The Giving up/ Cutting down Alcohol support thread- number 10

mrsrainman

mrsrainman wrote: »

Morning All!


I'm going to say this next bit at a whisper, but...........

There may have been a breakthrough in the Rainman household this weekend. MrR may finally be seeing sense.

Now I'm not going to get too excited as we've been here before but following a few discussions yesterday i have a good feeling about it. However, I will have to wait until this evening to see if he stops at the shop to buy wine. Fingers crossed!!

Have a good day all!

MrsR xx

Well, not quite the break through I was hoping for, but it's a start. Only a 6 pack of Bud was bought (and drunk) yesterday. So 9 units (about 1 bottle of wine), in comparison to the 2+ he would normally drink. However, he was on call last night so he shouldn't have had a drink at all!! So I think it'll be "watch this space" for how it will be when he's not on call. He's had a some contact from family members about getting some help, I hope he's hearing it.

MrsR xx

mrsrainman

Miss_Piggy wrote: »

Good morning all!


Also, with regards to TV programmes showing drinking, yes it gets to me too. I tend to sit here thinking "well, THEY'RE doing it, so it must be ok!" But then TV programmes aren't real life. You don't see someone on eastenders starting drinking at 5pm and falling asleep in the armchair by 8pm with a half eaten plate of toast in front of them! (which is generally what I do!)

Miss P
xx

Eastenders is definately one of the worst programmes for this!! Everyone seems to have bottles of whiskey/various spirits stashed away in cupboards, desk drawers, everywhere!!! I don't know anyone who keeps a bottle of Scotch in their desk at work!! Lol!!

Mrs R xx

TooMany4Legs

Morning All!

up to 5 AFD please Shaggy, and also 1 for the SNC please Bearacus

Have a lovely day all

TooMany xx

rachelww1

Morning all. Was out last night at bingo, but stuck to sprite zero even when I was bought a drink. So 9AF for May please Shaggy, and 2 for the challenge Bearacus. Really fancied a cigarette last night though, but I managed not to give in.

bearacus

:ASchool Night Challenge:A

Bearacus :)

Beckseven :)
Chloris :)
Gien :)
Kdenty :)
Mackeroo :)
Maman :)
Miss p :)
Pricey sos
Rachelww1 :)
Shaggy :)
Sumsup :)

:A3 nights:A

Toomany
May2013 :)

:A1 night:A

Jo1972

RecoveringAlcoholic

But then TV programmes aren't real life.

Real life kicks in when you meet the actors at A.A. meetings.

beckseven

I worked with a guy who kept a 7up bottle filled with vodka in his desk, stashed vodka bottles behind the skip outside and used to top up when he went for a cigarette and drank special brew behind tesco at lunch time. He used to be a manager, was demoted to our department when he lost his license for drink driving, his marriage broke up, then he came in after lunch one day absolutely off his face staggering round etc so he was dismissed (he had had numerous chances before.) Poor guy I hope he has managed to turn his life around now.

Miss_Piggy_2

Evening all

Definately AF here tonight so 8 please Shaggy and 3 please Bearacus

Miss P
xx

sumsup

Declaring early, 11 AFD's and 3 for the SNC please. Need an early night as am doing the Moonwalk on Saturday so need extra zzzzzzzz's as expect to be up until baout 5 am!

S x

kdenty

In my jammies now so tonight is
Day 3 no alcohol
3rd school night

What a rubbish day. The girl I have nicknamed 'x school bully now work bully' announced she has been to the doctors and the rash she has had for 2 weeks is chicken pox! Great!

I did bake a lovely lemon cake tonight BF's useful comment was "it's a bit lemony" doh!!