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

eyeopener2

Hi Everybody

I've been lurking on this thread for ages and finally decided to post.

I decided to quit drinking about 3 weeks ago. I really had had enough. I was beginning to hate myself, i was buying booze knowing I didn't want it but drinking it anyway. I was spending about £400 a month maybe more on booze and wondering where why I was in so much debt! Doh.! Four cans of stella and a bottle of wine every night...........good grief. Now i'm in tremendous debt but if I remain off the drink I can make in roads into paying it off.

I was looking for some support, looked into AA but wasn't sure it was for me, considered going to the Doctor and confessing all but couldn't pluck up the courage to go and then, I was looking at the Motley Fool site one day and someone was in a similar situation and said they were reading a book and it seemed to help.

Well I bought it, I read it, read it again, read it again and everything seemed to fall into place. I seemed to have lost the desire to drink ( I think that is also mentioned by GraemeCarter on one of his posts), so far so good. Although I have gained a taste for CocaCola! So i'm saving my liver but my teeth will fall out.

So onwards and upwards,as it stands i'm feeling great but I have been here before but this time feels different.

I read all the posts by you lovely people who are working hard towards their own personal goals and doing tremendously well. The support that is given to people struggling is amazing. I know that I cannot have one drink in fact I don't even want one drink so that is why I have quit.

I will have my days of struggle so if I can join this wonderful place, so if or when my demons come back I can get advice or just some kinds words

Good luck to one and all

40somethingmum

yellowmonkey wrote: »

"Today I will mostly be eating"

Pork sausages with Jalepino peppers and garlic puree with pasta and dolmio sauce and a nice crusty roll

YM,

That would normally sound really nice sort of:drool::drool:. However after reading the previous posts ( just hearing the word vomit .....makes me want to spew:eek:) I now don't fancy food atall and feel more_pale_ than :drool:.

Mmm.... perhaps that would be a good way of making me lose weight. Just get you lot to tell your tales of vomit ( OMG I have to close my eyes whilst typing that V word:rotfl:). I may never eat again. Perhaps someone should chuck in a wine glass and then I may never drink again:T:T Yeugh.:rotfl::rotfl:

BTW I am at work now and working really really hard:p .

Catch you all later.

40SM

40somethingmum

fedupandskint wrote: »

Snap,
Oh yes the time I fell over in a pool of sick in a club early on in the night when absolutely wrecked [QUOTE


NO:eek: Way TMI. Why did I stick my fingers in my ears when I read that? Odd or what?:rotfl::rotfl:

Still working;)

40SM

jo1972

Morning 40SM, don't 'work' too hard

Changing Ways, thanks for posting, you sound really confident, I'm looking forward to feeling like that some day (hopefully in 10 weeks time )

Eyeopener, welcome to the thread and congratulations on quitting the booze, good luck with your journey, please, stick around

YM, yes lots of garlic and chillies, there won't be much snogging going on later then :rotfl: (oops, sorry, it's WB's influence to post filth!)


xx

40somethingmum

Changing ways,

Well done on your achievement so far:T:T and thank you for sharing your tips with us.:A

40SM

115K

:hello: to the newbies.

Changing Ways - you have just reminded me to take my B-Complex and milk thistle.:T Welcome!

eyeopener2 wrote: »

Hi Everybody
I've been lurking on this thread for ages and finally decided to post.
I decided to quit drinking about 3 weeks ago. I really had had enough. I was beginning to hate myself, i was buying booze knowing I didn't want it but drinking it anyway. I was spending about £400 a month maybe more on booze and wondering where why I was in so much debt! Doh.! Four cans of stella and a bottle of wine every night...........good grief. Now i'm in tremendous debt but if I remain off the drink I can make in roads into paying it off.

Although I have gained a taste for CocaCola! So i'm saving my liver but my teeth will fall out

That is great news. Wow it shows how much money goes on drink doesn't it. I had a therapist tell me once that they had a few clients that were addicted to coca cola so I would watch that you don't have too much of it. (Seriously, I know it sounds ridiculous but I suppose coca cola is a drug of sorts as it contains so much caffeine.)

I am going to be AF today. Start the month off right!

eyeopener2

Thanks for the kind words guys.

It would be just like me to quit one addiction (alcohol) and gain another one (coca cola!)

Incidentally my way, so far, hasn't been much different to Changing Ways but i'm in the very early days of my journey. I found the Allen Carr book and its worked for me but I can see how it wouldn't work for everybody.

Onwards and upwards.

Eyeopener

fedupandskint

40somethingmum wrote: »

fedupandskint wrote: »

Snap,
Oh yes the time I fell over in a pool of sick in a club early on in the night when absolutely wrecked [QUOTE


NO:eek: Way TMI. Why did I stick my fingers in my ears when I read that? Odd or what?:rotfl::rotfl:

Still working;)

40SM

Soz

TIME2GROWUP_2

Morning all,

Well afternoon officially...:hello:to all the newbies... gosh so many new people arriving, the word must have got round the site on how wonderful we all are...!!!!

Thanks jo for my :j I know I didn't deserve or earn him and didn't meet my target or even get anywhere near... but it's still 11 days I would have drank on, not 2 months ago.... and August will be better....

All this talk of food..??? what's happening are we merging departments due to the credit crunch?? or no that's work isn't it.... must just be lots of hungry people on board over the last few days... and what's with the vomit stories so early in the morning..:eek:

I do have my own story, but from a long........ time ago of getting out a cab and promptly puking down my suede boots.. yum... x

Anyway off to play saturday's .. catch ya all later.. x

jo1972

eyeopener2 wrote: »

I found the Allen Carr book and its worked for me but I can see how it wouldn't work for everybody.

I've got the AC book, only read a chapter or two and put it down, maybe I'll give it another go. I think wasn't it you MP that swears by the AC book?

Right I'm off to do something productive now, haven't decided what yet though!

Take care all and speak soon.

xx