The giving up/cutting down alcohol support thread Part 8!

SimIsOnTheUp

graemecarter wrote: »

When I feel jittery (be it craving for a drink or cigarette or anxious about an interview etc) I try and ring someone and tell them how I feel. I speak on the phone, or face-to-face to another human being. I tell them that I am very scared/anxious. That often takes the power out of the feeling.
A feeling cannot make me do anything - it's the action that can do the damage.

Thanks Graeme. Good advice.

However, I don't feel I have anyone I can talk to about this, either on the phone or face to face!

Am going to have to get a plan in place for next time it happens (which it will).

AA is not for me at the moment for a variety of reasons, so I will probably phone my local Substance Misuse Team.

Cheers,

Sim.

honeybear_2

SimIsOnTheUp wrote: »

Great advice HB.

Thanks!

I'm so glad I saw sense, sat tight and didn't act on how I felt.

Cheers,

Sim x

:T:T:T

Proud of ya, hon :cool:

honeybear_2

jo1972 wrote: »

Why you laughing??

Laughing? Me? I wasn't laughing...

DecemberBaby_2

Hi all.

Well done today Sim.

Just popping in to say AF tonight so 2 for me Shaggy.
Good luck with the 100 day challenge those that are doing it.

Love to all and hope you are having a good evening.

Off to watch Bouquet of Barbed Wire.

DB x

penelopedee_2

Hello all, sorry for my absence - I haven't managed very well over the summer. A complete lack of commitment and laziness. So tonight I'm trying again. Fizzy water at the ready.

Hope everyone else is ok. I'm just off to catch up on what I've missed. Pen

SimIsOnTheUp

Thanks HB and DB! x

SimIsOnTheUp

Do any of you guys know, if I can cash a cheque at a different bank (where I don't have an account)?

ie - I have a cheque from YouGov (pre - printed), from the NatWest. This cheque is for £50.

If I deposit it in my A&L / Santander account tomorrow, I'm looking at next Tuesday at the earliest for it to clear!

So, as I could really do with the money sooner, I was considering using Money Shop to cash it. For obvious reasons, I really don't want to do this though.

I've read conflicting comments regarding this online.

I was hoping that, as the cheque is from the NatWest, that NatWest may cash it if I take it in there. However, I'm assuming I'd need an account with them?

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Sim x

SimIsOnTheUp

I think Money Shop charge about 8%! Yikes..

penelopedee_2

Sorry Sim, I no idea with that sort of thing but I expect you can be exploited badly by the banks for doing it.

AF tonight (first time in a long time) and feeling better for it. No bells ringing either

shaggydoo

Morning All :hello:

12 AFDs for me. Off to see what you've been up to.....




Shaggy