The Giving Up/ Cutting Down alcohol support thread - number 13

Arkers

Good afternoon everyone,

10 AFD please Shaggy.

Arkers x

CuppaTea

Hi Pollyanna nice to have you with us. I can identify with all you've said. Just take it one day at a time and try to think of yr kids and other priorities when your tempted. Just achieving 1 extra day is a start.

14/18 for me please.

pollyanna24

Well, this evening has gone okay so far.

Watched my mum drink a glass of wine and wasn't even really tempted. And there are two cans of beer in the fridge which have remained untouched.

It's now late enough that I wouldn't consider drinking, so quite proud of myself.

Haven't found it too hard, but do find that I have thought of little else cept whether I should open a beer or not. I do have af days, but I think it's cos I'm setting myself a challenge that has made me think of booze a lot more than usual.

And seeing adverts for Baileys hasnt helped.

Think Friday will be a challenge as I normally have a bottle of wine while me and the kids watch a movie.

Barny1979

14/20 for Saturday and 15/20 for today

ElusiveLucy

Into double figures with 10/13 for tonight. Definitely agree with the anticipation effect on a Friday.

graemecarter

pollyanna24 wrote: »

I feel I've had issues with drink for a while now. If I make the decision to not drink and stick to it (which is the hard bit), I'm fine, but once I open the wine... well that's it.

Me too. Once I have one (or half), the gloves are off and I cannot control when I will stop. Sometimes I stop after 2 drinks, sometimes it will be 3 drinks, sometimes I will drink untl I can no longer remember how many I have had.
When I did regulate/moderate my drinking, I never 'enjoyed' stopping.
I wasn't like some of my friends who could go to the pub, have a couple of pints, and leave quite happily without a desire to put more down their necks...

All or nothing for me.

Good luck.

maggiem

Well coped last night and feeling quite proud of myself as hotel has a lovely restaurant but I drank tap water (faint tinge of martyr here but the soda and lime small glass I had on Sunday cost £2.60 which seemed a bit steep to me) and the food here is more expensive than my maximum allowable amount. So 11/14 for me please

cathybird

Good morning all, 18/21 for me please.

sukeyboo

Declaring early for today on 11/12 please Shaggy.

Would normally have been AF tomorrow as it is a Wednesday but it's my birthday so will have to wait for my target smiley

Green_Karen

Still not in right frame of mind to cut down but am still posting as can only help me.


I have been debating the whole 'is it easier to stop completely' thing and am reluctant. I gave up alcohol for 6 months a while back thinking I would not drink as much when I started drinking again, but went gradually back into nightly drinking. I really did find it easier not to drink at all. No daily thinking about whether I drink tonight or not every night was simpler.


I have always had it in my head that I would one day be like my friends who scarcely/never drink. A few of my friends never liked alcohol so never got into any bad habits. I envy that, but it isn't who I am.


And really have the best/happiest times in my life been when I have been under the influence of alcohol, I am almost 100% sure they haven't been.