Giving Up/Cutting Down Alcohol Thread Part 17

leftatthetrafficlights

Declaring early again  - 2/10

maman

Good idea to be aware of your triggers @thriftylass. 😊

2/10 AFDs please Cathy

Coveredinbees!!!!

Oh dear still on a big ole zero, went for a meal out and had a voucher for a free bottle of wine.

CuppaTea

2/15 for me please 

thriftylass

Tonight went better. Hubby suggested to get a few for when he's back from his run. I said I'll go quickly beforehand under the pretence of needing to do a wee top up shop anyway. Only got him two and me some nonalcoholic ones as I knew he'd get me some no matter what I say. So 1/22 😃 🥳👍👏

thriftylass

Coveredinbees!!!! said:

Oh dear still on a big ole zero, went for a meal out and had a voucher for a free bottle of wine.

A few years ago I read a couple of books by people that quit drinking. One thing that came up that is that alcohol is the only addictive drug that's thrown at us all the time. Like, no-one would give out vouchers for free weed or cigarettes or else (or many of other available substances with less damaging effects but a worse reputation). Anyway, whole other story.

alt80

2 days please 

cathybird

September

7 days =

14 days =

21 days =

28 days =

Target reached =

Target beaten =

September targets

alt80 2/TF

AnnieG Arkers TF Barny 1/25 cathybird 2/21 Coveredinbees CuppaTea 2/15 hollowhead lantanna 1/14 leftatthetrafficlights 2/10 Lupus Lou 1/30 maggiem 2/14 maman 2/10 marahouti 1/21 Pollyanna24 TF PriceySOS 22 RobM99 1/29 satchmo1 1/25 Season of Mist 29 sukeyboo 2/10 thriftylass 1/22 WBF 2/15 Newcomers welcome!

Tarn2021

So, posting on here as i am trying to give this up.

Truth is - i enjoy it. It helps me forget about my debt and general life. I never drink enough to affect my work in the week (finish work by 4pm, passed out by 9pm, awake and largely hangover free by 8ish am) on a weekday.

But i've hit so many low points otherwise at the weekends...abusing drink and medicine (DO NOT DO THIS EVER  - SERIOUSLY DO NOT) and falling asleep in the bath are the really bad ones.

I got in a weird habit of texting myself when i was drunk - and let me tell you, the texts i sent when i was 9 pints and several fluoxetine into an evening were scary. And weirdly, i pretty much can remember everything until the moment i pass out (my friends always hated this about me growing up!!!!).

Last Thursday - Friday i drank so much i spent Sat in bed. Then Sunday i had more.

Currently, my last drink was a sip of champange at a family wedding on Tuesday.

So...Day 2.

thriftylass

@Tarn2021 thank you for being so honest. 

And well done, day 2. Keep going. And if we fall, we get back up.