The giving up/cutting down alcohol thread part VI

fedupandskint

Any of those are fine by me!

Only the clean ones mind!

maman

yellowmonkey wrote: »

Alcohol Restricted Slowly at Easter

Only joking

Great YM and PBT :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

yellowmonkey

fedupandskint wrote: »

Any of those are fine by me!

Only the clean ones mind!

Well said

fedupandskint

mookiepook wrote: »

How about "Just Say NAA" (No Alcohol April) ...

Naa Naa Naa Na Na Naa! :j:j:j:j:j

Anway what ever is decided I'm declaring AFD 1 for today

Did 20mins yoga this morning and no more today so far

Might nip off for 25mins CV in a bit if I can be bovvered

115K

RecoveringAlcoholic wrote: »

Tom Edwards' Poem "Why I don't drink anymore"
I changed because I have the sickness of alcoholism, alcoholism doesn't come in bottles it comes in people.
You should have seen me. I drank for happiness and became unhappy; I drank for joy and became miserable. I drank to be out-going and became self-centred; I drank for sociability and became argumentative and lonely; I drank for sophistication and became crude and obnoxious. I drank for friendship and made enemies, I drank to soften sorrow and wallowed in self-pity; I drank for sleep and awakened without rest. I drank for strength and felt weak. I drank for masculinity and it sapped my potency; I drank medicinally and got sick. I drank because I thought my job called for it and lost my job. I drank to stimulate thought and blacked out. I drank to make conversation and got to where I couldn't talk at all; I drank to forget and became haunted. I drank for freedom's sake and became a slave. I drank for power and became powerless; I drank to erase problems and saw them multiply. I drank to cope with life and invited death.

That rang so true with me. I have to say that I got drunk last night even though it was an AF day and I am not AF today. I feel like I am being annoying to people that are really trying to give up on here. You are all kind people who have helped me a lot but I think I need a break from here for a while. I feel like a fraud at the moment.

I really hope you all do very well in the future.:A Good luck. I will be back on here I'm sure, I just need a bit of time hopefully.

fedupandskint

You're not a fraud at all 115 - please don't go

However, do whatever is right for you. I had a break last year and came back feeling stronger.

Whatever you decide is ok, one AFD is better than none and don't get too het up about small AFD numbers. Targets are not the be all and end all

Health and happiness are more important and as a GP said to me today when I said I had stopped drinking, remember alcohol is a depressant and while it makes you feel ok for an hour or so, it makes you feel the after effects, low mood, anxiety the next day, I listened and nodded as I realised they were right.

Take care x

yellowmonkey

Why feel like a fraud 115.

Tis a giving up thread as well and I am not AF tonight (only the 1) but I do not feel like a fraud. We are all here for our own reasons and you are here for yours.

If you would benifit from a break then do so. I know that I did and I did sort myself out and came back. Whatever you decide take care of yourself and remember this thread will be here for you and the people on it will welcome you with open arms but top of the list " Look after #1"

Hope you dont go but we will be here when you come back

paybacktime2008

115K wrote: »

That rang so true with me. I have to say that I got drunk last night even though it was an AF day and I am not AF today. I feel like I am being annoying to people that are really trying to give up on here. You are all kind people who have helped me a lot but I think I need a break from here for a while. I feel like a fraud at the moment.

I really hope you all do very well in the future.:A Good luck. I will be back on here I'm sure, I just need a bit of time hopefully.

You're certainly not annoying to me. I am sure, though I can only speak for myself that many of us who have given up, had a few trips and stumbles before the final decsion was made. Maybe you are just annoying yourself. Good luck and don't be a stranger.

yellowmonkey

Blimey Sparkles you type quick

Wanna_Bee_Free

OK on second thoughts Acronyms are a bad idea. You two had me laughing out loud here - thanks! OH now thinks I'm truly losing it but never mind.

115K, I hope you feel you can come back as and when it might be helpful to you. As one of the least perfect people on here as far as targets go I think anyone who is trying is welcome in my book, even if they aren't able to resist the lure of booze. But in the spirit of if it's not working, maybe a rest from here will be good for you. Either way, please pop in to let us know how it's going, it's always nice to know what happens to people who drop off here again.