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Addiction & Recovery

bif

(24,065 posts) Sat Nov 30, 2024, 10:08 AM Saturday

Is everyone ready for the holidays?

Here comes the season filled with a ton of temptations. Are you ready to handle all the partying and wretched excess that's on its way?

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Is everyone ready for the holidays? (Original Post) bif Saturday OP

Sweets and simple carbs would be about my worst temptations. No alcohol, nicotine, weed, drugs. Clouds Passing Saturday #1

Since nobody invites me to anything any more I don't worry about that. Ocelot II Saturday #2

I've already got the Blue Christmas Service locally on my calendar. no_hypocrisy Saturday #3

Clouds Passing

(2,370 posts)

1. Sweets and simple carbs would be about my worst temptations. No alcohol, nicotine, weed, drugs.

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Sat Nov 30, 2024, 10:11 AM

Saturday

Too spendthrifty to go on a credit card binge.

Ocelot II

(121,119 posts)

2. Since nobody invites me to anything any more I don't worry about that.

Reply to bif (Original post)

Sat Nov 30, 2024, 10:21 AM

Saturday

It's what happens when you get old; you become invisible and people forget you exist - and it's fine; my temptation is all those sweets, and without exposure to them I can stay on my diet.

no_hypocrisy

(48,945 posts)

3. I've already got the Blue Christmas Service locally on my calendar.

Reply to bif (Original post)

Sat Nov 30, 2024, 10:31 AM

Saturday

I grind my teeth, listening to commercial Christmas music.

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