The giving up/cutting down alcohol support thread! Part 5

So_Sad_Angel

Very wise words GC thankyou.

Its 5 AF for me please fay....got a fair bit of stress going on here tbh...still staying strong though.

Good luck everyone.

Angiexx

RecoveringAlcoholic

graemecarter wrote: »

Accidents were my speciality. My floor, bed, couch, etc
All done in black out (so I had no memory of it)
That's where my drinking took me.
I need to remember that's what it is like for some of us alcoholics. We drink until we lose control of bodily functions. Any normal person would just stop drinking, and not touch it again. But no, not us alkies. We think it won't happen again, next time we will control it etc......
But alcoholism makes us forget, and tells us it WILL be different next time, and that I'll only have 2 drinks in total, etc
All baloney. So many people have written 'That's it, I am not drinking again' and they mean it. However they then go from 30 days AF a month, to 25 the next month, to 20 days, etc...and then they disappear from the thread.
I was the same. I sincerely thought I would stop drinking through will power alone. I was wrong
This disease gets worse not better.
I thought life would be fine if I stopped drinking. I was wrong. I drank because I couldn't do life well. If I stop drinking, life is still the same. I cannot change other people, so the only thing I can do is change myself.
I am happy and serene enough that I don't WANT to drink. No more 'fighting it', no 'bells', no more frustration about not drinking.
Everyone can have this if the want it enough
Good luck people

And me.

A&E at 3 a.m. is not a pretty sight.

mollypolly

5 for me please Fay:D

Welcome to all newbies and well done to all Monday night AF'ers.

Good idea of Jo's....AF Tuesday.....hope everyone joins in again.:T

See you tomorrow
Sleep tight
Love Mollypollyxxxx

maman

2AF (and £6.66) for me please Fay.

Easy tonight because I've been out dancing and I think the music must drown out the bells! It'll be harder tomorrow but I'm definitely up for an AF Tuesday.

Good to see old faces back and yet more (very welcome) newbies.

'night all.

Wanna_Bee_Free

Can I have a cuppa too please t2gu?

Welcome back Winebox, glad you've posted again I was wondering how you were doing.

FH, I don't know what to say, all we can do is pick ourselves up, dust (shower! ) ourselves down and tomorrow is another day.

Obviously not af for me or I wouldn't be posting at such a stupid time. Still on 1 for October.

I will join in with AF Tuesday tonight though.

Sleep well everyone

snowymalone

Aye aye .

Morning to the other early risers - 5 AF days for me, Fay. Got an horrendous cold and cough, but have promised not to treat it with scotch .

115K

:wave: again to Winebox and :hello: and welcome to any new people too.

I had a bottle of wine yesterday and I feel really sick today._pale_ My tolerance must have gone down from not drinking for a while.:rolleyes:

However I'm not sure if I will be AF as I have a meal out tonight.:o I will see later.

Hope everyone is okay.:A Looks like quite a few people had an AF Monday.:T

I'm off for some toast and marmite and a :coffee:to try and make me feel a bit less like a zombie.

Miss_Piggy_2

Well thats charming you lot!! I vanish for a week or two and you all booger off and hide !!!:rotfl::rotfl:

Been up since 6 (Piglet wanted to "listen to the rain":rolleyes:") so thought I'd pop on and say hello!!!!)

Hope everyones ok and doing well on being AF this October? I've been AF 4 out of the 5 days. Mostly cos I have a lovely cold (we all do) so feeling sorry for myself!

Anyways, off to do the ironing. God, my lifes exciting!!!

Miss P and Piglet
xxx

Kilmaley01

Morning all

Stayed AF but not the best nights sleep, bit resless and kept waking up sweating.

However, nice to not feel any kind of hangover. I'd like to try for an AF Tuesday now too please Fay. Fingers crossed I can keep up the will power.

Well done to everyone else who managed AF Monday.:T

Have a good day everyone. xx

Pippilongstocking

Morning you lot
115k sorry to hear you feeling bad - nom nom to the marmite
Gromit morning waves hello

Well done on 5 days this month sorry to hear about the stressy evening So Sad Angel *
OOOOOh Miss P hello to you - do you want some stars for being such a good girl ?

Here they are well done me dear - sorry to hear about the cold ****
Maman well done on the 2AF (and £6.66). Here's a shiny star *And a big fat juicy one for well done on 5 days Molly - *
And one for Slowlymalone *