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

missrlr

Morning, another AF night for me last night. Can someone tell me how many that is now please? I can't count - well I can but I make a different number every time. It's a recurrent theme this week

Planning my day of pampering for next week (it's a celebration day and I don't work on celebration days) as MSE as possible, but combining this with the need for haircut and so on.

bsg

Thanks for the welcome and the words of advice, 5 tea time means 72 hours for me

I'm currently reading the Allen Carr book (god bless my Ebook reader and debit card) but will hold judgement on that until a few more chapters in.

Yesterday started off a little bit iffy, with slight withdrawal symptoms. I was a bit concerned so phoned my GP who (luckily) wasn't working. The locum couldn't authorise a course of Chlordiazapoxide and I was worried that I would relapse, _JUST_ to fend off the withdrawals, which the locum actually suggested. I took it upon myself to give myself a task an hour to complete as a distraction starting with working through Uncharted 3 on the ps3, 4 hours later, I turned it off and felt fine - YAY!

evilsquid1603

last night was AF so one more for me please.

DH got horrifically drunk whilst i was out. he was on tesco value gin and sprite. poured me a jd and coke but I've developed a massive dust allergy because all the moving stuff around to pack and move has stirred up all the dust in out flat so i felt awful and didn't want it. tip for you all - exposed brick walls and ceilings look lovely but everything will be covered in a completely insane amount of dust no matter what you do.

beckseven

Hi all-get well wishes shaggy and welcome to all the newbies. 15 afds for me please shaggy. I feel a bit of a fraud because it is absolutely no struggle at all to keep away from alcohol due to my op! (sure it won't last...)

missrlr

19 AF days for me please in April
2 birthdays and Easter will stretch the will power so best to aim for the other stuff and stick to the "no more than a bottle of wine" rule if I do drink

Chloris

28 AFD please Shaggy. x Glad you are feeling better. x

tracy_36

bsg wrote: »

Thanks for the welcome and the words of advice, 5 tea time means 72 hours for me

I'm currently reading the Allen Carr book (god bless my Ebook reader and debit card) but will hold judgement on that until a few more chapters in.

Yesterday started off a little bit iffy, with slight withdrawal symptoms. I was a bit concerned so phoned my GP who (luckily) wasn't working. The locum couldn't authorise a course of Chlordiazapoxide and I was worried that I would relapse, _JUST_ to fend off the withdrawals, which the locum actually suggested. I took it upon myself to give myself a task an hour to complete as a distraction starting with working through Uncharted 3 on the ps3, 4 hours later, I turned it off and felt fine - YAY!

That sounds like a mammoth milestone for you
You will have to start writing a list of things to do for distractions! When I first gave up, my garden had a mass going over, all the windows got cleaned etc etc - unfortunately I appear to have lost the urge to do things now

maman wrote: »

:Ttracy, you did well!

I was tempted again earlier, not a craving as such I just thought it would have been nice to have a drink after a busy day. Fortunately, I needed to drive and by the time I got home the thought of missing my one last AF day for March spurred me on!

I love the way the AF days chart spurs us on to not drink!!! Thank you Shaggy

28 AF for me now please, and really not sure about April - still haven't decided whether to quit altogether, or just have a few occasionally. I suppose at least I am not drinking whilst I decide

shaggydoo

Morning :hello:

1 more AFD please Bearacus.



Shaggyx

shaggydoo

bsg wrote: »

5 tea time means 72 hours for me

Hope it's still going well.....:T

shaggydoo

March :-

= 7 Days AF

= 14 days AF

= 21 days AF

= 28 days AF

= 29 days AF

= target achieved


Antonia 2/17
Bearacus 21/TF
Beck7 15/14

Cheezypeas /20

Chilli red /10
Chloris 28/31
Cleggie 11/20
Crazymum 14/31
Evilsquid 13/15
Gardenanna 21/TF
Lamarsi 10/15
Mackeroo 18/16
Maman 12/10

Markman /TF
May 9/18
Miss P 10/20
Miss rlr 19/20
Shaggy 17/17
Peterbunny 17/TF
PixnMix 9/10

Scotdebs 2/12
Pricey SOS 16/24
Tracy_36 27/31

Rachel 3/TF

wnjmurphy /14




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