The giving up/cutting down alcohol thread part VI

barshamhillbilly

fayjmck wrote: »

OH I found the BEST socks for Mrs BHB Shhhh don't tell

Are they anti-aroma ? :rotfl: ........ Look out .....INCOMING frying pan .... :eek:

Lurkio wrote: »

Away for the weekend, so if I'm not around tonight, BE GOOD! I'll catch up when I can

have a good one mate :beer: ...(AF of course )


Just got back from the abattoir again. Thats it - no more large animals to keep apart from the two 'pet' goats. No more piggies, no more lambs or goats. However, Mrs BHB is hatching so many eggs that we will soon be over run with poultry :eek::eek::eek:

Busy weekend I guess, getting the piece of land that the pigs were on ready for the vegetables.

Crispy duck anyone ?

BHB
xx

barshamhillbilly

castri09 wrote: »

morning all day 4 for me today my head still hurts but im going to get out of the house today.i think its going to be hard today as im already thinking about wine.

Distraction, distraction, distraction

jo1972

Morning all,

Fell off wagon last night which I feel draws a line under the most miserable AF time I've had to date. I have spent the last few weeks feeling like a dry drunk, so miserable and down. Plus ultimately I knew it was gonna happen too, just didn't know when. Consequently (sp?) feeling a little bit yuck this morning, had a terrible nights sleep, woke at 3am and couldn't get back to sleep, dehydrated etc etc...and I didn't have any idea the dawn chorus started so early and went on for so long!!

I'm over it, I can move on now.

Got so much to do today so prob won't have a chance to be around much. Hope you all have a good day. Welcome back to oldies and hi to newbies :wave:

xx

Pippilongstocking

castri09 wrote: »

morning all day 4 for me today my head still hurts but im going to get out of the house today.i think its going to be hard today as im already thinking about wine.

Hey have a look at this might keep you focused - its an alcohol time machine - shows you what you'll do to yourself if you keep up the drinking

I think when you're just cutting down its normal to be a bit obsessed with the stuff - it does pass - honest - I've a crackign sore head today - have a look at the link.

HERE

Try and do something nice for yourself today xxxx

Dashing not ready for work yet

Morning all - off ot cut more willow

40somethingmum

5 FAFFS for me FAY

lamarsi

morning everyone, I wasn't faffing after all last night but didn't go overboard as per usual so still on 15 faffs tonight i will defo be faffing and if i feel like having a drink i will be back on here promto!

lamarsi

hmmm or is that 14?? what date is it??

40somethingmum

jo1972 wrote: »

Morning all,

Fell off wagon last night which I feel draws a line under the most miserable AF time I've had to date. I have spent the last few weeks feeling like a dry drunk, so miserable and down. Plus ultimately I knew it was gonna happen too, just didn't know when. Consequently (sp?) feeling a little bit yuck this morning, had a terrible nights sleep, woke at 3am and couldn't get back to sleep, dehydrated etc etc...and I didn't have any idea the dawn chorus started so early and went on for so long!!

I'm over it, I can move on now.

Got so much to do today so prob won't have a chance to be around much. Hope you all have a good day. Welcome back to oldies and hi to newbies :wave:

xx

(((hugs)) Hun,

love 40SMxx

graemecarter

jo1972 wrote: »

Morning all,

Fell off wagon last night which I feel draws a line under the most miserable AF time I've had to date. I have spent the last few weeks feeling like a dry drunk, so miserable and down. Plus ultimately I knew it was gonna happen too, just didn't know when. Consequently (sp?) feeling a little bit yuck this morning, had a terrible nights sleep, woke at 3am and couldn't get back to sleep, dehydrated etc etc...and I didn't have any idea the dawn chorus started so early and went on for so long!!

I'm over it, I can move on now.

Got so much to do today so prob won't have a chance to be around much. Hope you all have a good day. Welcome back to oldies and hi to newbies :wave:

xx

This is why I believe (for some of us), giving up alcohol is not enough. There has to be a fundamental change in our psyche too.
Being a dry drunk is a miserable existence, and not much better than drinking.

Giving up alcohol is very very difficult without a profound change.
I can only think of a handful of people who have given up for a prolonged length of time since joining this thread - many people manage a few weeks or even months, and then go back to alcohol.
For the vast majority of people - if they miss alcohol when not drinking, they will drink again in the future. I know for me I have to be happy about not drinking, not pining and missing alcohol. Otherwise I will drink again.
Alcoholism is an illness where we know the consequences of our drinking, and know we shouldn't do it, but still drink regardless.

What are you going to try now Jo? Using will power doesn't seem to be working for you, and the more times you fall off the wagon, the more it depressing it is

lamarsi

I live by the theme 'your never a failure until you stop trying' the only time you know you have truly cracked an addiction is when your put in the ground still free of it.. told to me by an ex herion addict who was 32 years clean when they put him in the ground