My friend and I went to a the other night. We saw Envy on the Coast, Anberlin, and Taking Back Sunday at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver.
It was a fantastic show (even though I didn't get home 'til nearly 2, and I had to get up at 7 the next morning for work-and I'm not 18 anymore!), but what was the most amazing was the fact that my friend, an alcoholic, was strong enough and safe enough with me and our other friend to not drink.
I am so incredibly proud of her. I can't even imagine how hard it must have been for her to be in a bar and not drink. At one point during the evening, she said that she wanted a beer, but I think that having me and Shar around not drinking helped. Also, we weren't with our normal show-friends-who are all about the drinking and drugging.
I've read that you need to change your habits to help break your addictions. In the case of drinking, in 20somethings, it's pretty hard to find non-drinkers. I know that becuase I'm not a big drinker, and I've always been the lame friend who is driving, or leaves early, or whatever. In my friend's case, she was often the one inviting me out to drink or even just hang out. I honestly never really thought that she had a "drinking problem", I just thought she drank a lot. It was only after she ended up in the hospital a couple times for her depression, and entered a treatment program, that how much she was drinking became apparent. She's been working incredibly hard to break her addiction, and one of her most amazing accomplishments, is her new-found interest in going to the gym, doing yoga, and taking her doggy for really long, intense walks.
I like to think that we're good influences on each other, since I give her moral support in the sober department, and she forces me to join her on Wednesday nights for Bosu and yoga classes. We also spend way too much time together, playing gin rummy and drinking coffee.
All in all, we're good for each other, and I'm still proud of all the strength and hope she embodies. Her dedication to her health, both physical and mental, also helps my mental well-being, just by being such an inspiration and role-model.
I'll see you tomorrow night, friend!
It was a fantastic show (even though I didn't get home 'til nearly 2, and I had to get up at 7 the next morning for work-and I'm not 18 anymore!), but what was the most amazing was the fact that my friend, an alcoholic, was strong enough and safe enough with me and our other friend to not drink.
I am so incredibly proud of her. I can't even imagine how hard it must have been for her to be in a bar and not drink. At one point during the evening, she said that she wanted a beer, but I think that having me and Shar around not drinking helped. Also, we weren't with our normal show-friends-who are all about the drinking and drugging.
I've read that you need to change your habits to help break your addictions. In the case of drinking, in 20somethings, it's pretty hard to find non-drinkers. I know that becuase I'm not a big drinker, and I've always been the lame friend who is driving, or leaves early, or whatever. In my friend's case, she was often the one inviting me out to drink or even just hang out. I honestly never really thought that she had a "drinking problem", I just thought she drank a lot. It was only after she ended up in the hospital a couple times for her depression, and entered a treatment program, that how much she was drinking became apparent. She's been working incredibly hard to break her addiction, and one of her most amazing accomplishments, is her new-found interest in going to the gym, doing yoga, and taking her doggy for really long, intense walks.
I like to think that we're good influences on each other, since I give her moral support in the sober department, and she forces me to join her on Wednesday nights for Bosu and yoga classes. We also spend way too much time together, playing gin rummy and drinking coffee.
All in all, we're good for each other, and I'm still proud of all the strength and hope she embodies. Her dedication to her health, both physical and mental, also helps my mental well-being, just by being such an inspiration and role-model.
I'll see you tomorrow night, friend!
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