Well I guess I am drinking again and I just don't know how to say no to friends

and I don't know how to be truthful to them and say that I'm trying to get back to God again. Back to religion back to where I am sober again. I swear this is the last drink I taste please God help me see straight, so that I can be in the presence of you again my only Redeemer the shepherd of all men

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Frostcloud · F

i think you should just be upfront with them and say you want to dial back on drinking for personal reasons. if they keep pushing it then they're super lame anyway

Lostpoet · M

@Frostcloud I can't be up front their brother died. I wish he didn't

Frostcloud · F

@Lostpoet they want to go out drinking because their brother died? still doesn't mean you have to drink. you can be there with them and be supportive as they mourn, just order a soda instead

Lostpoet · M

@Frostcloud They aren't trying to go out drinking it's very hard to overdose on liquor. They are just in mourning this isn't the only brother they lost. I've never Lost a family member so I don't know how it feels, but I knew his brother and I had no idea what he was going through

Frostcloud · F

@Lostpoet there's no scenario where you have to drink. you can be supportive and sober

Lostpoet · M

@Frostcloud I don't know how and I don't know what to say to him because I don't know how to feel. I think that if I did things differently then his brother would still be here.

Frostcloud · F

@Lostpoet check out websites on grieving and look into forums on grief support, you'll find more help there

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