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

bellrooster

Morning All

Thank You for the tip about soft drinks The Rugby coach - I'm going to browse the soft drink aisle later and stock up. I might even get some hot chocolate, I've not had that for years!

Graemcarter, I think I like the idea of full fat coke, I'll happily chug wine all night not thinking a jot about the calories, so I think I can afford a full fat coke treat!!

maman, I know what you mean about cheap quaffing wine! I am/was the same!! or I'd buy one good bottle and one crappy one and then by the time I'd drunk the first I didn't care what the other tasted like!

Lots of folks seem to be tucking lots of AF days under their belts, well done! :T :T

Well my first AF day for ages yesterday, I slept really badly and my heart was pounding, and I was too hot! I think my OH must've noticed and got up early with my DD and didn't wake me - he brought me a cup of tea up at about 10:30am and woke me and I burst into tears! I felt awful for sleeping in, but oh said he was happy to let me catch up on some sleep. (shh but I feel like i don't deserve the kindness, I haven't told him I've given up drinking - I think he knows though, somehow). I phoned the Docs today to make an appointment for my DD to have her jabs and I so wanted to say, 'oh and can I make an appointment for me too' - but didn't I'm sorta realy nervous about going.

anyhow, I'm so glad I've found this thread, as I don't realy know who else I could talk to!!

CarrieM_2

Hi I would like to join the challenge.

I have been drinking every night for a number of years now, and really want to STOP. I seem to be drinking more and more these days, spirits and wine and I can relate to a lot things others have mentioned here, red eyes, feeling down, depressed, etc.

I gave up smoking 2 months ago and think that this may have led to me drinking even more than I was before. I also hide the amount I drink from my OH.

I am worried that I won't be able to sleep tonight, so can anyone give me some tips on this.

I will try and keep myself busy by doing lots of spring cleaning.

Thanks everyone.

Pippilongstocking

Hiya Carrie M and welcome.......
sounds cliched but i went to bed early - think the first night it was something sad like 8pm - even I (although it has been known) won't drink in bed. Can only suggest have bath/shower early - don't do what you normally do (ie for me its sit down and put a movie on with a bottle wine) and take yourself a pile of mags, books or switch on the telly and watch/read relax in bed.

I had to change my normal routine for a wee while so I wasn't stressing more cos of not having the wine in my hand during a movie. I didnt drink coffee after 6pm cos it keeps me awake.

No idea otherwise, just my nonsense really - lots of folk here helped by telling me to break my normal habits - my old routine was tea, kids sorted, open wine, movie or phone for a couple hours. Now its tea, kids and I do a bit more, bath, early bed or read for a bit.

Pippilongstocking

Oh btw
student music
tears for fears, OMD, pet shop boys, depeche mode, stranglers, squeeze, alyson moyet, cult, damned, cure, smiths...................make me stop please!!

Before you try and guess that makes me 40. Not my fault the eighties happenned. At least it gives the kids a laugh at photos of my voluptuous spiral perm.

miamoo

Hi everyone, wow I've done 12/12 now thats nearly 2 weeks!! I feel really good, and this last week has flown by. I have never had a panic attack, it sounds awful, I'ts scary to think what could of been round the corner if I hadn't done something.
Not drinking now feels "normal" my DD asked me in the supermarket yesterday if I was getting a bottle of wine, I said no its £4, its a waste of money. Before I would of bought the wine first, and then got the shopping with what money was left. Anyone who is lurking and thinking I want to do something about my drinking but I can't, If I can anyone can! And if you do something now, you might catch it before it gets to serious.
I completely agree about the wine, I only like a nice glass, and am not giving up completely, I just want to have most of the week AF and enjoy a drink at the weekend:D

miamoo

Teen music for me Wham, Maddonna, Bros etc (I know its bad but I loved it!!)

GreyPilgrim

CarrieM wrote: »

I am worried that I won't be able to sleep tonight, so can anyone give me some tips on this.

Hi Carrie, welcome to the thread.

Exercise does it for me. Since I started going to the gym regularly I have no real problems sleeping. Generally go about 5pm, spend an hour or so in there, get home, hot shower / bath, bit of food and by bedtime I'm really sleepy.

I think doing it too late would leave me full of adrenaline though. So get the timing right!

115K

:hello: Hi Carrie.

Lurkio I am not drinking today so it will be 9/13 for me after today!:j

I had a cheerful thought last night that I only have one more day after today to reach my 10/31 target. That means I could get absolutely plastered the rest of the month and still feel virtuous. I won't be doing that though honest.;)

I agree with the people that said about changing your own routine, I think that is a good idea. I think it seems like a lot of people just drink more than they would like because you don't notice how much you are putting away in a big group or when watching a movie at home or trying to keep up with rounds in a pub because there are always going to be people that can drink a lot and not have many negative side effects.
(Just to be clear these are general comments, I'm not talking about people on this thread, I don't want people to think I'm talking about them!)

I hope everyone is okay today.:A

barshamhillbilly

miamoo wrote: »

Teen music for me Wham, Maddonna, Bros etc (I know its bad but I loved it!!)

Oh dear

GreyPilgrim

115K wrote: »

I hope everyone is okay today.:A

Much better matey - thanks!

115K wrote: »

That means I could get absolutely plastered the rest of the month and still feel virtuous. I won't be doing that though honest.;)

Don't do it!!!!