The giving up/cutting down alcohol support thread! Part 2

jo1972

Morning, checking in on day 2

Just a quickie cos gotta be at the docs in 10 minutes (think I got a chest infection )

Just wanted to say, TRC, sleeping is notoriously hard when you are used to drinking and stop just for one day. I said last night that I didn't expect to get a good night and also have vivid dreams and I was right. Summat to do with no alcohol which usually dulls everything and as I didn't have it my brain was stimulated all night long. This will pass after a few days/week.

Gotta go, only got 9 minutes to get there :eek:

Be back after xx

Oh, well done everybody!!!!!!!!!!!

winebox

jo1972 wrote: »

Morning, checking in on day 2

sleeping is notoriously hard when you are used to drinking and stop just for one day. I said last night that I didn't expect to get a good night and also have vivid dreams and I was right.

Seems to do the opposite to me - just to be awkward ; I sleep badly when I've had a lot to drink & very heavily when I've been sober (ie I didn't really sleep in 2008).

The dreams are weird though - I just remembered I dreamed for what seemed hours about......this thread! And more specifically, BHB!! (goodness knows why - you must have posted something along the line which niggled into my subconscious!) - but I can't remember the detail now (phew....)

winebox

Ah, I didn't mean to imply I think you're all weird, & BHB especially so......;)

*Mari*

Morning all just a quickie as I should be out the door by now!!

Well done everyone who managed to be AF yesterday, for those who didn't todays a new day, come on jump on the wagon for an exciting, if not bumpy ride

Im feeling great this morning slept like a baby!

Catch up properly later, hope all goes ok at the docs Jo.

Mari xx

Needstochange

winebox wrote: »

Seems to do the opposite to me - just to be awkward ; I sleep badly when I've had a lot to drink & very heavily when I've been sober (ie I didn't really sleep in 2008).

The dreams are weird though - I just remembered I dreamed for what seemed hours about......this thread! And more specifically, BHB!! (goodness knows why - you must have posted something along the line which niggled into my subconscious!) - but I can't remember the detail now (phew....)

Thats really weird. I dreamt about this thread as well and about BHB:eek: :eek: it was the avatar appearing in mine:D

Fame at last eh BHB:rotfl:

polaroid

that is so weird - took me ages to go to sleep (always does after a binge) but then i dreamt about this tread and eselt , she was like a fairy!

rc the sleep thing is awful, i suffer badly from it. i used to use the excuse to drink because it knocked me out, but as the OP said the quality of sleep is rubbish.
this year i am really going to try and get to bed earlier and get some decent sleep!
AFD 2 for me today, lurky add to me the list !! xx
well done everyone lets crack it

Pippilongstocking

hi guys been away for a bit hoping you are all good - will read thread and catch up - waving to you all

afj well its going to be full to the brim of all things going to be keeping busy!

jo1972

Back from docs, not got a chest infection but a strained intercostal muscle under my 6th rib!! Bluddy hell is it painful. Thought I didn't have an infection cos I've not been coughing or anything.

Well to be honest, I feel quite carp today, not hungovered but generally run down and I'm wondering if this is the alcohol haze that's still in my body. I don't think I'm ill iykwim, hopefully after tomorrow when the alcohol has left my body then I'll start to improve and get Springwatchgirls's sunshine in my life, do you all remember that post, I'm going to have to find it cos I found it extremely inspirational.....lemme go look...

jo1972

I found it:

Post by Spring Watch Girl:

"Well, week 5 of no alcohol and I see a different person in the mirror. My eyes no longer look dull and vacant, they actually have a little sparkle and my skin doesn't look like uncooked pastry anymore. I feel that I have won a battle but not yet the war. Hope everyone else is at the point they want to be, I never want to be that person I was, I have been tempted but I just think back to what I had become. The sun is shining at the moment and I feel good and want to continue to have the sun in my life."

I hope you are okay and reading this thread SWG, you've not posted for sometime, let us know how you're doing

Pippilongstocking

I love that post jo and ouch to your inter whatever it was sounds blinking sore.

back from a couple weeks of wandering and staying with friends - today new day back home in the throws of life again. Didnt do too well over hols but its jan now and life is about to get its neck throttled as I hold on tight.

Everyone sounds very positive and am looking forward to seeing the person jo describes - waving to you all will check in later on keep myself sane and AF.
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