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

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  • rachelww1
    rachelww1 Posts: 680 Forumite
    Decided not to drink at bingo tonight, making 5 AFDs so far.
    LBM Dec 10. Total unsecured debt £41176 :eek: Nov 12 Debt Free Thanks Mum x RIP x

    2013 Savings £250
    2013 OP £3500
  • eca00opc
    eca00opc Posts: 23 Forumite
    shaggydoo wrote: »
    Do you want to join the April challenge? That just means you "pledge" a number of days of not drinking.....:)

    HI there - and thanks for the welcome!

    Put me down for 20 days this month - I've done two so far.

    The biggest problem for me is the sleeping - couldn't sleep last night just not tired without a drink in the evening. Had about 4 hours sleep last night but feel great today...
  • maman
    maman Posts: 29,737 Forumite
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    eca00opc wrote: »
    HI there - and thanks for the welcome!

    Put me down for 20 days this month - I've done two so far.

    The biggest problem for me is the sleeping - couldn't sleep last night just not tired without a drink in the evening. Had about 4 hours sleep last night but feel great today...

    Poor sleep isn't uncommon as we're all used to the drugged sleep we get from alcohol. For most people it passes after a while, opefully it will for you too.

    I've been positively saintly tonight. I've been to a retirement 'do' for a friend and drank nothing but water all evening!

    2AF please Shaggy
  • appletree4
    appletree4 Posts: 19 Forumite
    Morning guys,

    Just letting you know I prob won't be posting for a while. Got a lot of problems at home going on, so need to take some time out.

    Stay good you lot, and stay positive yeah.

    Love apple x
  • shaggydoo
    shaggydoo Posts: 8,435 Forumite
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    Morning :hello:

    1 more AFD.

    happy_wednesday.gif

    Shaggyx
    What do we do when we fall? We get up, dust ourselves off and start walking in the right direction again. Perhaps when we fall, it is easy to forget there are people along the way who help us stand and walk with us as we get back on track.
  • shaggydoo
    shaggydoo Posts: 8,435 Forumite
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    rachelww1 wrote: »
    1 whole week of not drinking completed,

    yay.gif well done :T
    What do we do when we fall? We get up, dust ourselves off and start walking in the right direction again. Perhaps when we fall, it is easy to forget there are people along the way who help us stand and walk with us as we get back on track.
  • Miss_Piggy_2
    Miss_Piggy_2 Posts: 3,631 Forumite
    Good morning all

    Appletree4 - hope things ease off for you soon! ((Hugs))

    Rachelww - well done on going AF last night!:T

    Rossie - good news on the LFT results!:T As Maman says, joinging a SW club and getting all the relevant books is a good idea. Or you could try a forum called Minimins. They have sections for all the various diet clubs etc on there and the info on the SW section is really good. Good luck!!

    5 for me please Shaggy!

    Last night was a real struggle for me. Piglet was being a bit cheeky, the step-kids were being a bit of a problem and then next door started having (yet another) blazing row! It got to the point I felt I wanted to get very very drunk (which wouldn't have helped at all!!) or I got away from it all. So after Piglet was asleep I went to bed at 7.30pm, shut the bedroom door and got under the duvet away from everything aggravating! I could feel myself getting really angry and really didn't want to unfairly take it out on OH :(. Guess learning some anger management techniques might be an idea!:rotfl:

    Feel ok today. Think OH very grateful I decided to go to bed rather than to the shop for wine.:o

    Miss P
    xx
    **Keep Calm and Carry On!**
  • shaggydoo
    shaggydoo Posts: 8,435 Forumite
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    yay.gif Rossie cheeks good news on the results :T
    What do we do when we fall? We get up, dust ourselves off and start walking in the right direction again. Perhaps when we fall, it is easy to forget there are people along the way who help us stand and walk with us as we get back on track.
  • shaggydoo
    shaggydoo Posts: 8,435 Forumite
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    edited 6 April 2011 at 7:27AM
    appletree4 wrote: »
    Morning guys,

    Just letting you know I prob won't be posting for a while. Got a lot of problems at home going on, so need to take some time out.

    Stay good you lot, and stay positive yeah.

    Love apple x

    Come back when you have more time :)
    What do we do when we fall? We get up, dust ourselves off and start walking in the right direction again. Perhaps when we fall, it is easy to forget there are people along the way who help us stand and walk with us as we get back on track.
  • shaggydoo
    shaggydoo Posts: 8,435 Forumite
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    April :-

    smiley_emoticons_hurra_fruehling2.gif= 7 days AF

    bunny2.gif= 14 days AF

    345g.gif= 21 days AF

    Smiley-ange.png = 28 days AF

    pan-10-10-smiley-...-airsoft-1851527.gif = 31 days AF

    Pregnant Posters = pregnant-smiley.gifth_smiley_pregnant.gifsmiley-char051.gif :A

    :j = target achieved

    Bearacus 2/14

    Beckseven 1/21


    Chloris
    1/20


    Darwin's Mum 1/15

    eca00 2/20

    Fed Up
    1/TF


    Gien
    2/20


    Happyshopper
    /20

    Lala 2/15

    Lottie
    /10


    Mackeroo 3/25


    Maggie 1/12

    Maman 2/10

    Miss P
    5/18


    Phoenix D
    5/30


    Rachelww
    5/21


    RossieCheecks 1/16

    Shaggy 3/17

    SOS
    4/23


    Toomany 2/15

    Trasij 4/30


    Yorkshiremanc 1/20



    PLEASE PUT YOUR TARGET AFDs IN A BOLD RED FONT and good luck!
    What do we do when we fall? We get up, dust ourselves off and start walking in the right direction again. Perhaps when we fall, it is easy to forget there are people along the way who help us stand and walk with us as we get back on track.
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