The Giving Up/ Cutting Down alcohol support thread - number 11

shaggydoo

February :-

= 7 Days AF

= 14 days AF

= 21 days AF

= 28 days AF

= 29 days AF

:j = target achieved


Bearacus 2/TF

Bigdrinker /25

Bretts77 /22

Caramelcaron 2/TF

Cheezypeas 2/23

Chloris /TF

Cleggie 4/TF

Crazymum 5/29

dprovan /27

Evilsquid 2/20

Fakeplastictwee /12

Gardenanna /TF

Lizzyb 5/29

Mackeroo 1/16

Maman 2/10

Mari /TF

May 2/18

Miss P 3/20

Molly-72 1/20

Mrs Vimes /20

Nettttie 3/20

Shaggy 5/17

Peterbunny 2/21

Plumjam /16

Pricey SOS 1/22

Rachel /TF

WBF 2/15




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

cleggie

Morning shaggy!

Can i change my target please? I didnt want to put any pressure on myself, so i will start off with a small target of 15 please.

A bit scared, but i am quite sure i can manage it!

gardenanna

crazymum wrote: »

but I seem to have lost all confidence at the moment.

Me too - and it's awful. I had to make a decision this week and I've gone back and forward till my head's splitting, finally decided and then this very minute phoned to overturn it, p***ing loads of people off and making myself look a complete idiot.

It's so not like me and then I came on here for some comfort and there was crazymum's post - thank you for sharing that I suddenly felt a bit less flaky and alone .

I'm beginning to think I have to start figuring out who I am and what I want from life all over again :eek:

On the plus side 5 afd's for Feb please Shaggy and a happy AF Monday everyone :j

cheezypeas

Well, I have had a very bad weekend regarding AFness and have forced myself to post this morning and "confess" all.....

Drank wine + spirits on Friday night and while I had planned to drink, as usual, it went way too far and I wasted much of Saturday in bed with a hangover and feeling mightily peed off with myself.

Lesson learned ? Ha, sadly not. Sunday lunchtime, in the pub for a nice family lunch. 3 glasses of wine (large) which actually equalled a bottle. Followed this up with drinks back at a friends house, where I proceeded to make a complete t*t of myself....falling over etc etc

Don't remember anything of the evening at all, just know from my lovely, patient OH that he got me home in the snow somehow....

WHY WHY WHY

Feel a prize £$*£$^$%£ this morning :mad:
This really has to stop now.....I think I might have just reached that point where I just have to stop all together. I just need to figure the best way for me, of doing that.......

Sorry, had to publicly get that off my chest

So only 3 AFDs for Feb so far pls Shaggy, and can I go for the full monty SNC pls bearacus

crazymum_2

Cheezypeas I think that most of us on here can relate to your weekend....I certainly can... The only thing to do is begin again. Today is a brand new shiny day and here is where you begin
((Hugs)) - because it always feels terrible when you make a tit of yourself.

Gardenanna thankyou for posting - I feel like a disaster, initially I felt so good and positive....but now, it's like you say, I feel like I've got to make a whole new life for myself - I don't really know about lots of stuff. I havn't been sleeping well - but I don't really know how normal people sleep - I know it sounds stupid.
I lost my confidence at the weekend and ran out to the car and cried :eek:. My Mum sent me an email that one of her friends had sent - asking if I was going to become a nun next (having given up smoking and drinking).....that set me off crying for about 2 days.
It's all a bit ridiculous... I'm not constructively using my evenings either, I think I need to set myself a few gentle challenges.

Cleggie and 365days - you are brilliant. Thankyou. I will not drink (or smoke ) and I shall pull myself together and sort out my life - and it will be brilliant and a million times better than the horrible way I was living when I was drinking

See - easy :cool:
thankyou eveyone

maman

Just couldn't read and run crazymum. You are doing so well, don't let anyone put you off. That email was a tasteless joke but probably had a twinge of jealousy in it! Sometimes, people do change their lifestyle a bit if previously all their friends were drinking buddies. It could be a bit of a surprise to find booze was all you had in common but that's hardly a basis for lasting friendship. Real friends will accept that you can be just as good company without a drink.

I agree with finding something constructive to do. I find I get quite down myself if I get bored. It's such a faff choosing between all the domestic tasks I could be doing!;)

bearacus

Roll UP Roll UP .... MON-THURS School Night Challenge

Everyone one is welcome to join and so far we have the lovely :-



Bearacus
Beckseven
Cheezypeas
Cleggie
Foreverhopeful
Maman
May2013 (3)
MissP
Peterbunny
Shaggy

bearacus

Antonic Well done on a fantastic achievement :T

Cheezypeas ((((hugs))) I definitely can relate and think everyone else can. Just pick yourself up and don't be to hard on your self today xx

Crazymum My tooth is so much better thank you dentist said it is healing well x Sending you big ((((( hugs)))). I would feel rubbish if someone said that about me too . They obviously haven't got enough going on in there own life xxx I think you are doing brilliantly :T xx I do agree that I felt a bit lost when I stopped drinking but it just takes time to adjust

Sending (((( hugs)))) to everyone who may need them xx

bearacus x

gardenanna

My Mum sent me an email that one of her friends had sent - asking if I was going to become a nun next (having given up smoking and drinking).....that set me off crying for about 2 days.

My best friend's husband told me that he hopes I'll come to my senses soon 'cos he doesn't trust people who can't enjoy a drink. Fortunately she told him what an idiot he sounded but it did make me panic that people will think I'm no fun any more.

cleggie

Just popping on to say its another AF and 1 for the SNC this evening.
Not very well, so taking myself off to bed shortly, will catch up with the thread tomorrow.