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

Honey_Bear

satchmo1 wrote: »

8/29 AFDs tonight.

Last nice, at 11pm, mum's care home rang saying she was having her 4th nosebleed (they had rung at 9pm after the first one), and this one wasn't stopping. As I was getting dressed to go and take her to A&E I said to DH "it's a good job I've given up booze". Well, it took me as much by surprise as it did him!

Mum was fine, but it was 6 hours before she was seen. The bleeding had stopped by the time we got to A&E, so understandably it wasn't a priority. #exhausted. It's a good job I don't work on a Monday.

Ooooh Satchmo, really? It's a bit like getting in to a swimming pool - once you've got past the early shock, it really is lovely. But, no worries either way, you're doing brilliantly.

cathybird wrote: »

Honey Bear, I must say I find the same with two drinks - the temptation is always to just keep going because by then the alcoholic glow has well and truly kicked in. It half-depends what the drink is though - spirits I can stop, weirdly enough, but wine I tend to keep topping up. I'm hoping with the help of this thread the moderated thing will work, but we'll see.

Lucky, lucky you! Swapping drinks worked short term for me but after a while even that stopped being effective, although wine always seemed by far the most tempting.

9/29 please, Shaggy.

maman

yellowmonkey wrote: »

7/15 please Shaggy... (Smiley time :j)

Funny really I was thinking of having a beer last night but then I thought I won't get a smiley tomorrow if I do

There in lies the power of this thread

Same here. I can't remember when I last had a smiley so early in the month!:D


7 AFDs please Shaggy.

shaggydoo

Afternoon :hello:

1 more AFD for yesterday.



Shaggyx

shaggydoo

maman wrote: »

That's good to know Shaggy. Sometimes I go to the pub and have a single glass with a meal so that will motivate me not to have more when I get home.

How's Mr Maman getting on??

shaggydoo

PriceySOS wrote: »

Thanks for clarifying the 'ALD' quota.

Hi - that's just my self imposed one - posters can pick any number of units they want whatever helps them reach for that button

shaggydoo

February:

= 7 Days AF

= 14 days AF

= 21 days AF
= 28 days AF

= 29 days AF

= target achieved


Alcohol Free Days
Alex 8/25
Barny1979 7/24

CathyBird 5/15

CountingPenniesClaire 6/23

DansMam /25
DebJay 8/29

DizzyImp 6/21

Effyb4 3/14

Gien 5/21
Honey Bear 9/29

Mackeroo 1/12

Maggie 4/15
Maman 7/10

NewMe 5/20

Piggles 5/18

Poppety /17

Pricey 5/22
Satchmo 8/29

SandyPan 5/21

Shaggy 5/17

SmallHoldingSister 5/24
Smiley_77 7/29

StuPotStu 5/29

WBF 6/14
Yellowmonkey 7/15

Alcohol Low Days

Shaggy 8/21




Everyone Welcome! It's never too late to join....

Please highlight your AFDs in Red

Don't hesitate to let me know if I've made a mistake!

Sandypan

7/21 for tonight please.

Had a few drinks Saturday and Sunday but slept really badly and regretted it in the morning. As today is shrove Tuesday I am considering giving up alcohol completely for Lent!!

maman

shaggydoo wrote: »

How's Mr Maman getting on??

Thanks for asking. He's doing very well, only had three drinks since new year. Although I think he's been feeling a bit under the weather (waiting for some blood test results) so part of it is thinking that maybe drinking isn't helping his health.


Thanks for my smiley.:D

maggiesoup1

Back on safer territory today now that I've not drank for 3 nights. Although Wednesday is looming, and that's where I seem to fall down if I give myself a good enough excuse. I'll be AF tonight so 5/15 please Shaggy

Would be interesting to hear people's comments on the following. I went shopping today and bought my (once weekly - now fortnightly) litre of Bicardi from a well known supermarket who usually always have spirits (and lots of wine) on some sort of discount deal. I paid £18.

I'm fortunate enough to be able to afford to pay this (even the full price of £23 if they ever charged that) but it would really make me think long and hard about buying it if the Government increased the price substantially (like they did with cigarettes, which thankfully I gave up 25 years ago. I'm sure, especially here in Scotland, where we have a seriously bad relationship with the demon drink, it might work. It would hack people off initially but then if it stopped the likes of me buying it because "its so cheap" then hopefully the end result is a success? I know the argument is that it's not fair to people who drink in moderation, and I shouldn't compare cigarettes with alcohol as no cigarette is ever good for you.

Sorry for wittering on but I really would like to hear your thoughts.

Hope you are OK Poppety, we haven't heard from you for a while?

CountingPenniesClaire

7/23 please shaggytastic