't have a drinking problem

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ChannelNo19EDT · 13/11/2023 18:51

Anybody else on the same page. It's now 2 weeks since I have had a drink. I had a few and didn't feel right for 48 hours. I have managed to break the habit of a glass or 2 of wine at home most nights. I enjoy going out and drinking but also sort of dread the way the first one or two go down like water. Then I lose track. I don't drink super excessively but I can let myself down by drinking a bit too much and then feeling sick for days. If I were to say to anybody that I was going to attempt a dry Christmas they might think I was being dramatic. I don't have a problem. I just always end up feeling some sort of crazy anxiety about what i said/did/wore/ thought when I was out. But then, when I go out, I'm quite shy without a drink.

Am I on my own thinking like this? Is it ridiculous? Also, if I do do it. I have to be not a bore about it. So i wouldn't want to draw much attention to it. I'd bring appeltiser to mix with sparkling water. That's pretty good.

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