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

honeybear_2

Lurkio wrote: »

you girls and your football :rolleyes: I don't know.........

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Hi all

Re.the addictive/excessive personality thing, I definitely don't have one. Which is maybe why I'm a cutter-downer rather than a giver-upper; I've had to get a handle on the amount i drink but I'm happy to take or leave it, as I am with quite a lot of things in life.

Tho, as we know, I do have a few different sort of demons in my little bear head - where IS that blasted confused smiley?

Marru

honeybear wrote: »

where IS that blasted confused smiley?

Lurkio

honeybear wrote: »

where IS that blasted confused smiley?

its eloped with the rolley-eyes smiley (which was here earlier):cool:

honeybear_2

Lurkio wrote: »

its eloped with the rolley-eyes smiley (which was here earlier):cool:

How incestuous!

honeybear_2

Marru wrote: »

Show off!

Marru

Lurkio wrote: »

its eloped with the rolley-eyes smiley (which was here earlier):cool:

I know this is not the same

honeybear_2

I will be away this weekend to see the lovely Mr HB :happyhear

So I will get up super early tomorrow (for me ) & dispense Ewoks before I leave then again on Sunday when I'm back

paybacktime2008

21 days for me.

Some good posts today. I can look back now and see that I spent a long long time living something like this......

Wake up....caffiene and nicotine fix
Work at mach 3 speed on manic setting 7 and stress level 8
Midday drug of choice-sugar nicotine caffiene
More manic work
Compulsive sex
alcohol
nicotine

What a mess I was but it was quite handy as it meant i didn't ever have to STOP. Never gave my mind time to bring up uncomfortable feelings/thoughts.
Finally i burnt out. I was going to say I miss the drama of my past life....but in fact I don't. My life is different now, I'm dealing with the uncomfortable thoughts/feelings I'm still a caffiene and a nicotine addict but I'm not blocking my senses with alcohol anymore.

Life is good. x

saorsie

Wow - some very thought-provoking posts on here today - thanks guys :cool:
Reckon I shall have to put my membership application into the 'all or nothing / hell for leather club' also - however for me it has a very positive side-effect that when I put my mind to something be it losing weight, saving money, cutting down on booze - I have incredible will power and will not give in until I achieve whatever goal I've set myself.

So with those thoughts in mind - it is no surprise to me that I am declaring 18 AFD's please HB and have a lovely weekend.

Stay safe y'all - and finally - Budgie you are so sweet to acknowledge all comers in your post - thank you I do apreciate the efforts you make x

-s-

fedupandskint

glasgowgirl wrote: »

Evening folks,

Here I am turning up like a bad penny! Sorry haven't posted much at all this year so far. Haven't had time yet to read back through the posts either, so hope everyone's doing well.

Things good here. Have had a couple of glasses of wine a few weekend nights, but seem to be managing moderation - for now at least. Constant vigilence though.

Here's to an unhangovered year!

xx

Hi there GG!!!! Lovely to see you posting again and I am back onboard too thinking about an unhungovered year ahead too!

fayjmck wrote: »

I know I can manage with everything in moderation, BUT - I wonder if one of the issues is those of us prone to over-indugance - almost like an obsessive complusive part of our personality?

I know we've talked about this before - myself (and I can only speak for me) I do NOTHING in moderation.

Everything I do (generally) is utterly obsessively/excessively to the extreme I can manage - its like I don't have an 'off or moderation button'.

I am learning - slowly and its like having to constantly put the brakes on.

Anyone else the same? Or is it a stupid question?

I am similar to this, however I have moved towards moderation over the last year. Occasionally move back to higher drinking level stress coper but now dealing with this better and better

fayjmck wrote: »

Read my book 'Living sober' always seem to open at a relevant chapter - last night it was about 'Easy does it' Chapter 18 - how true alot of those things are for me. All about finding a core of inner peace and patience and contentment.

Each day is a shiney new one - AF last night despite the battle with the supermarket - I even went in and stood around thinking come on - you're only here for one thing, cut to the chase and either buy some wine or get home.

I went home. Basket empty didn't indulge myself in getting other 'things' I needed as I knew exactly why I was inside a supermarket - and I have a well stocked house of food at home.

Funny how just one drinking day can set you back to the demon calling bells and looking like a deranged Jim Carey look a like in the supermarket arguing with yourself - sorry if I sound a bit down, I'm OK - honest. A day at a time is fine by me - yesterday was AF and I'll work on today

We sound a little similar Fay my dear!

I tend to steer clear of the isles and then not tempted. If I breeze up and down them, more tempted. However I have quite a lot of booze in the house and dealing with the temptation well and have spent since Sunday AF, tonight AF. Day by day we go...one day I am fine and I enjoy the AF feeling in the weekend mornings, then on a sat night think I'll have one a will feel alright in the morning. If this goes up to 3 I put the grogginess to the back of my mind and think to h*ll with it I'll be alright. I think alcohol is toxic to me both in mind and body and the day will come when I stop altogether

Thanks for the reminder about the Living Sober book which is in my drawer and I had forgotten about. I think I will get it out for a read.