Alcohol self help thread II

Al_Mac

You alright today Jayne? Good to realise it isn't the answer, I sometimes still think it is But Don't

Best to ask the company if they'll let you pay it off over time.

Also ask about why their fraud prevention system didn't spot the sudden increase in usage. They probably haven't got one. Financial companies do, becuase they have to suffer the loss, why not the phone companies?

jayne.doe

Yeh Al i too sometimes think it is but i know it will still be there even if i am drunk. What is upsetting is it was T Mobile that blocked the phone after 480 pounds worth of calls, her usage has never been that. She also has VAT to pay on top, just to add insult to injury:). My husband is ringing them today to ask them at what point do they actually block the phone. Cynically, i feel sure had she been insured it would have been stopped a lot sooner. I know there are worse things and god knows we have had to face some tougher times than this, its just getting harder to keep picking yourself up thats all. I am sure you know what i mean Al life hasnt been a bed of roses for you at the moment. I hope you are okay and Mrs Mac and the mini Macs are too:)x

brodev

Jayne, why don't you post about this on the phone pages. Maybe someone there will know a way of decreasing your loss. Perhaps the phone company has some responsability as they did block the phone eventually.

jayne.doe

Thankyou i shall do that now:)

gentlepurr

hells bells!!!!:eek: :eek:

how come this thread has slipped to page 3

so, an unashamed BUMP!

hope everyone is ok, and that you managed to sort your daughters phone out with t mobile jayne

xx

jayne.doe

Thankyou gentle. No still fighting T Mobile but what else can you do:) At least we have reported it to the police and another student might be forewarned.

brodev

Hi Jayne, I hope that you are well in your self. The experience that your daughter and therefore the whole family has gone through will be a help to others and although that in itself doesn't pay the bill it will give you some consolation if you let it.
I don't know who was the first person to say what follows but I like it. Remember that today is the first day of the rest of your life

jayne.doe

Thanks brodev you are absolutely right. We tried to support her throughout this what i dont want to do and i was in jeopardy of doing was blaming her. I had to remember myself shes the victim and not the perpetrator. At first i was angry with her:( but she knows her dad and I are fighting T Mobile and will help her as much as we can with the bill. Experiences are what make life, good, or bad. Just would like a good one next:)

[Deleted User]

Keep going Jayne - quite a breakthrough to realise that drinking isn't going to help at all.

I just wanted to drop a quick line to thank you all again for your help in finding me a holiday. I've got a retreat booked for 12 May for one week. I've been in contact with the two people running it and they sound good. I cannot wait!

This is a hughly significant thing for me to be doing in my sobriety. The alcohol threads over the past two years have got me to this point where I am now almost 5 months sober, with a good life that is better in ways that I could not have ever imagined or dreamed of.

Please have hope that all manner of things can be well without alcohol. Life may be different than you plan or expect, but I promise you life will be good and you can deal with life on life's terms. Obviously, I've needed to face my character faults to ensure I don't pick up a drink again, but I can face my faults because I know it's going to improve my self-worth and my future.

Good luck and thanks again.
Hip
x

brodev

jayne.doe wrote: »

Experiences are what make life, good, or bad. Just would like a good one next:)

A really good experience for a problem drinker is the realisation that drink is NOT the answer no matter what the problem is. For the relatives of a problem drinker a really good experience is the knowledge that there is a person that they can turn to in a time of need and that that person is and will stay sober. THAT is an experience that I hope and pray that you and your family will experience