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

*Mari*

Morning all

Not been a great week, still only on 3 days AF for August :mad:
I just have no willpower, I want to drink less but actually doing it is another matter

Anyway, I hope everyone else is doing well, and at least it's nearly the weekend!

Mari xx

shaggydoo

Morning :hello:

1 more AFD for me please Mari.





I've updated post #2949

Shaggyx

missrlr

Morning all, managed another AF night last night although sharing a bed with the DH as he has finished a night shift pattern is PAINFUL - he just wants to be awake until 1am and INSISTS on having the blinking TV on in the bedroom. Now sometimes I can drop off, but usually it just keeps me awake, so feel very fuggy headed and a bit short tempered - just imagine the result with a hangover!!! I shall hold on to this feeling of it being better even if all I actually want to do is curl up and snooze under my desk today.

Pixiegill

Didn't make the 4 I'm afraid....though quite chuffed I managed 3 !! will definately try better next week and now its the weekend :beer:

3 for the SNC for me thank you

antonic

300 consecutive AF days for me now.

maman

antonic wrote: »

300 consecutive AF days for me now.

:T that's brilliant antonic. be sure to come back in 9 weeks if not before!:D

*Mari* wrote: »

Morning all

Not been a great week, still only on 3 days AF for August :mad:
I just have no willpower, I want to drink less but actually doing it is another matter

Anyway, I hope everyone else is doing well, and at least it's nearly the weekend!

Mari xx

I'm sure doing the SNC is helping. I could easily have started my weekend on Wednesday if it wasn't for you!;) Hang on in there!

gien

Hello, finally I have 2 AFDs to declare - been off vsiting friends and it was all a bit boozy. Back on the straight and narrow now though, with yesterday and today being AF.
Feel gladtobe sober!

graemecarter

*Mari* wrote: »

Morning all

Not been a great week, still only on 3 days AF for August :mad:
I just have no willpower, I want to drink less but actually doing it is another matter

Anyway, I hope everyone else is doing well, and at least it's nearly the weekend!

Mari xx

Where alcohol is concerned I have no willpower either.
I have willpower with food, exercise and other things, but NONE with alcohol.
That's why as hard as I tried, I couldn't get control over my drinking. I just couldn't summon up the willpower as it didn't exist and will never exist for me...

Have a good w/e everyone

*Mari*

maman wrote: »

I'm sure doing the SNC is helping. I could easily have started my weekend on Wednesday if it wasn't for you!;) Hang on in there!

Thank you, I'm sure it is helping me too. I just need to find a different crutch for when things are rubbish!

Will do the SNC again next week then we are away for a fortnight so will not be about for a bit.

*Mari*

graemecarter wrote: »

Where alcohol is concerned I have no willpower either.
I have willpower with food, exercise and other things, but NONE with alcohol.
That's why as hard as I tried, I couldn't get control over my drinking. I just couldn't summon up the willpower as it didn't exist and will never exist for me...

Have a good w/e everyone

Thank you Graeme, wise words as always. We, as a family spend a lot of time together an alcohol is a big part of that. I think collectively we need to make changes, but also I have to learn to say no and mean it. This trying to cut down/give up seems like a daily battle that has been going on way too long and I just don't want to spend my energy thinking about it any more.