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

clarabell13

Hugs to you budgie. Really hope that things pick up for you soon xx

penelopedee_2

Af for me today please Shaggy and Jo.

randomname_3

Well, thats another Sunday nearly over. I hope that the fireworks will start to fizzzle out from now on, my poor dog gets seriously frightened and will not come out from behind my chair. Being a Labrador though food times are an exception!

Shaggy, please chalk me up for one more making 7 so far.

Jo 3 completes the weekend challenge.

Pen if you are doing mon - thurs again, please count me in.

Good night and sweet dreams.

RN

penelopedee_2

My cats have been suffering with the fireworks too the white one jumps a mile each time they bang.

I will be doing the weekly challenge - I'll set it up in the morning.

Nite all, Pen x

clarabell13

Our younger cat is very twitchy with all the fireworks noise, but our old lady (nearly 19) is deaf. She looks at the younger one with a very superior look and wonders what the fuss is about

Pen please put me down for a one-day challenge for tomorrow

Night all x

miamoo

When I first joined you all back in January, I wanted to cut down my drinking abit, I knew it was getting abit crazy, Graeme talked of alcoholism and I freaked out to be honest. Dont get me wrong he never said that in relation to me, just in general.
I am so confused at the moment, because I have had a realisation that I dont have a normal relationship with alcohol.
I used to have. I used to drink or not drink with not much thought for either. But now I have to make an effort to not drink.
Its not a hard effort, I can do it. BUT I have to try everysingle day.
Everyday I have to say, 'I am not drinking tonight' I make a conscious effort to avoid the shop etc.
It didnt used to be like this.
I think if I carry on drinking as I do, carrying on without thinking about it, I will have a serious problem. If I havent already.

So_Sad_Angel

miamoo wrote: »

I think if I carry on drinking as I do, carrying on without thinking about it, I will have a serious problem. If I havent already.

Hi Miamoo

I was just like this....I knew I had to do something but it was so hard to get to grips with. The main thing is that you are thinking about it & your inner voice is starting to recognise it & you are starting to work on the practicalities of cutting down....well done.

I stopped many times over the years & always reached back for the bottle at times of stress (that was my trigger) ..... I had started to feel bad about my drinking last year & almost having a battle of concience between buy a bottle or not. I won in the end & have not touched a drop since 28th Aig 2009....the fact that I still remind myself of the date is clear to me that I am not `out of the woods` just yet & I need to keep reminding myself of it....daily sometimes.

Good luck....take a day at a time...an hour at a time if needs be & even cutting out one drink a day is cutting down & will make a difference.

So_Sad_Angel

mollypolly wrote: »

Hi Winebox.......Yes all is good.....I watched my first grandson being born last week......Life couldnt get much better than that.:):)

Hope your world is good too. xxxx

Wow MP thats brilliant congratulations:j:j

jo1972 wrote: »

Morning all :wave:

3 weeks sober for me today, a whole 21 days :j

Starting to feel good, sleeping fantasically and have had a couple of people at work comment that I look well

Bells have been completely non-existent for most of this week, although I cannot become complacent cos they could strike at anytime.

Brilliant Jo....keep up the great work & feeling good is a great feeling isn`t it:D

So_Sad_Angel

Hi to everyone ....HB , WB & BB ....LOL I seem to be abbreviating everyone ....getting old & can`t remember names these days:o

One day I will pop in at a normal hour of the day & stay for a chat but life is so busy lately.

Happy Monday to you all.

Angiexx

jo1972

Friday - Sunday AF Challenge

Jo :j
RN :j
DB

2 Night Special

SOS

1 Night Special

Pen :j
Mari :j

APOLOGIES IF I HAVE MADE ANY ERRORS, HAVEN'T BEEN AROUND MUCH THIS WEEKEND, BUT NEEDED TO DO THE CHALLENGE FOR MY BENEFIT ANYWAY ANY ANOMOLIES, PLEASE LET ME KNOW

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