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

shaggydoo

December:

= 7 Days AF

= 14 days AF

= 21 days AF

= 28 days AF

= 31 days AF

= target achieved



Alex

Aneres 1/26

AuntyCat

Barny1979 1/15

BlueDaisy

Chardonnay /21

DebJay 1/18

Doshwaster

GrumpyOldGal /28

Helena /21

Honey Bear 1/31

Mackeroo

Maman /10

Mari

Muser1

PennySaving

Pippi /28

Pollyanna 1 /15

Pricey

Puzzcat

Satchmo 1/17

Shaggy 1/17

WBF /14



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Honey_Bear

graemecarter wrote: »

Do you have a long term plan? i.e. stay AF as long as you can or go back to drinking in moderation?

I'm not entirely sure. I'm pretty keen to go on doing what I'm doing, but I'm afraid that if I stay off the booze permanently I'll become one of those born again teetotallers who lecture everyone else about the evils of drink in a smug, self-satisfied way.

Spiv_2

Honey_Bear wrote: »

I'm not entirely sure. I'm pretty keen to go on doing what I'm doing, but I'm afraid that if I stay off the booze permanently I'll become one of those born again teetotallers who lecture everyone else about the evils of drink in a smug, self-satisfied way.

I'm sure you wouldn't become like that - you have to be a very special person to acquire those character traits

Honey_Bear

Life has a way of laughing at those of us who take things too seriously, I've noticed, Spiv. After I typed that entry I went outside and finished raking the grass which is a communal garden shared between eight houses. I did the lower half yesterday and it's not that big, but I'm seriously out of condition.


Anyway, there's a shrubbery at the top of the garden, and clearly I was making too much noise raking over the paths because I hadn't noticed we appear to have acquired a resident drunk, who wobbled down the path clutching a half-drunk bottle of Chardonnay with her wig at a very odd angle!

debjay

2/18 for tonight please.

I totally agree with what's been said about how much the support on here helps. I've been posting since Dry Jan and have cut down this year by probably 5/7ths (think that's right ). I used to drink almost nightly but now only drink 2 nights out of 7 - hence the calculation that I think I've cut down by.

Thanks to everyone on here for your continued support :T

graemecarter

Honey_Bear wrote: »

I'm not entirely sure. I'm pretty keen to go on doing what I'm doing, but I'm afraid that if I stay off the booze permanently I'll become one of those born again teetotallers who lecture everyone else about the evils of drink in a smug, self-satisfied way.

I certainly haven't sworn off forever. It's more likely than not I will drink again in the future, but I am not going to drink today.

My thoughts (I speak for no-one else) is that I think people are wrong if they think drink is evil. It's a liquid in a bottle or can. However, when it's inside me I behave like a selfish pr1ck and it's effects on ME are evil. But I don't think it causes the devil, it just reveals it inside me....:o
Most people have a perfectly normal, healthy relationship with alcohol, so I for one would never say that drink is evil.

Either way, you're doing fabulously well so big hand to you HB

graemecarter

debjay wrote: »

2/18 for tonight please.

I totally agree with what's been said about how much the support on here helps. I've been posting since Dry Jan and have cut down this year by probably 5/7ths (think that's right ). I used to drink almost nightly but now only drink 2 nights out of 7 - hence the calculation that I think I've cut down by.

Thanks to everyone on here for your continued support :T

That's a HUGE reduction. Well done debjay - massive achievement.

debjay

graemecarter wrote: »

That's a HUGE reduction. Well done debjay - massive achievement.

Thank you. It probably wasn't every night each week but could be some weeks. It's frightening when you stop and think.

pollyanna24

Well, I drank tonight. Had to go to the shop after work and bought a bottle of wine, tut tut. Mum did ask me why, and my excuse was I feel ill and need something to cheer me up, haha.

Of course we shared it and it feels like Ive had nothing, but... Part of me feels bad, but as long as it's not every night, I'm cutting down slowly.

Honey_Bear

Cutting down is an achievement, Pollyanna. Well done!


2/31 please Shaggy.