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

fedupandskint

Evening all, just sat here watching nigella AF again, altho watching her pour a glass of red to eat with her tea made me think how nice how, normal they make it look. Then in reality don't drink daily.

Short week at work thankfully so looking forward to 2 days off and bake away ready for hols.

AFD16 for me!

System

dotstar24 wrote: »

AF weekend seems impossible to me!! didnt drink as much as i normally do (so am cutting down) but still drank more than i should. : (

Nothing is impossible. You just have to link enough pain to drinking and you will change, at the min you get more pleasure from drinking than pain.

lillibet_dripping

Happyshopper, M'aam ... Ld reporting for duty.

Am pleased to announce yet another AF DAY:T

My first day in the new job was fandabbydozy - I really enjoyed it. The staff were very friendly, the kids extremely well-behaved and well-mannered and my little Food Technology room is looking rather brill, if I say so myself.

Onwards and upwards.
x

sleepyjo

graemecarter wrote: »

Don't judge yourself by your intentions and thoughts. Judge yourself by your actions. You haven't done anything wrong, so don't beat yourself up
Don't buy drink, just for today.
Buy some tomorrow if you want, but for today just have an AF day.
You may feel differently.
You know that buying it will make you feel crap, and that will make you drink it. So don't buy it.
This is alcohol we are dealing with, and as alcoholics, it is natural that we think of it/obsess over it. The key is not to act on it, and not drink it.
The debating society goes a bit quiet after a few weeks AF, and then shuts up entirely when you have changed yourself.

thank you! for this - i read it and read it again and thought it is all true, i went to the shops and didn't buy any alc, bought myself some nice pop type drinks and some fresh fruit and thought that i go to supermarkets and shops that sell alc quite a lot and i have to learn to control myself and not buy it - i actually have quite a lot of whisky, brandy and spirit type alc at home left over from what suppliers send at xmas, but they do not interest me at all, of course all the bottles of white wine, have gone, drunk before xmas i think!
thankyou for everyone for all your advice and you can put me down for 5 days now:j

dotstar24

nirelandguy wrote: »

Nothing is impossible. You just have to link enough pain to drinking and you will change, at the min you get more pleasure from drinking than pain.

thanks nireland....am cutting down though significantly, for me anyway. today i came home and put the kettle on (previously unheard of as i'd crack a beer open), and had some green tea. i have drunk 2 cans of carlsberg tonight.

in general i'm feeling better. pills are kicking in and although i'm not AF ive cut down. I've certainly not been hungover since my stint in hospital. x:cool:

dotstar24

and i dont mean the above to be an excuse....but its all i've got!!! xx

budget_babe

Hi Guys, :hello:

Just managed to get online as we have had a power cut locally.

Maman sorry you are feeling unwell, its this thread it is contagious in more ways than one. But I do hope that you start to feel better soon. So love and hugs and take care. xxxxx

Jo without realising it you have made a good start for my May challenge, are you psychic at all? Seriously good luck on your volvic challenge and staying af. Lots of love Angel and hugs xxxxxx

Maz123 well done on clocking up another af day yesterday, just keep positive and you will be fine. Hugs xxxxx

40sm well done on deciding to go for 100 days af :T that means in May you are going to keep my posters af days percentage up, (Not that I do percentages, it makes my head ache). So good luck and take care. xxxxxxx

Bhb 15 days af now, how :cool: is that. Well done sweetheart and take care. Hugs xxxxx

Wbf hugs and good luck for the rest of the week and achieving more af days. Lots of love xxxxx

Winebox hugs and I hope the rest of the month goes well for you? Look after yourself. Lots of love xxxxxxx

Fay hugs to you too and well done on reducing your debts :T its really good news to hear. It is incentive to drink less for sure, I started cutting down when Mr BB lost his job and now I am not spending anything on alcohol at all. Home Bargains in my lunch hour though is another story. Lots of love. xxxxxxx

115k well done on reaching 6 af days as I know you have said that you have been struggling. I hope taking the Kudzu helps you. I have never tried it so I am not able to comment I'm afraid. Hugs xxxxxx

Miss P glad to hear that Piglet is improving, re: getting him to take his inhaler could you not try and make it into a game? When my Ds was small he had a lazy left eye so from the age of 3 to 10 he had to have his eye covered up every day for awhile. So I inevented the pirate game of course it wore off as he got older so then I had to go with a little bribey Good luck though and he will learn that you are doing the best for him. Hugs xxxxxxxx

Ym hugs and well done on 8 af days, its lovely to have you back posting Now if only your oppo would return? (Yes Dear Lurky its you I mean). xxxxxxx

Ld well done on another af day and so pleased your first day went so well Well done and take care. Hugs xxxxx

Eselt how are you and how is the gym? Hope you are enjoying it and if you aren't then remember: No pain, no gain. Hugs xxxxxxx

Mp and Gc hugs and I hope you are both ok? xxxxx
Fedup, Stroppy, Pk, Fb,Nirelandguy, Bis, Mari and NoyNoy. Hugs and I hope you are all well? xxxxx

Sleepjo well done on another af day and for not buying the alcohol. Don't miss your Ds too much I am sure he will be back soon enough with his washing and to eat you out of house and home. So well done again and take care. Hugs xxxxxxx

Dotstar, well done on the cutting down, remember small steps. So take care and hugs xxxxxx

Ntc hugs sweetheart and thanks for being you, you are our star. (Btw I love your avvie). Hugs xxxxxxxxxx

Adj1nl how are you doing? Hope you are ok? So please take care and let us know how you are? Big hugs xxxxxx

So to everyone else that I haven't mentioned I hope you are all well and feeling positive? xxxxxxxx

Lots of Budgie hugs and God Bless
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P,s Ra nice to see you about matey Hugs xxxxx

Edit Happy I am on 20 af days please, btw sorry you are having trouble with your neighbour just stay calm and smile alot. Its hard for people to be so arsey then? Believe me in my job I have a permanent smile firmly fixed on my face :-) Hugs xxxxx

fluffyb

Well done on cutting down dotstar :T

pariskate

Evening - just on my way to bed an AF day behind me - first one for about 5 days. So onward and upward...

Sleep well everyone

System

Well still AF, I think thats just over 2.5 weeks now, any desire for drinking also appears to have gone:j