my first sober concert...

[formerjerseygirl]

Hi everyone...so I have been off of the pain killers for 46 days.  I am doing a recovery program so I am not drinking or doing any drugging :)  Truly trying to be clean and sober.  I have actually started feeling pretty good over the last week and a half.  So here is my question...live music has always been a huge passion for me.  I had concert tickets for 2 weeks ago and I did not think I was ready for that so I did not go.  I have concert tickets for tonight and they are for one of my top 3 favorite bands.  I love them!  However, it is at a club and I am nervous.  I am not nervous about using vicodin or pain meds but I am nervous about wanting to drink.  I am used to having some beer when I am at live shows and often smoking pot so I am nervous about wanting to do those things.  I want to go and I really want to see if I can enjoy the music sober and if so (which I am quite sure I will) I think it will be a big relief/accomplishment in my sobriety but I am also nervous and wondering if it is too early.  I do have a plan.  I am driving there so I will have my car if I want to leave.  I am going with 3 friends and all of them know everything and know I will not be drinking, etc.  They also know if I want to leave they leave or take a taxi home and they said they would not drink around me.  Any thoughts????  I need some feedback!!!  Also, on this same note.  I am happy to be learning to live completely sober and I think I need to do this but have any of you stayed clean from the narcotics but gone back to social drinking?  I am just wondering if I will be ok to drink in the future if I want to.  I know that right now the slope is too slippery but wondering if it will stay that way forever.  Thank you!

[PromisedLand]

I happened to see the greatest Rock and Roll entertainers of all time, Bruce Sprngsteen and the E Street band 3-4 times stone cold sober and loved every minute of it. They put you on a natural high...don't need no drugs, so booze...best time I've ever had and that's after seeing over 100 Grateful Dead Concerts (not sober)..


Jim

[abritt121222]

I guess it is different for everyone I don't see why you couldn't have a few drinks at a concert with ur buddies I mean that is a personal decision if u want to be completely sober from everything then no social drinking is out but if u want to go out on the weekends or whenever and have a few cold snacks there is nothing wring with it that choice is on u I mean I weren't an alcoholic from what your post said so it's not like it goin back to ur DOC