The Giving Up/ Cutting Down alcohol support thread - number 12

shaggydoo

November 2013

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Everyone Welcome!!!

Green_Karen

365days wrote: »

Always around the time of my sober anniversary I wonder to myself if I could ever be a moderate drinker. I would love to be like Maman and others (thinking of Pippi and her recent posts) I envy them that they can control their drinking. I wonder if I just tried again to drink maybe I could be like 'normal' drinkers and stop when I wanted. Could I be in control of my drinking? It's a dangerous thought process and one that I need to remember I gave in to many times when I had stopped/cut down for a while before I stopped for good.

I can fully understand this and feel I may be the same where I have to abstain totally. I really don't want to but still feel the urge to drink quite badly and know I wouldn't just stop at one. I would love to be one of those people who buy a really expensive wine and savour every drop of ONE glass.

Anyway it's early days so I still hope it's a possiblity and it gives me hope that some of you can do this. But it also makes me feel like I won't be alone if I can't as someone out there understands.

For now I shall try my best to keep AF and maybe when I feel stronger start to plan a reintroduction night.

Thanks to you all :A

Fruball

Tonight, as a treat for going 2 AF days in a row, I am having a small bowl of Cookie Dough Ice Cream :j

I apologise in advance to anyone who is now drooling

NewStart13

Hi
I have been 'missing' for a few day because I was ashamed that I couldn't report any progress. However, yesterday I was sober so that 1/10 please Shaggy. I'm hoping that I will chalk up another today but can't call it until tomorrow as recently I have been resisting until about 9pm some days and then drinking a few glasses. Still I know I'm drinking less than I used to so that must be progress.
Off to catch up with thread now.

Fruball

NewStart13 wrote: »

Hi
I have been 'missing' for a few day because I was ashamed that I couldn't report any progress. However, yesterday I was sober so that 1/10 please Shaggy. I'm hoping that I will chalk up another today but can't call it until tomorrow as recently I have been resisting until about 9pm some days and then drinking a few glasses. Still I know I'm drinking less than I used to so that must be progress.
Off to catch up with thread now.

Seriously, don't worry about that. There is nothing whatsoever to be ashamed of. It is times like that, when you are struggling, that you NEED the support of the group more! And when you are doing well, others need YOUR support!

We are all here for the same reason - we struggle with alcohol and we are trying to do something about it. Some days we do well, some days we don't do so well but we keep at it

Well done on being AF yesterday and you can do this :T

ManPants

winebox wrote: »

Who went for a "crispy walk"? oh yes SPS (pls tell me your name is not a homage to Ed "Stewpot" Stewart)[/COLOR][/COLOR]

Hi Winebox - Ha Ha .....No it's not! My whole life I've been a Stu, or Stupot whether I've wanted to be one or not!:rotfl:

And yes you are right with the walks! I had to go out for an early walk tonight as I got in at 5 & really fancied a drink and <darnation>for me being so organised as I had dinner ready in Slow cooker already so nothing to prepare and cleaner has also been in as well so perfect for sitting down in a clean house with a large wine or stiff short. Instead I went a walk into town for a sunbed then meandered home enjoying the Autumn crispiness! (No money on me so no stop offs in public houses or bars either.....I have to think of everything!!) :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Home again and forcing sparkling water down as I wait for a delayed OH to get home from work so we can have dinner and then go for a walk again! By the time we have dinner and a walk it will be after 9pm and a quick tv show then bed. Therefore out of the danger zones!!

I am gonna call early as it would be a crime if I had a drink now after all that previous distractions! Calling 6 AF for tonight!

Thanks for your encouragement and comments!

Stupotstu X

AlexLK

Well, I gave myself permission to drink today, now just feeling dreadful as I started at lunch, only one though (did manage to not drink through the afternoon though) and just polished off a bottle and a half of wine this evening. There are times I wonder if I'm not a social drinker anymore and do in fact have a bit of a "problem".

Shaggy: I'm only actually up to 3AFDs.

Barny1979

6/23 AFDs tonight

365days

AlexLK wrote: »

Well, I gave myself permission to drink today, now just feeling dreadful as I started at lunch, only one though (did manage to not drink through the afternoon though) and just polished off a bottle and a half of wine this evening. There are times I wonder if I'm not a social drinker anymore and do in fact have a bit of a "problem".

Shaggy: I'm only actually up to 3AFDs.

And that is the beauty of this thread. It allows people a safe and annonymous place to work out their relationship with alcohol.

No one knows the answer to that except you.

mrsdee

Evening everyone
Sending positive vibes to all.
Shaggy please could you put me down for 6/25, thanks.
Reading a gripping book which is distracting me from thoughts.of drink, but have no wine in the house so I couldn't anyway!
Night all, don't worry, and sleep well.