The cutting out/cutting down alcohol thread (part 7)

yellowmonkey

DecemberBaby wrote: »

I think I preferred the vomity smilie!

Yeah thought i had better get rid of that one

DecemberBaby_2

Just about to go and watch recorded Come Dine With Me and DS2 has arrived and now laying on settee watching footie :eek: .
Will have to go and see what the excitement's all about

RecoveringAlcoholic

dreamonsu wrote: »

Hi everyone
I don't know if any of you remember me, I posted for a while at the end of last year beginning of this. From time to time I still lurk but I thought I would post today because I know I sometimes wonder what people who used to post but no longer do so are doing now so I thought some of you might me interested to hear what my life has been like. The first thing to say is that I am 103 days sober (April Fools' Day has a very special significance to me now!)
Basically my personal life went 'pearshaped' earlier this year. My husband told me he could no longer live with me the way things were, i.e my drinking, mood swings and irrational behaviour. "Fine" I said "p**s off" and to my amazement he did. I thought I was fine, I even thought it was probably for the best, we hadn't really been getting on for a number of reasons alcohol only one. I continued with my life and my drinking just increased. Whereas it had never affected my work life, my manager called me in for a 'chat' to say a colleague had reported smelling alcohol on me at 10 oclock in the morning. I hadn't quite got to the point of drinking at that time of the day but I was drinking so much each evening that it was literally oozing out of my pores the next day. I still didn't stop I was just a bit more careful.
Around the middle of March I went out for a 'girls' night out'. At about 11.30 that night my friends all wanted to go home but I didn't so I stayed (apparently I didn't appear drunk so they didn't insist). I don't know how much I subsequently drank or what I did but the next thing I knew I was waking up behind my wheelie bins at about 5am! I was so lucky that somehow that was where I ended up. That was my lbm I disgusted myself. I decided that as from April 1st (don't know why I waited) I would not drink; and I haven't. Still separated from my husband, I don't think that's fixable but maybe.
I guess what I want to say is don't wait until you risk losing everything; I almost did.

Many thanks for having the courage to post your story.
Sadly, similar alcohol related stories are very common.


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barshamhillbilly

DecemberBaby wrote: »

Thanks for that Dreamonsu. It is good to hear from you again. I always wonder what's happened to folks who stop posting. Good for you for taking action very well done.

Well done Dreamonsu

barshamhillbilly

fedupandskint wrote: »

C'mon Spain! 15mins to go.

mind you I don't mind you who wins - just hope for good match!

Is there football on again?? We've just watched Sleepless in Seattle

Football, Wimbledon, Grand Prix ..... Gotta turn to Dave and Quest again ....:rotfl: (Sorry guys - letting the side down here :rotfl:)

newroadahead

yellowmonkey wrote: »

OH is watching



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Hi All

Just sat and watched my favourite film but all I have done is cried ...and drunk way too much
Have phoned my darling friend at the coast and told him what a mess Im in.

He is so understanding, even when Im drunk.

Sorry all will stop by midnight

Hope all are well


NRA


xxxxx



PS God I hate this mess there must be more to life than booze and AD's ....2 years ago it was this combination that nearly killed me ....sorry all

skintscottishgirl

newroadahead wrote: »

Hi All

Just sat and watched my favourite film but all I have done is cried ...and drunk way too much
Have phoned my darling friend at the coast and told him what a mess Im in.

He is so understanding, even when Im drunk.

Sorry all will stop by midnight

Hope all are well


NRA


xxxxx



PS God I hate this mess there must be more to life than booze and AD's ....2 years ago it was this combination that nearly killed me ....sorry all

Hi NRA

Sorry to hear you are feeling down.

It's not too late to get an early night, and tomorrow is another day.

Maybe you should go to your gp as these Ads do not seem to be doing their job, and you could try something else in the way of meds?

Take Care

Don't apologise, it could be any one of us on this forum posting what you are talking about

XX

skintscottishgirl

Evening All

Hugs to all that need them, well done to anyone who was af or moderate...

I am af again so that's 11 af please Sparkles

Night Night Hope everyone has a great day tonorrow

XX

graemecarter

newroadahead wrote: »

Hi All

Just sat and watched my favourite film but all I have done is cried ...and drunk way too much
Have phoned my darling friend at the coast and told him what a mess Im in.

He is so understanding, even when Im drunk.

Sorry all will stop by midnight

Hope all are well


NRA


xxxxx



PS God I hate this mess there must be more to life than booze and AD's ....2 years ago it was this combination that nearly killed me ....sorry all

Booze and depression is a deadly combination. There are many alcoholics that kill themselves. Is it drink or depression? I don't know....
I believe active alcoholism is a form of suicide - it may not kill me in an hour or a day, but continuing to drink will kill me eventually

I am no expert of either drink nor antidepressants, though it would seem to me that antidepressants are ineffective when washed down with loads of alcohol.

What I do know is that NOTHING worked for me until I stopped drinking. The only way that I could stop was to get help, and this meant doing something different. Just trying harder or hoping for the best never worked. I needed to alter what I did.

So far, and for today, that has been successful.

fedupandskint

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