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

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maman wrote: »

I do think about alcohol a lot but often it's about how good I feel the morning after.

Me too - I feel fantastic most mornings nowadays! :T

Thinking of you PIR with interview

Thanks to everybody for sending the good wishes. Interview seemed to go OK, but do I want a full-time job working for an organisation after freelancing for 15 years? Perhaps I'm just saying this cos I know I probably won't get it anyway :rotfl:

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.

Hear-hear - poor 69chick sounds really ill, I hope you start to feel better tomorrow.


WBF: Glad your new job is going well even if it is hectic!

Mademoiselle Piggy: thanks again for offering to do the scoring in August, keep up your wonderful AF-ness.

Graeme: I always appreciate your posts

Everybody: Have a pleasant evening x

glasgowgirl

Hi,

Hope everyone's had a good day. 69chick - thinking of you, hope you're better very soon.

I agree that cutting down is a brilliant thing to do. Wish it could work for me, but I know I'm not capable of it. It's a weird thing, discovering alcohol relatively late as a teenager at 19 and being told by friends who care about you from pretty much that first drink that you just 'shouldn't drink'. Amazing how it transforms some people and not others into a different person and creates that unquenchable thirst to drink and drink until you're a danger to yourself.

Talking about blaming life's problems and ups and down on alcohol, I feel very, very lucky in that I've had a lovely life so far - close, loving family, strong friendships, good relationships, jobs and places to live, never been really hard up.

Yes, there have been sad moments - death of a loved one for example - and that's part of life.

I feel though though that, of the bad things that have happened, I have created those situations by abusing alcohol. Horrible accidents where I've been badly injured, embarrassing 'morning after' issues at work, letting family/friends down and feeling like a complete s**t afterwards - none of these things would have happened if I'd stayed sober.

I don't know if it's the alcohol gene or some kind of allergy - call it what you will, I am just someone who should not / cannot drink alcohol.

Sorry to go on, that was a bit heavy!!

Jo - won't be counting days anymore as aiming for an AF life!

xx

budget_babe

Hi Guys, :hello:

Sorry just a quick post tonight as to be honest I don't feel so well. I have a sore throat, headache and I was burning up earlier at work. Though I am much cooler now.

So my Darling Jo I am on 12 af days please hunny, and I am sorry you had such an awful time the other night, (what a nightmare for you). So please do take care and look after yourself, hope you enjoyed your day out today? Sounds fun, I really hope you had a fabby time. Lots of love Angel and big hugs. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

115k Hugs sweetheart and I am sorry to hear that you have personal problems, I know you say you need to take some time out for now. (Which I fully understand) but please do come back just as soon as you feel upto it. I hope things get better for you and that you start to feel alot stronger soon. ((())) Thinking of you. :Axxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Wbf hugs and glad to hear that the job has gone well :T very well done and for staying af last night too, ((())) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

69 Chick hugs sweetheart and I am hoping you will start to feel much better soon. Take care of yourself and glad that your neighbour is helping. ((())) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Pricey glad the interview went well :T I have everything crossed for you sweetheart. Hugs xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Still no Eselt or the lowdown on Mr E, Hmm we shall have to try a different angle to find out about this mystery man Budgie is on the case xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

40sm hugs hunny, Fay sweetheart, hope you are ok? Big hugs ((())), Ttgu, Fluffy, Hopey, Maman, Ava, Maz, Fh, Grey P, Bis, Ra, Ym, Mp hugs and lots of love xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

GG hope you are feeling better now and are ok? Hugs xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Gc hugs and thankyou for your great posts as ever, though I do wonder where you put me on the alcohol wheel? Hugs matey xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

To our adorable Miss P and of course Dear Piglet, thankyou for scoring August :T I shall of course be joining in Dear Piglets August Picnic and Af Challenge. I shall purchase my little plastic plate in readiness, as I know how seriously Dear Piglet takes these things :A BIg hugs to you both and thankyou again ((()))xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Bhb hugs to you and your family during this difficult time ((())) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Dear Lurky if you are lurking? ((())) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Still no Fedup or Winebox Kinda getting worried now............................

So everyone I must go, I only meant to type a few lines, but you know me when I start well ...........................

Hugs to everyone else that I haven't mentioned, sorry but I have to get ready for: Dragons Den.

God Bless
Budgie xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

gingernights

iv been reading this thread and you all sound so much like me!
i hope you dont mind if i join in. I went weeks without drinking than had a slip up last week it was awfull as you know i thought i could just have the 1 but it turned into a all night/ morning binge i was so upset that i'd let myself down and my children after doing so well, also somthing awfull happened in the house things were smashed when there was a powercut and i fell over - please dont laugh!
anyway i hope if you dont mind me joining in, have a nice evening everyone xx

fluffyb

Hi gingernights and welcome

Budgie, hope you feel better soon sweetheart xx

Not AF tonight - I am in full 'am on holiday mode' :rolleyes: Tomorrow won't be AF either as we are hosting a big celebration tomorrow [can't go into detail, some of you know why ] and it will involve champagne :eek:;)

Anyway, back to near normal next Monday - but more big celebrations mid week too :rolleyes: July & August are busy months!

Have a good evening all xx

budget_babe

HI Gingernights,

Just wanted to pop in to wish you good luck, and the last thing anyone on here would do is to laugh. You have come to the right place, we all support each other and we can all identify with what you are saying.

Don't be too hard on yourself, commend yourself for joining on here and for wanting to change.

We have many members and they say just take one day at a time and decide just not to drink for today.

I wish you luck sweetheart and welcome to our af challenge.

Our Darling Jo is July's scorer and we have the adorable Miss P and Piglet who will be scoring August, if you want to give some thought to a target?

Big hugs ((()))
Budgie xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

eselt

Hi Gingernuts and anyone new I have missed- welcome to the thread.

Hope everyone is OK, seems to be going really well for nearly everyone at the mo?

Thanks for the posts BB-you are a star.

BHB-hugs to you and your family and well done for not reaching for a drink at such a stressful and upsetting time. Hope things go as well as they can do over the next few weeks.

Jo-your night night sounds very similar to every night of the last 2 years of my last long term relationship:eek::eek::eek: nightmare, makes me shudder to think of all those drunken arguments and fights now-bad times indeed.

Hi to Bis- good to see you are passing through

Once again GC you've made me think and provoked some good debate. What I've noticed in my family is that we all have our addictions-two overeat, one over exercises, I drank and another throws herself into work, when under pressure. Since giving up drinking I've had to face stress and pressure sober-and actually I've found I can cope with it quite well as I'm sharper, can think rationally and problem solve and most of all get things done-I used to bury my head in my hangover, do nothing about my problems, and if I started to think about them again reached for the bottle only to wake up the next day and start the whole unproductive cycle again- things get done now (except the hoovering and ironing obviously).

Have a good evening everyone- catch you later.

Pippilongstocking

Waves to all the lovely normal faces - and I am rubbish at multiple messages but hi and hugs and love to you all and Hi to Gingernut

I am not AF today (1 glass of champage) as lodger has a birthday and brought the champagne from paris for her birthday - must be odd to be so far from home with no family etc- I wanted many more after one glass but thankfully the opportunity was not there - I have alot of work on and relish being sober and like E says clear headed.



Hugs to you all -

budget_babe

Hi Eselt,

Thanks for the post, BUT YOU HAVE MISSED OUT THE BIT WHERE YOU TELL US ABOUT THE NEW MR E.

We are all wondering you know So please don't put that little green light out just yet

Hugs to Fay and one glass of champagne is good, I am glad the opportunity wasn't there for more. I know what I am like as well in such circumstances
:T To a clear head in the morning :T

God Bless everyone and nite nite
Budgie xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Ps Eselt I shan't go to bed until you divulge

69chick

Hi all, just popped on to catch up with you all before I go back to bed and just wanted to post to say to Budgie that my swine flu started with sore throat, headache and burning up (temp has been on and off but quite high at times) it has developed into other symptoms as well, but just thought I would mention it...my sore throat is a real killer and am bunged up as well...moan moan winge winge :Dat least I am af I suppose and also not really eating so I may end up a few pounds lighter next week -always a silver lining as they say...

Love and hugs to all, cutterdowners and giveruppers xxxxx