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

SimIsOnTheUp

Good Evening Ladies and Gents.

Hope you're all ok.

I f*cked up majorly last week, and ended up drinking all afternoon / night Thursday and Friday.

Got through about £150, which was meant to clear some of my PayDay loan.

Am starting to feel a bit better tonight, but Sat and Sunday were hell. Worst nightmares in a long time.

So annoyed with myself for wasting all that money.

Have postponed my Advocate guy twice too (who was helping me prepare for the ESA Tribunal).

At least I've dealt with that, having called him today and re - arranged for Thursday, a day before my appeal.

Still don't feel prepared for it. I sent in my letters from my GP and Substance Misuse Worker, last Thursday by Special Delivery, but I didn't send in my personal submission (at the advice of my advocate)..

However, the Solicitor on the 'Benefits and Work' site online, advises to send in a submission.

I'm condensing it again now, from 8 pages to about 6 / 7 pages.

Wasn't going to send it in and take the advice of the Advocate (he said that's what the hearing is for, to put my side across..), but as nice as the chap is, I don't think he's done many of these Tribunals so I'm going with my gut instinct. I need to get something in writing off to them.

Will get it sent next day delivery again tomorrow morning.

Head is a shed again.

Nothing in my life is how I'd like it to be.

Have even been resenting people who've 'got sober', like my mate who went to rehab last year for 6 months, and has now been sober 19 months.

She's still a cr*p mate. Called her for advice re my ESA Appeal Hearing last week. She was to call me back..never did. No apology, but just a half - arsed text about how we'd meet up maybe soon..

She may be sober, but she's still an !!!!!

Can't go back to AA, as I resent a lot of the people there.

Sorry for the lack of upbeat mood on here.

Cheers,

Sim x

SimIsOnTheUp

You guys on here, who've got sober -

I am in awe of you.

Just feel helpless, as to how I *stay* sober.

Sim x

mollypolly

SimIsOnTheUp wrote: »

You guys on here, who've got sober -

I am in awe of you.

Just feel helpless, as to how I *stay* sober.

Sim x

One Day at a time Sim....thats all we can do.:o

I think most of us have fell by the wayside at some point.....you just need to pick yourself up and keep on trying.

You have done so well this last few weeks.....and you will do again.

Alcohol only has power over you if you let it.....

Good luck
Take care of YOU
Love Mollypollyxxxx

diable

Today is the 20th so 20 AFD for me this month plus 8 days in August makes for 28 days on the trot. I think I should make it to the end of the month and to my goal of 1 whole month AF.

Next month will be tough as I will be in Florence for 5 days and I will let myself have some nice wine or beer with my meals ;o))))

Hope everyone on here is managing to stay on track and I hope that I can but sometimes the voices in my head keep on at me to have a drink but hopefully one day it will end and I can control the urge.

maman

Sorry to hear about the slip up sim. Just concentrate on your hearing, get that behind you and then hopefully you can begin to look forward. Like MP said, you've done it before and you can do it again. Just don't beat yourself up.

Wel done those of you on the challenges.

Ive managed another tonight

8AF please shaggy.

'night all:A

jo1972

Lurkio wrote: »

Jillian Michaels is a sadistic witch

jo1972 wrote: »

Who?????????

Marru wrote: »

(after shredding.....)

WOULD YOU ALL STOP IT!!!!

You now have to keep shreading forever or your muscles will turn to wobbly jelly, you mark my works

randomname_3

Morning everyone,

PPD Can I join your Mon - Thurs challenge please. I was af yesterday.

Shaggydoo 11 for me please.

Sim That's what happens mate. We think we're OK and then life comes along and bites us in the bum.

Did anything ever come of your offer of re-hab?

Good luck on your appeal.

Hope everyone else is OK (ish). SSG Glad you joined the latest challenge.

RN

jo1972

graemecarter wrote: »

Not able to attend unfortunately.
Hope you all have a great time.

I will have a takeaway Ruby in your honour

Oh, that's a shame GC xx

gien wrote: »

have caught a cold so feel really tired today, with a sore throat and tickley cough

Hope you start to feel better soon gien xxx

Wanna_Bee_Free wrote: »

Sorry for disappearing the last few weeks. I found out I'm losing my job end November which was a week before my 2 weeks away on holiday. Then I got back and have been jet lagged and nursing a cold.

Oh that's really bad news WBF, I hope you get something sorted soon and you start to feel better xx

shopaholictiedtheknot wrote: »

my life is just one stress after another and I am afraid to say that alcohol is STILL my crutch

Snap....

SimIsOnTheUp wrote: »

I am in awe of you.

Just feel helpless, as to how I *stay* sober.

Snap....

shaggydoo

Morning All :hello:

I'm on 19 now





Ha ha
Have a Happy Tuesday
Shaggyx

shaggydoo

September:-


= 7 days AF

:j = target achieved

Cazza 10/TF

DB 4/15

Diable 20/30

Fay 15/TF

Gien 12/TF

Happyshopper 9/20

HB 5/TF

Jo 5/TF

Maman 8/10

Marru 19/30

Miss P 12/30

Mookiepook 5/29

NRA 7/28

Randomname 11/15

SianneLaz 5/AF

SOS 14/24

Shaggy 19/17 :j

Shoppy 5/25

SSG 6/25

Trasij 14/25

Yellow Monkey 16/TF

115K 6/TF


PLEASE PUT YOUR AFDs IN A BOLD RED FONT