The giving up/cutting down alcohol support thread! Part 4

cazzasmazza

First of all, thank you so much to Tangochick for your poignant and moving post, at such a terrible and difficult time. You are a very selfless person, thinking of others at the moment and posting for our own good.

I hope it is some small comfort to hear that your post touched my heart and is one of the things helping me to stay focussed and sober.

I have recently recognised that I am an alcoholic. I can admit it now and I am not ashamed of it, because I am doing my best to deal with it.

I have not discussed it with anyone apart from my OH, you lovely people on here and at AA meetings.

I did broach the subject with one friend a few days ago, but she dismissed me before I even got to the point, telling me not to be silly - as long as I don't go on a bender more than a couple of times a week I don't have a problem - that's normal!!!!

I'm not prepared to argue with her about whether or not I am an alcoholic - I know that I suffer with this illness and that I am powerless over alcohol and that is what matters.

I just have to fathom out how I am going to avoid drinking when it's my leaving do from work on 11th September!!! There will be tons of people who are used to seeing me have a drink, who will want to buy me one and no doubt I will get many bottles of booze as presents. It is worrying me already.....

Have a great day everyone.

Hugs,
Caz
xxxx

beachbeth

Hugs and best wishes for you, tangochick. Its such a tragic thing to happen to your family. ((()))

Thank you for posting - your story shows only too well what an awful thing alcohol can be.

yellowmonkey

Good morning :hello:

Well today is the 17th. I did mention a few posts back now that from this day I would not be buying any more beer to keep indoors and would only drink on the occasional day/night out.

I was wavering a bit but after reading tangochicks amazing, honest post I am going to do it. I have not read a post for a long time that has touched me as much and given me the courage to do something about my lifestyle and how my children percieve me so thank you tango :T

I have not posted since I came back off holiday deliberatly. Since I went on holiday I have consumed, for the last 9 days, at least 8 cans a day. I had to have a date set and the last day before it I indulge to the point of stupidity. I did it with the smoking and needed to do it yesterday. I was panicking when I only had 6 cans left in the fridge so went and got 4 more. I managed to have 12 cans in total leaving 3 in the fridge. I had drunk 5 cans before panicking about only having 6. This made me realise , no matter how much I reason, that I cannot carry on like this and so I find myself at the point I am today.

Tipped the 3 remaining cans down the sink and have brought no beers back after a trip to Sainsburys. Will not be buying any either. I DO have a problem and need to get control of it before it gets an uncontrollable hold on me. I WILL do it as I did with the smoking and have even started to eat healthily and had poached Eggs on toast with Orange Juice for breakfast

Plan to go from to

Hope Jo has a lovely Holiday and Happy half century to Winebox

I wish you all well

ym

gargrave50

Morning all,

Disgusted with myself that I post on the thread for the first time yesterday aiming for 10/15 AF days but ended up with 3 large glasses of wine last night. No more wine in the house and I'm not buying anymore. Aiming to be AF today and tomorrow is a definate as I'm nightshift tomorrow night so nice and easy! Hope I get better

heath480

Thankyou Tangochick for your post.Alcoholism is a disease of denial.Sometimes I thought I had my drinking under control (no drink once for 3 years).I started again though and eventually it beat me.I answer the AA helpline in my area, a lot of calls come from people who are affected by someone elses drinking,they break my heart. I can point them in the right direction for them to get help but I cannot stop anyone drinking,when I first stopped drinking I thought anyone with a drink problem would stop when they heard my story! Wouldnt it be wonderful if it was that simple.The truth is it is simple,the first drink is the one that I musnt have, never realised that and I thought I was reasonably intelligent.:rolleyes:

I know many people can cut down drinking or give up altogether without help,not me though.I went to Doctors,counselling,books, and tried on my own,I needed the help of others who had been exactly where I was.

Waves to all.Caz great to read your post and you sound so much better.

Hope your hols go well Jo,weather looking good,shall miss reading about what you are cooking for dinner this week:D

RecoveringAlcoholic

Tangochick.

Thank you for another very brave post.


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Pippilongstocking

Tango chick - just caught up - thank you for your post - thoughts are with you and your little ones. x

samandsheryl

Morning everyone

Tangochick - Thanks for sharing at what must be such a difficult time.

Miss P - Can you put me on 7 AFD please? Had a successful weekend!

Curry on Friday was brilliant, had a chicken phall as usual but am normally too drunk to taste the full firepower! Didn't realise quite how numbing alcohol is on the taste buds.

Have a good day all

Sam

yellowmonkey

Chicken phall

I need an iced rubber ring to sit on after a Korma

ym

maman

Tangochick, thank you so much for taking the trouble to come on here and offer us support at such a dreadful time for you and your family. I can't begin to imagine how you must be feeling but have the greatest of sympathy and admiration for you.:A