Alcohol self help thread II

elona

harrie

That is fascinating about sugar levels.

Have you read any books by Susan Powter? She usually writes about diet but pointed out the connection between sugar addiction and alcohol in an anecdotal way, saying that all the people who were "on the wagon" were scoffing doughnuts like there was no tomorrow!

No_self_control

beer2006 wrote:

Hi no self control and welcome

There is no easy solution, you have to find something else to do, thats all you can do.
I use this thread as something to do and mse, sounds daft, but it works for me.

Thanks for the welcome.

I think a big part of my problem is the fear of having those voices going round and round in my head when I go to bed. I can be busy online then see that it's almost 8 and I think crap better get to the shop before it closes, because I know if I don't have a drink I'll be up all nite thinking.

I hate it.

micheleen

elona wrote:

harrie

That is fascinating about sugar levels.

Have you read any books by Susan Powter? She usually writes about diet but pointed out the connection between sugar addiction and alcohol in an anecdotal way, saying that all the people who were "on the wagon" were scoffing doughnuts like there was no tomorrow!

I remember a shrink pointing out that it's the sugar in alcohol that provides the energy when someone's drinking all the time. After all food is never a priority and the energy has to come from somewhere.

ac

The_Saint wrote:

Hello ac, I hope you mended your ironing board. I know, I know, off topic.!!

fortunatley its not off topic...... it was beyond repair..
put perchased another one for 8.99 how mse of me ...

see mr/mrs/miss/mz Saint that wasnt difficult,

glad to have a lurker whos postin amongst us xxxxxx

No_self_control

micheleen wrote:

Hi No self

I can understand that, vodka definately makes the time pass quickly.
Haven't found a foolproof answer but an absorbing book helps me a lot. Do you have any other interests you could spend more time on (without making them into a chore I mean) ?

I'm online a lot, but thing is I can do that while drinking, the same as reading, so they both kind of go hand in hand in my mind now

I even joined one of those dvd rental by post clubs to try to have a dvd to watch each night but drinking still made the time pass faster. What I need is company, but I haven't got that.

beer2006

No_self_control wrote:

Thanks for the welcome.

I think a big part of my problem is the fear of having those voices going round and round in my head when I go to bed. I can be busy online then see that it's almost 8 and I think crap better get to the shop before it closes, because I know if I don't have a drink I'll be up all nite thinking.

I hate it.

I get that about the time, even when I have no intention of drinking, it just slips into my head, very scary.

It sounds daft, but the less you drink, the better your sleep patterns will get and the easier you should get to sleep, its a hard habit to break, sang someone, how true is that.......chicago did the singing?

micheleen

No_self_control wrote:

Thanks for the welcome.

I think a big part of my problem is the fear of having those voices going round and round in my head when I go to bed. I can be busy online then see that it's almost 8 and I think crap better get to the shop before it closes, because I know if I don't have a drink I'll be up all nite thinking.

I hate it.

Have to say that sometimes I have to cheat and take a sleeping pill, though that's certainly not the way for everyone.

beer2006

ac wrote:

fortunatley its not off topic...... it was beyond repair..
put perchased another one for 8.99 how mse of me ...

I must have missed this, what were you doing on your ironing board to break it?

harrie_2

elona wrote:

harrie

That is fascinating about sugar levels.

Have you read any books by Susan Powter? She usually writes about diet but pointed out the connection between sugar addiction and alcohol in an anecdotal way, saying that all the people who were "on the wagon" were scoffing doughnuts like there was no tomorrow!

i havent read the book......but my weight been a issue for a while if i drink
i dont eat so when i stopped my weight started to increase...plus medication
to increase the appetite......al mac when he stopped he asked what to expect with withdrawel.......so i said choc your new best friend....he said
dont think so but it was........when u crave for booze even if u havent had a drink for a while.....booze is not a option....like last nite.......the choc takes over soooo little boys egg gets scoffed :eek:

micheleen

beer2006 wrote:

I must have missed this, what were you doing on your ironing board to break it?

She was trying a change of sleeping quarters