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

40somethingmum

PRICE_IS_RIGHT wrote: »

. But I've got my interview tomorrow, so I'm determined not to stay awake worrying about her, for once.

Bi for now xx

Best of luck for your interview PIR. I will keep my fingers crossed for you.

40SMxx

40somethingmum

Miss Piggy

I would never desert you ever :rotfl:

I have just got to decide what I am counting days, bottles , units OR.... boxes:T

Have a lovely day.

40SM

69chick

Hi all, am still feeling rubbish, if not even more rubbish, so will just nip in to say obviously another af day yesterday so 11 now Jo..

Miss P well done on stepping up for August and offering to count units too :eek: I can totally see how it can be 'must finish this bottle of wine tonight so that I can be af tomorrow' instead of trying to moderate drinking and consuming it over 2-3 days...

I have not decided yet on my af days as at the moment I am seriously considering going for abstinence, but I may be thinking it as I feel so ill and the thought of drinking at the moment is just yuk...

right off back to bed kids have just gone to nursery and neighbour is watching ds for me...

ta ta for now xxx

40somethingmum

69Chick . Sending you lots and lots of ((((hugs))). I really hope you get better soon. How long is the swine flu supposed to last ?


40SM

Miss_Piggy_2

((hugs)) 69chick. Hope you start to improve soon!
Miss P
xx

jo1972

Good luck for interview PIR! At a wildlife park with kids, a last minute outing...off to see the snow leopard now then a spot of crazy golf, bet your jealous huh YM??

maman

Didn't get on here last night, too tired for my usual nocturnal surf. Miss P, I will be definitely setting a target for August but I do understand about how people feel.

I've needed strength at times to stay with the thread as a cutter-down but I find I use it as as an extension to my conscience. It helps me to keep focused if I know I will have to 'fess on here. There is also (usually) such great encouragement on the thread. I do think about alcohol a lot but often it's about how good I feel the morning after. Previously I didn't think alcohol all day but that's because I'd just shut my conscience up and opened a bottle automatically every night at 6 p.m.

Hoping for an AF night tonight so I'll be 'target met' but I won't be drinking the rest of the month away!!

Thinking of you PIR with interview and 69chick I'm glad your neighbour is able to help out. I think we might see a lot more of that as the swine flu sweeps the nation.

fluffyb

I was the same Maman - 6pm open the wine EVERY night while I start cooking dinner

Those days are gone, but that doesn't mean we can't open the wine at 6pm SOME nights. Cutting down needs applauding too I think :T:T

AvaNother

fluffyb wrote: »

Cutting down needs applauding too I think :T:T

Well said Fluffyb

graemecarter

fluffyb wrote: »

I was the same Maman - 6pm open the wine EVERY night while I start cooking dinner

Those days are gone, but that doesn't mean we can't open the wine at 6pm SOME nights. Cutting down needs applauding too I think :T:T

It certainly does - for those that can cut down that is great. Some people (like me) need abstinence.