Quote Originally Posted by ankietyjoe View Post
One thing I've learned over the years is to trust in other people to look after you if it all goes to shit (which it never does....).

There's an in built compassion in all people and if your friends see you struggling, they will help you.

The issue, is in US! The issue is that we don't want to feel vulnerable.

It's the thinking about it that's always worse than the actual event!

Whatifitis!
Very true. I’m trying to remind myself constantly that 99.99% of these scenarios in my head never come to fruition.

Just seems so daunting at the moment, not done anything this far out of my comfort zone for a long time. I’m only going for 2 days and I’ve been stressing out to the point of not sleeping for about 21!

I’ve just got back from my GP and he’s reassured me about the alcohol issue. He said half of it will be out of my system within 8 hours, so the risks involved in drinking after that time are very minimal. Will still take your advice and sneak in soft drinks and take it as easy as I can get away with!