The giving up/cutting down alcohol support thread!

winebox

jo1972 wrote: »

So I hope I can still post on this thread as I will be cutting down now, I've 'got' to drink 4 cans a night for the next week, no more no less, reduction therapy will help me with withdrawals and stop the panic of suddenly stopping then wondering later on down the line what I'm missing.


Positive thoughts here

How's everyone else?

xx

Gosh please don't leave us Jo! This sounds really positive & so do you, have everything crossed for you, & please keep posting; not me so much but others on here - & you all know who you are - will help you loads & for myself you help me loads. People on this thread are "leaners" & "leanees" (WOT AM I ON ABOUT?) - at the mo I am leaning on others a lot but not much help, you are both, you have had hard time & need people on here but also your advice is fantastic. I was shocked when I read your alcohol units so i decided to face reality & work out mine which actually managed to come out higher. I just have never bothered to work it out. My dad has always said it's a load of rubbish (prob true - the so called government figures ARE plucked out of the air) & it's different for everyone (also true) & you know when you've overdone it (ALSO true - every day for a while now). You & others on here are inspirational. Anyway have to go for couple of hours back later hopefully.

nearly-there_4

Happy birthday bhb.................how old did you say you were? :eek:

Shopaholic................welcome back. Have been thinking of you and wondering if you were alright.

Jo..................so glad to hear you're having some great support.

Elantan........................you can have my book. Have sent you a pm.

Beachbeth.....................you are doing a great job in promoting Allen Carr's good-sense talking. I loved his book....................just let the words wash over me........................and since then have been alcohol fee for 34 days (except one hiccup when I tried to please my bf and have a glass of wine when we got back together - yuck schmuck!!) Can't believe it's going so well....................not one urge and I've been trying to give up for over a year. Hope you get the same response.

winebox.................you're inspirational too.........and you make me chuckle too.

bismarck.............still love your posts.

Have a good evening everyone. I'll be busy packing to go camping. After reading bhbs post, I think I would like the idea of camping with Johnny Depp...................so if Mrs bhb has finished with him........................:eek:........................failing that a piece of birthday cake would more than make it up.

Take care and keep strong. :T

In_Search_Of_Me

Evening all...just popping in to catch up on you all! So far so good this week and actually thin its almost a month since I had alch...have had alch free beer and been fine. Not craved wine which is good but still getting migraines but may have low iron count...
Jo...dont you dare disappear! Why could you not post! Fab that you have such an understanding counc! Go for acupunct - its very relaxing!
BHB - keep up the good work Good you had fun with Kylie & Mrs BHB with Johnny!! Belated happy birthday!
Shopaholic...hugs for you...have you considered bereavement counc? A micarrage is a huge loss and I know that ome have really benfitted from it - cruse (or cruise?) offer free bereavement counc....Hope things start to feel less bleak soon..
hello beachbeth & winebox...
Hope the lurkers lurking are ok

beachbeth

nearly-there wrote: »

Beachbeth.....................you are doing a great job in promoting Allen Carr's good-sense talking. I loved his book....................just let the words wash over me........................and since then have been alcohol fee for 34 days

Before reading this thread I would never have bought a book about drinking because there is no way I could imagine a book could possibly help anyone cut down or stop drinking. Even if I had flicked through it in the bookshop I would have just thought it was a load of mumbo jumbo nonsense. After all, you need proper councelling or AA in order to really stop, don't you? Well I was wrong and I haven't had a drink for a couple of days now.

What I like about the book is that I would read a section and then I would be thinking "but what about...." or "yes but...." and then he would answer my questions in the next sentence as though I was actually putting my thoughts to him personally!

I don't know how Im going to do over the weekend (Friday is when I feel I will miss having a drink) but we'll see. The trouble is Ive got Bacardi Breezers looking at me in our spare fridge and Malibu too. I love those sweet drinks!

Thanks for your input, everyone!:T

Bismarck

jo1972 wrote: »

So he thinks the community detox is the option for me, he said that he will see me for an hour for the next 6 weeks on the condition that I will reduce my drinking by one can of stella a week. I can't have continuous counselling until I drink 70 units or less a week (I currently drink 115.5 ). He said if I can reduce to 1 can a night by the end of the 6 weeks then he'll refer me for continuous counselling until I feel I don't need it anymore.

Good post Jo,

It's good in a way that you've got measurable targets to aim for....I wish you all the very best with this.

Bismarck

beachbeth wrote: »

I don't know how Im going to do over the weekend (Friday is when I feel I will miss having a drink) but we'll see. The trouble is Ive got Bacardi Breezers looking at me in our spare fridge and Malibu too. I love those sweet drinks!

Thanks for your input, everyone!:T

If you really want to not drink them, give the drinks away.

If you crave their sweetness, you should be OK to concoct a similar non-alcoholic alternative with Lilt etc....hope you do what's best for you.

winebox

erm, this Allen Carr book, trying to start it & have a problem not encountered with the smokimg one.....
2 rules on same page:
- do not quit or try & cut down until you have finished the book
- only read the book when you are sober
Is it me?.......:rolleyes:
Obviously am doing VERY WELL at obeying first of these two rules . Will have to abandon The Times & read The Book over the boiled egg at breakfast tomorrow .
Bismarck your posts are brill, lots of others are too of course but yours always seem very wise are you over 100 yrs old? Hope mine aren't too flip can't help myself; the greater the adversity the more flippant i am see? Where is everyone tonight?

Bismarck

winebox wrote: »

Bismarck your posts are brill, lots of others are too of course but yours always seem very wise are you over 100 yrs old? Hope mine aren't too flip can't help myself; the greater the adversity the more flippant i am see? Where is everyone tonight?

thanks! Feel about 100 sometimes! Maybe just spent a lot of time working stuff out over the last year or so, makes me sound like a battle-hardened veteran....

Don't worry about flip posts! The main thing is to say what you're thinking.....this isn't gong to be fun but it need not be hell either....;)

winebox

gosh it's late now see you all tomorrow g'night

SamanthaA

Had a blip last night. Only a can, but can no longer say 13 days straight!

Party 2night. Dont wanna go, not going to enjoy it and I cant even blame lack of drink on not enjoying it!

We have all been invited somewhere, not wanted to go, but you have in the knowledge that you`ll probably enjoy it once you get there - right?

Not this time. Will be my cousin, his OH, her parents, her G parents & possibly very few of our family, seeing as hes p*ssed off most of them over the years! Maybe not even his own mother will turn up - she was the latest victim!

So I`m going late - dont finish work till 7, home, feed cat, shower & change. Taking car, as no money for taxi & stella, as I dont want it!
Shouldn`t get there before 8-8.30.

Am I evil or what?

day 23/31 - def cant do the 25/31 days in May, lets see what June brings?
Stella 28 days & going 2night!!!