The Giving Up/Cutting Down Alcohol Support Thread - Numero 9!

randomname_3

Hi, Hiney and welcome to the thread. Your sobriety is a lesson for us all. Too many on here, me included, kid ourselves that a few days af is an achievement but for some again, me included, the only real answer is to stop drinking completely. Some here have achieved this, others I think are frightened of the thought of never drinking again.

It certainly takes guts and courage and I admire you for your achievement.

honeybear_2

hiney777 wrote: »

Hello, this is my first time posting on here and thought I'd introduce myself.
This week I will be 8 years sober. For me cutting down was not a option but was a route I tried once and looking back I think this aided me to carry on drinking rather than help. I called for advice and was sent a pack to write down my drink habits and was advised to try not to drink for 3 months, This I managed and was feeling really great, but as soon as those 3 months were up I picked up where I left off but with one big difference I know thought my problem wasn't that bad as I'd managed not to drink for 3 months. It took another 5 years of increasingly heavier drinking before I finally got help to give up all together.
Some of you on here will be able to cut down but for some the only option will be to try and give up.
Good luck to all
Hiney

randomname wrote: »

Hi, Hiney and welcome to the thread. Your sobriety is a lesson for us all. Too many on here, me included, kid ourselves that a few days af is an achievement but for some again, me included, the only real answer is to stop drinking completely. Some here have achieved this, others I think are frightened of the thought of never drinking again.

It certainly takes guts and courage and I admire you for your achievement.

Thank you, RN, for saying what I was thinking in a much better way than I could put it!

And thank you, Hiney, for sharing that

Can actual speak with some degree of normality now, which is a great relief! :rotfl: Still coughing my guts up tho

mollypolly

randomname wrote: »

Hi, Hiney and welcome to the thread. Your sobriety is a lesson for us all. Too many on here, me included, kid ourselves that a few days af is an achievement but for some again, me included, the only real answer is to stop drinking completely. Some here have achieved this, others I think are frightened of the thought of never drinking again.

It certainly takes guts and courage and I admire you for your achievement.

This thought STILL scares me now......:(

jo1972

honeybear wrote: »

Still coughing my guts up tho

I'm not sitting next to you tomorrow then

mollypolly wrote: »

This thought STILL scares me now......:(

Maybe you should write it all down too MP? Find out why you did it in the first place? Or do you know already?

I hope your DD is okay? xx

V excited bout tomorrow :D:D

Miss_Piggy_2

CURRY GOERS!!!

Just popping in quickly to say I hope you all have a fab time at the curry evening. I'm so sorry I'm not able to make it.

Miss P
xx

Lurkio

Miss_Piggy wrote: »

CURRY GOERS!!!

Just popping in quickly to say I hope you all have a fab time at the curry evening. I'm so sorry I'm not able to make it.

Miss P
xx

So are we, Miss P.......

Miss_Piggy_2

Lurkio wrote: »

So are we, Miss P.......

Don't....i'll blub....

Miss_Piggy_2

Woooo...just had a quick read back. SSG, please don't include me in any more of your rants or I'll be reporting them as abuse.

Thats another visit over folks....hope you all have a brilliant time tomorrow. Miss you all!

Miss P
xx

StressedOutSue

Hi All:j

Hope you enjoy the get together tomorrow!! It would be great to see a photo of you all if that was possible?

I HAVE NOT BOUGHT ANY WINE FOR SATURDAY NIGHT SO I CAN'T DRINK ANY SO THE BELLS CAN JUST GO AND CLANG OFF

And they certainly are clanging here.

jo1972

Miss_Piggy wrote: »

Thats another visit over folks....hope you all have a brilliant time tomorrow. Miss you all!

Miss P
xx

Please change your mind and come please?