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

jo1972

Morning all!
115k, i so understand your 1-10 scale of the hangover. I do that every day, what a waste.

Got the mother of all hangovers today and i managed to go to bed last night without anyone even knowing i had had a drink. Its got to stop today (also getting fed up with typing that sentence so frequently) im going to buy something nice for afters this evening and going to eat crap stuff all day like freshly made donuts on the beach! Its very sunny here at the moment, was hoping for some bad weather today so we can go to the shopping mall instead of the beach! Im a bit burnt in places even though ive been slapping factor 50 on, im very pale but now look a bit lobster'ish!

PIR, my DD1 gets her AS results today too, good luck to yours!

Have a lovely day everyone x

Pippilongstocking

Waves to Jo

I wasn't AF last night - bad news, irrational head space, needed quiet and a switched off head.

Went to beach via supermarket - had equivalent to a bottle of wine over the evening whilst watching a film.

Aside the bad news, nothing really, no real reason just utterly irrational, needing space, scared senseless about a presentation I have to do at work for a science festival infront of an 100+ audience and stupid - also bought a TV ??????? (I am the only person in the house without a 'working' TV - we don't have one in the lounge). Last night I decided - stuff it I want a TV. (Whilst sober I may add) Utterly irrational.

Brand new shiney day - thinking about getting in touch with local advisory group and being brave.

Head OK today - that's always half my trouble.

Waves to all - sorry Miss P no update for me. Jo its arctic here - good luck on the pudding stuff etc

x

cazzasmazza

Hi all,

Another AFD yesterday, that's 10 on the trot! This is starting to become a real habit, ha haaaaa!

Have another AA meeting tonight, which I am umming and aahhing about attending. We have some friends over for dinner tomorrow evening, so I have a load of cleaning and prepping to do tonight......... I will see how the time goes.

Still determined not to drink regardless of whether I go to the meeting or not.

Congrats to Glasgowgirl, PIR and maman for staying AF - that's fantastic!

Snowy - I sooo understand your secret stashing of the booze and your secret nipping away to gulp some spirits in between drinking cans. Lots of us on here have done that and more, me included. I used to think it was unreasonable of my OH to frown on my drinking, because that was "making" me drink in secret - now that's denial!

I realise now that my drinking had spiralled way out of control and it was just me behaving abnormally and it was the booze influencing my actions -it has never had anything to do with my (wonderful) OH. It has taken me years to realise this, I would add......

Wobbledoos - we all get differing symptoms of being AF. Some get little or none, some get quite bad effects. All I would say is, rather than researching and anticipating symptoms, just stop and listen to what your body is telling you. If you feel tired and irritable, get some more sleep, do some light exercise, ensure you eat healthy foods, do some breathing exercises to relax, talk to your OH that you are feeling very low/moody. That's what I did. I still felt quite awful from my symptoms but I made it clear every day how I was feeling, so when I did snap at my OH, it made the situation that bit easier.

She now asks me a couple of times a day how I'm feeling (emotionally and physically) on a scale of 1 - 10 (10 being brilliant and 1 being horrendous). It really helps actually.

Anyway, gotta get on with work! Sorry for rambling on, I do tend to do that.

Hugs,
Caz
xxxx

jo1972

Fay, good luck for the presentation. Ill be texting you later no doubt! X

Caz, well done girl, you are cracking it! Beware of the complacency part of the disease though, vigilance at all times x

Lurkio

:wave: :wave:

Miss_Piggy_2

Morning everyone


5 minutes after posting on here last night that I was trying to ignore the bells clanging, I picked up my car keys and drove to the shop. OH was putting Piglet to bed and I told myself I was going to buy him some squash. Of course, a bottle of wine ended up in my basket.:o

However, I poured myself a glass and didn't drink it until we sat down to eat dinner. And I only drank half the glass!! Never been heard of! Other half a glass got poured away and the bottle put back in the fridge.:T

I've decided to leave it there and see what happens. Sort of testing myself I suppose. If I drink it all in one go, I have a problem. If it lasts a few nights then I'm ok. I know I know, its ridiculous logic. But I am SO tired of arguing with myself all the time! Why does life have to be so damned difficult all the time!?! I'm removing myself from the challenge this month so that figure isn't constantly taunting me too!

YM - I'll let you know about September. I may be having a month off. Or not. My mind changes with the weather lately.


Fay - hope you are ok. Don't be so hard on yourself. A new tv is fine. You are ALLOWED to spend money on yourself you know!!!

Catch up with everyone later

Miss P
xx

40somethingmum

LURKIO !!!

:hello::hello::hello:

We have missed you.!!


40SM:D

samandsheryl

Morning all

Caz - Well done, 10 days AF is fantastic :T. As jo says though, don't allow yourself to get complacent.

Miss P - Can you put me down for 10AFD please?

Well i almost cracked last night, had a huge row with my GF which resulted in me driving to the pub. Got into the car park, but luckily turned around and went back home. Have absolutely no idea why the thought of having a drink even crosses my mind when i get mad. It'll just make things 10 times worse. We've still not made the peace, we're both very stubborn and it could take some time. Anyway, sorry to lower the mood.


On the jokes front, try this one, it's a favourite of mine.......

My dog ate my shuttlecock................. Bad-Minton! :rotfl::o

Hwve a good day all

Sam

fedupandskint

Morning all! Waves to Lukio! How y'doin' mate?

Anyway I'm on 10 AF now, not AF on Tues afterall, found a bottle of wine I opened on Sun in the cupboard and finished off the last 2 glasses. On the plus side there are no more bottles in the house now to tempt me.

AF yesterday making it 10 days now.

Must dash busy flying for the next hour!

jo1972

Sorry sam, that was terrible!!

Lurks! How you doing? X

Miss P, dont beat yourself up but be careful x