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

miamoo

Budget babe 2 and a half stone, thats fantastic! If you can do that you can do anything!! Hope you sleep better tonight x
Well done everyone else, its you lot keeping me going! night x

Bismarck

Lurkio wrote: »

"Theres a lady whos sure
All that glitters is gold
And shes buying a crateload of vimto."


:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

And as we wind on down the road
Our shadows taller than our soul.
There walks a lady we all know
Who shines white light and wants to show
How evrything still turns to gold.
And if you listen very hard
The tune will come to you at last.
When all are one and one is all
To be a rock and not to roll.


Was going to change it to something clever but I couldn't.

Had another of those moments this afternoon...the ones where I felt curiously at peace...the bit where I felt so much more reassured in what I was doing and in the future. Sorting it completely will take years but then again, accepting less than perfction is something I've had to learn. I think I used to drink when I couldn't get my own way or things weren't "just so"...kind of a coping mechanism. Now....I am trying to look at everything that would scare me and take the fear out of it.....Fear was one of my biggest triggers...and yet I was the one who generated the fear more often than not or made a situation worse through panic...talk about self-induced problems....dumb really...

I never really thought this way but I was trying to figure out what alcohol had actually given me that wasn't already really there in the first place. Then I looked at what it had coast me and what it was going to continue to cost me. And it really was alarming.....

For anyone wavering - it really does get better....and as for turning down drinks....it becomes second nature.

take care everyone...

mollypolly

Bismarck wrote: »

evening all...just reporting in for 5/5.

and sending a search party out for eselt......

Same for me too.5/5.
I have had a look and Eselt hasn't been on line since her last post on 1/1/09.I hope its just a computer breakdown and nothing worse thats keeping her from us.
Anyway ...off to bed so sweet dreams to you all
See you tomorrow
Love Mollypolly xxxx

Pippilongstocking

Ta for enrolling me - first day today - not slept well but got up instead of tossing and turning - went to bed too early I think to avoid stuff - now me and the herbal tea are enjoying some peaceful (if late surfing and email catch ups)
Ta for the number - will update signature xx
hugs to you all

*Mari*

Morning all,

Back to work so just a quick Hi and hope everyone has a good day :hello:

I've made lunch etc so not taking any money/cards to work to ensure I don't pop in anywhere on way home for bottle of wine as has been my habit :rolleyes:

Catch up later

Mari

Bismarck

good for you mari...once you know what the triggers are you can start building defences....I used to be dreadful for getting some on the way home. Never usually got more than one day's worth at a time because most of the time I really wanted to stop and "today" was going to be the last time...lost track of the number of times I thought that.

so is that you staying up now, fayjmck? gonna be a long day...

take care everyone.

graemecarter

Excellent efforts by all those concerned. :j

When people have got a little bit of sobriety behind them, they may want to look at WHY they turn to alcohol. Changing habits etc is all well and good, but the underlying issues will still remain. If you want there to be no desire to drink, then we must sort out the stuff deep in the psyche/soul.
Avoiding alcohol forever will get tiring, and probably send you mad!

Still, great job in cutting down your intakes. It is a Stirling effort. :snow_laug

Pippilongstocking

hi all
Went back to bed at five, slept a bit - once its all out my system guess life will be easier. Thanks to you all, hope everyone has a good day - away to tackle the world with a clear head.
Feels nice!

fedupandskint

*Mari* wrote: »

Morning all,

Back to work so just a quick Hi and hope everyone has a good day :hello:

I've made lunch etc so not taking any money/cards to work to ensure I don't pop in anywhere on way home for bottle of wine as has been my habit :rolleyes:

Catch up later

Mari

That's a very good idea Mari. :T This will start to become more normal to you as time goes on and your confidence improves. Then it's coping with your friends who all say go on, why don't you have one......?

Anyway, I cannot believe the support that is available on this thread, the time you all take for everyone to make sure they are ok and reinforce the changes we are all making each day.:A

I counted up 14 bottles of wine, a bottle of whiskey and a bottle and a half of rum. That should see me through the next 12+ months in a controlled way of drinking! :rotfl: Oh dear, that will take some willpower!!!!

The thought of my liver improving after a month off drinking really cheered me up and I think I might give this a go to help it repair! Plus when I've not drunk for a month before it has really changed my attitude towards drinking, (hopefully more longterm this time like!)

Take care everyone, let's all get through another day to mark off all of these totals!

Lurkio

Latest list for 6th jan........ let me know your scores and I will update as we go.....

1 - Lurkio (target 31/31) - Actual 5/5
2 - jo1972 (target 31/31) - Actual 4/5
3 - Needstochange (target 15/31) - Actual 3/5
4 - Miss Piggy (target 31/31) - Actual 2/2
5 - Mollypolly (target 31/31) - Assumed 5/5
6 - winebox (target 15/31, WOMO clause) - Actual 4/6
7 - eselt (target 31/31) - Actual 1/1
8 - *Mari* (target 31/31) - Actual 4/5
9 - Grey Pilgrim (target 31/31) - Actual 5/5
10 - 115K (target 10/31) - Actual 3/4
11 - jjef (target 25/31) - Actual 2/5
12 - the rugby coach (target 25/31) - Actual 3/3
13 - yellow monkey (target 30/31) - Actual 4/5
14 - Bismarck (target 31/31) - Assumed 5/5
15 - beckseven (target 31/31) - Actual 5/5
16 - barshamhillbilly (target 15/31) - Actual 2/5
17 - happyshopper (target 28/31) - Actual 4/4
18 - Nessa56 (possible )
19 - miamoo (target 31/31) - Actual 5/5
20 - ***
21 - polaroid (target 31/31) - Actual 4/5
22 - paybacktime2008(target 25/31) - Actual 4/5
23 - budget babe(target 31/31) - Actual 5/5
24 - lillibet dripping (target 20/31) - Actual 4/4
25 - biscotte (target 25/31) - Actual 3/5
26 - fayjmck (target 26/31) - Actual 1/1
27 - fedupandskint (target 21/31) - Actual 2/5

Think that's everyone so far....

Will try and include this too, for inspiration.....

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."

budget babe - Squeeze and the Rats :T :T :T :T :T great taste! my era too

graeme - you are absolutely right. It is something I am looking at. Why.

Well done fay :T :T

And well done to those that follow. We appear to have some form of momentum going here. Lets keep it up (oo-err)

Secretary Lurky