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

cazzasmazza

Hi all,

I'm Caz, 36 years old. I live with my OH and our 2 cats. I really need to cut down my alcohol intake, not least because of the cost, but I am starting to worry about my health too, now I'm getting into my late 30's.

I've always loved a drink, but for the last 6 or so years, I would reckon I would be classed as a heavy drinker. I drink mostly at home, because a night out on the booze is REALLY expensive, as I can drink so much! :eek:

Unfortunately I am an "all or nothing" gal - I can go a few nights without having a drink, but when I do drink, I drink to get drunk. I've got to the stage of being able to polish off half a bottle of spirits in one sitting and even having 1 or 2 cans of beer afterwards too. I probably do that 3 times a week on average.

My OH doesn't like my drinking and hardly drinks at all - maybe 1 pint every couple of months max. I would like to do the same. I have a job I hate and drinking does brighten up my evenings and I look forward to a drink - so I know my triggers, I just can't seem to get out of that mindset.

So your support on here will be really appreciated and your tips to help me stop drinking will be invaluable. I will start going through the posts in more detail when I have a bit more time, but for the meantime, thanks for listening and I look forward to posting more!

Caz
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yellowmonkey

Hi and welcome cazzasmazza :hello:

Great board this. Hope you enjoy your time here. I can drink up to 12 cans of beer a night and have no hangover the next day and, like you, I am concerned for my health and the image I portray to other people and my children. I am now past the macho " I can drink 10 pints a night" stage as I can do that and now realise there is nothing clever about it at all

Good luck

ym

barshamhillbilly

Hi Caz . Welcome to the Madhouse :hello:


YM- What kind of beer do you drink 12 cans of ? Blimey I think that would probably kill me


Andy

winebox

Morning all & welcome to the three newbies above. Good luck!! Just lost a reeeely long post (lucky you!) so might make this a post of 2 halves.

Had great day out in Bristol yesterday with DD & her friend until I got back to a £70 parking ticket :mad:. That car park has ALWAYS been free & there's no notice of any change at the entrance (stay is now restricted to 3 hours), when I saw the ticket I had to look round quite a bit to find a v small notice at the top of a v tall post, so the whole thing has been done deliberately so people won't notice & get stung for a fine :mad::mad::mad::mad:
That ticket cost more than the whole day out, trains, ferries, drinks, lunch, & it was going to be SO mse.

So I let it drive me to drink. Actually, my tooth drove me to it...had one out a week ago & yesterday the adjacent one flared up :eek: hope to goodness it's not another abscess that'd be 3 teeth in a row :eek:. Needed anaesthetic. Dentist at 3pm today...that might get August off to a flying start if I get another course of the non-drinking antibiotic! I'd have to have an af weekend!! Mind you, reading the side-effects of this stuff it would be better for my liver to stick to 2 bottles of wine a day .

Gonna post this & do another (I've had to throw a sickie today cos of tooth there might be a lot of this )

stroppy

Hello Everyone :hello:
Hello Jo :hello:
Just popping in quickly to let you know Im still around.....:D
July has been a big drinky month for me....lots of excuses coming up....was my birthday....had friends to stay etc etc :rolleyes:
Just got back from a couple of days in Amsterdam which hubby booked as a surprise for my birthday,was very nice and relaxed....ahem Didnt drink too much I suppose although I cant get on an aeroplane without having had a few.....Quite funny as I tend to quite enjoy it when ive had a drink but get me on the damn thing sober and Im a nightmare!Journey back was very early morning so tried to get on completely sober....yikes :eek: as soon as she came round with the drinks trolley I had to have a little whiskey!
Am hoping I will be much better behaved in August but seem to remember saying this every other month too..........:D
Anyway think Ive had 2 or 3 AFD....quite a few benders and some nights of just a glass or two!
Catch you all soon...welcome newbies!
P.S meant to say thank you to Fay ages ago for identifying horrid old big knarly tree in my garden (it was one of the ones you said though now ive forgotten what it was called :rolleyes:)Must be my age...or pickled brain cells....
Stroppy x

mollypolly

Morning all.
Welcome to all the newbies:hello:

I am so busy here at the moment ...trying to do lots of overtime to pay some debts....Yawn...will it ever end.LOL.

Most seem to be doing ok.Thanks for doing the scores Jo and good luck to Miss Piggy for August.....although a lot seem to be dropping out:rolleyes:.I have got the whip ready if you need it:D

Miss Piggy...you are doing really well.....giving up completely is really hard...I hope you can now carry on.

Keep up the good work everyone and I hope you are all where you want to be.

Take care of you
Love Mollypollyxxxx

Oh...and as for bed wetting...it really must be a man thing....I have never done that even in my worst drunken stupours(sp).:o

yellowmonkey

barshamhillbilly wrote: »

Hi Caz . Welcome to the Madhouse :hello:


YM- What kind of beer do you drink 12 cans of ? Blimey I think that would probably kill me


Andy

Only the weak 4% Stella

WB.God sounds like you are having fun ( Not). Regarding the fine did you take a photo of the sign. If it is not obvious you may be able to contest it. Not too sure on laws regarding this but may be worth a visit here http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.html?f=163

They seem to know a bit more about it.

I must admit toothache is the only pain that I can say is worse than man flu

ym

stroppy

Hello Winebox :hello:
You been on the big ole brown things again I see.....You and me dont seem to have much luck with our teeth do we?!Mine are growing through in right stupid positions now so im just waiting for the next infection as I cant even get near them with me toothbrush.....Have them all ripped out I say and get some falsies....:D
Dont read up about the tablets you will scare yourself into not taking them like I did!!!
Hope they settle down mate
Stroppy x

winebox

....moves on to embarrassing drunken incidents. Missing my mouth & throwing wine down myself can happen at the START of the evening! tbh I usually fall asleep before I can get into too much trouble....sometimes a bit too early eg at dinner table. There's always the "who are you?" & "how COULD I?!" the morning after...(that was YEARS ago....).

Bed wetting & women.....OH is good friends with a woman at work who was meeting her prospective in laws for the first time. They went to a v posh restaurant where she got completely sloshed ("nerves") & passed out, had to be carried out to a taxi & put to bed, proceeded to then wet the bed (shared with her fiance) & didn't even wake up!! Curiously enough he wasn't too impressed. He dumped her actually, though they're married now!

My tooth hurts :(:(

My appointment should be 2.30!! (what time is it when a chinaman goes to....)

barshamhillbilly

yellowmonkey wrote: »

Only the weak 4% Stella

I think 12 cans of that would finish me off mate :eek:

4 or 5 cans ordinary Stella does me in !

yellowmonkey wrote: »

I must admit toothache is the only pain that I can say is worse than man flu

Surely there is no such thing :D