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

gien

Good evening everyone, at last I am finally back home and on a prper 'puter instead of a tiny phone.

So here is the

SUPER SECOND WEEK OF AUGUST AF CHALLENGE.

yes. it's a lame name, but the best I can think of.

Challengers are:

Gien
Jo
Miss P
DC
FUASparkles
NRA
Randomname.


So far I am AF for the day but struggling away with the bells - found cold beer in fridge on return which wouldn't normally be my tipple but is very attractive when that's all there is...


Off to shower kids and put them to bed as a distraction (boy, are they going to be very clean and rested by Thursday)

honeybear_2

Oh Sim, honey, i do worry about you...

The only thing i can say, & this is a bit of tough love, is think about this:

THE ONLY PERSON YOU CAN RELY ON TO ALWAYS BE THERE IN YOUR LIFE IS YOU.

Now, if a friend, GF, counsellor etc was messing you about the way you treat yourself, you wouldn't be happy. So just think about it...

honeybear_2

And best of luck to all you SSWOAAFC's :T

budget_babe

SimIsOnTheUp wrote: »

Hi guys,

Feel f ucked. At the end of my tether.

Drank Fri and Saturday. Blew £250, so now I have another £500 debt to the Money Shop that I can't pay.

Went drinking on my own in Manchester on Friday night / Saturday daytime, and then carried on drinking on the train back, carrying on when I got home.

Kept having very scary, weird panicky "not feeling like I was in my own head / body" feelings earlier. They've gone thank God.

I'm scared that this is going to kill me.

Woke up in hotel room Fri night / Saturday morning, hardly able to remember a thing.

SSG - I feel for you. Big Hugs at ya. (Have PM'd you)

Sim xx

Sim I really don't know what to say to you? I really don't..................

Nothing would be adequate, you clearly need help outside of this thread. I know you don't like AA, but our Lovely Jo gave you some good advice when she posted the other day.

You CANNOT GO ON LIKE THIS, but then you know this already. Your health is suffering and by continually drinking like this you are putting yourself in danger as you cannot remember things.

Aside of that you are spending an horrendous amount of money on alcohol that you just simply can't afford.

Sorry I know that you know all of this, but my heart goes out to you, I don't have the answer, but please seek help and when its offered grab it with both hands and hold onto it.

I hope that you can get the help that you need and I really do hope for better days ahead for you mate.

I am sorry the above is not much help But its really to say that people do care and no one wants to see you at such a low point.

Hugs and lots of love, PLEASE STAY SAFE.................

BUDGIE XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Miss_Piggy_2

For honeybear.........she knows why:)

(thats what I got when I googled cute honeybear!!:D)

honeybear_2

Miss_Piggy wrote: »

For honeybear.........she knows why:)

(thats what I got when I googled cute honeybear!!:D)

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

And that's what i get for giving away my secrets!

Miss_Piggy_2

honeybear wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

And that's what i get for giving away my secrets!

You got to admit, its cute!!;)

yellowmonkey

veritas12 wrote: »

Which one of you "perfect, never-do-anything-wrong-even-when-intoxicated, SAINTS" got treepotato banned? Come on - if you're "big" enough to secretly and anonymously get someone banned for expressing their opinion of you when you behave like an idiot, you should be big enough to admit it was you who did it.....

So - who was it?

ETA..Sorry forgot to say Hi

newroadahead

SimIsOnTheUp wrote: »

Hi guys,

Feel f ucked. At the end of my tether.

Drank Fri and Saturday. Blew £250, so now I have another £500 debt to the Money Shop that I can't pay.

Went drinking on my own in Manchester on Friday night / Saturday daytime, and then carried on drinking on the train back, carrying on when I got home.

Kept having very scary, weird panicky "not feeling like I was in my own head / body" feelings earlier. They've gone thank God.

I'm scared that this is going to kill me.

Woke up in hotel room Fri night / Saturday morning, hardly able to remember a thing.

SSG - I feel for you. Big Hugs at ya. (Have PM'd you)

Sim xx

Sim

As everyone else has said maybe a bit of tough love is now called for.
Trust me we all have days when you dont know which way to turn but you can find help if you want to and in your case you really NEED TO.

I have been to the bottom of the bottomless pit and yes it has taken me time but slowly day by day we get there.
Yes we all fall back on ourselves from time to time(and boy have I done it) but as much as anything else we recover for OURSELVES.

I realised after a very long time that I dont have to please everyone else but I do need to please ME.

You had been doing so well and had much to be proud of, you can and will get there again because the alternative is not one anyone wants to consider.

Sorry if I sound like Im waffling, really feel for you and hope things get better

love

NRA xxxx

newroadahead

honeybear wrote: »

And best of luck to all you SSWOAAFC's :T

Wonder if I put that in my siggy if anyone would know what it means lol:rotfl::rotfl: