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

honeybear_2

fayjmck wrote: »

Just finished work, heading home (eveing class - where were you all??)



HB - everytime I miss type my name I type FAT - methinks I am subconsiously trying to tell myself something?

We were with you in spirit! :rotfl:

And given the amount you do every day I think not!

honeybear_2

winebox wrote: »

no doubt you'll all be back when T2GU & I are in bed

:eek:



Nite nite winebox

jo1972

Evening all

Im here on AF thurs! Wasnt too bad overall, improved by recieving a lovely little gift and card from our dear Fay when I got in, lifted my spirits, no pun!

HB, its odd but had to mention, I was in traffic for ages this morning and noticed the reg plate in front of me read WBF ie wannabefree, then spent the rest of journey looking out for other thread members...didnt see any though!

honeybear_2

jo1972 wrote: »

HB, its odd but had to mention, I was in traffic for ages this morning and noticed the reg plate in front of me read WBF ie wannabefree, then spent the rest of journey looking out for other thread members...didnt see any though!

I think I might adopt this as my new "out in the car" hobby

TIME2GROWUP_2

:eek: sounds like me, winebox and HB are having a party....!!

Waves to Jo and Fay...

honeybear_2

TIME2GROWUP wrote: »

:eek: sounds like me, winebox and HB are having a party....!!

Look at us go!



ps.I'm the purple one

TIME2GROWUP_2

I'm the quiet one at the back.. in blue..

glasgowgirl

eselt wrote: »

I thought I could only be good company, funny, calm, relaxed, brave etc when I had alcohol inside me, and I am a lot quieter now,nervous and shy, but people have gradually got used to it, and I've accepted that thats who I am. I now know (from being sober in drunk places) that actually drunk people aren't the life and soul of the party we think we are- we can be boring, loud, aggressive, argumentative, opinionated, unkind, indiscreet. I don't go to boozy places now, not because I'd be tempted to drink, but because being around crowds of drunk people makes me feel intimidated and I can feel the tension rising and I start to think theres going to be a fight or something and I just want to go. I don't go to boozy dinner parties with old freinds because I know they will fall out about something or get so loud and silly I'm just watching the clock. I think the worst one is freinds that phone you drunk late at night and just go on and on, repeat themselves, cry etc......just realised I used to be like (and worse) than all the people I 've just described...thank goodness I got out when I could.

Brilliant post Eselt, that sums up my feelings exactly. Being a shy, under-confident sort I always thought I needed a good drink in me to be decent company - turn me into that super confident, fun person. Actually I was a complete danger to myself and a nuisance to others when I was drinking!

Now that I've changed my ways (still a work in progress mind you) I'm realising that, actually, the real me is ok - and a hell of a lot of a better, nicer person than drunk me.

One day at a time.

xx

honeybear_2

TIME2GROWUP wrote: »

I'm the quiet one at the back.. in blue..

I doubt that!

69chick

honeybear wrote: »

Look at us go!



ps.I'm the purple one

I am the one at the front that is going from orange to green as I don't usually move about that much

Been af tonight yay yay and yay again...Thursdays are usually a problem for me,,,don't know why..but that makes me 5 days af now.....another one of Fays lovely gold stars!!

I like the thread member finding car reg game..just had a lovely hot chocolate again (my new habit!!) think I might have another.,...

I just hope I don't wake up again tomorrow with this on off headache...Hi to everyone tonight.....it seems to be pretty quiet, hopefully it means lots of af early nights xxx