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

fakeplastictwee

maman wrote: »

Well done fpt, having just logged on I've read your posts through the evening and watched you come out on top:T Stand by for fireworks!!!

Thank you I'm pleased I did it, getting up was already hard enough this morning!

fakeplastictwee

Interesting to see everyone elses's panic related to drinking. I've always been in denial about the link until recently. When I think back, they started when I was 18 and was drinking fairly regularly, (fell into bad habits as I was in a band with 3 older guys, sitting around at gigs a lot waiting to play equalled lots of drinking!)

bearacus

well done everyone on the SNC:j
Another week done with lots of Afness and will power :T Be proud of what you managed to achieve

11AF please Shaggy and 4 for the SNC x

I also suffer panic attacks and have found a definite correlation with drinking.
I still have them now I am not drinking but I find i am able to cope better than before x

bearacus x

cheezypeas

A bit of an up and down week for me.......for some reason Wednesday night always seems to be a flashpoint for me, and down goes a bottle of red wine without touching the sides. This Weds was sadly no different, so only 3 to report for the SNC this week pls Bearacus and 7 AFDs for Nov so far please Shaggy.

It seems Christmas has begun already in chez cheezy as my OH and I are already consuming an enormous amount of mince pies. Does anyone else find their desire for sweet things, choc, cakes etc goes up when they're not drinking.
Hopefully I won't need a MPC (Mince-pie challenge) and have to avoid them on school nights !!!

Happy Friday night all...............

RecoveringAlcoholic

rachelww1 wrote: »

AF here tonight also making 5 please Shaggy and my 3 nights completed Bearaus.

I also suffer from panic attacks, but mine happen when I'm in the car which is most upsetting. I do find that I'm not as bad if I've not had a drink for a few days. But the thought of going on a long journey (anything over 4 miles :eek:) worries me sensless.

Off to try and sleep now, cos my sleep pattern is totally disrupted at the mo, and another day with the work experience kiddy beckons tomorrow.

I found that my panic attacks stopped and my depression lifted when I had to give up alcohol.

But I still suffer from mild Gephyrophobia.



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fakeplastictwee

I'm not AF tonight but taking it easy as I'm having my hair cut tomorrow. (Anybody got any ideas for long thick wavy hair? Getting bored of it!)

allym464

Can I just say that this thread is fantastic? It is really reassuring reading other people's posts and to know that there are people in similar situations to me. I have decided that I completely want to cut down on drinking as I used to know when I had reached the limit when I was younger and now well to be frank dont. I dont go out drinking very often probably once every two months or so (and I mean go out to a bar kind of drinking and not a glass of wine over dinner) but when I did, I think I would make up for that two month dry patch! I woke up one morning with the mother and daddy and grandparents of a hang over and well decided I didnt like waking up like that and feeling so stupid and so I have decided that since I cant control how much I drink, I can control when I drink. I am taking it slow hence my 21 day AFD but the tortoise didnt beat the hare by sprinting... keep up the good work everyone I went grocery shopping today and walked away with soda water! sorry for the ramble x

May2013

I'm in a state of shock....it's Friday night and I've not had as much as a sniff of alcohol....I'm AF on a Friday!!!! :j
I can't say in all honesty that it's been easy, the bells were positively BOOMING from about 5.30 and I've been as grumpy as h3ll trying to ignore them....but I did and I know that I'm going to feel sooo good for it in the morning.

A very pleasing 8 AFD's please shaggy

Have a great weekend everyone xxx

shaggydoo

Morning :hello:

2 glasses of red wine in the pub last night.



Shaggyx

shaggydoo

November :-

= 7 Days AF

= 14 days AF

= 21 days AF

= 28 days AF

= 30 days AF

:j = target achieved


Allym /21
Bearacus 11/TF
Beckseven 7/20

Bretts /28

Caramelcaron 6/15
Cheezypeas 7/26
Chloris 7/21
Fakeplastic 7/20

Fedup /30
Flimsier 7/27

Forever 4/16
Gardenanna 8/20

Gien 3/30
Happyshopper 9/20

Idristhe dragon 3/15
Jungle Jane 9/29

Lamarsi /20

Legsand /20

Mackeroo 4/19
Maman 7/10
May 8/17
One for the Rd 7/28

Shaggy 6/17
Pricey SOS 8/25

Rachel 5/15




PLEASE PUT YOUR TARGET AFDs IN A BOLD RED FONT and good luck! (and if I've made any mistakes, don't be shy, please let me know!)

EVERYONE WELCOME