The giving up/cutting down alcohol support thread!

alisong_2

Hi again everyone.

I've just had a very weak moment which reminds me not to be complacent. I'll move my booze out of the fridge I thought, it's taking up room and I'm not using it:rolleyes: .

You're probably wondering why I've still got it... the reason that I won't throw it out even though I'm not intending to drink it is because I know that if I do 'have' to drink again it's better I drink what I'm used to in a controlled way than just drink anything silly I can get my hands on....... which I know from experience I will do:o .

Anyway, I probably chose the wrong time of day to do it but just getting that chilled beer out of the fridge and moving it out of the way was hell:eek: . I think that's a clear reminder that even though I'm into my 4th week now and sometimes even feeling quite under control I've still got a problem. Perhaps I needed a reminder.

Well, there's a BH looming, hopefully the weather should be nice, anyone doing anything special?

Hope you're all well, take care, Ali x.

Bismarck

funny that....I had a handful of cans in the garage a in a really out of the way place...I knew they were there but couldn't see them - I was too tight to bin them and sure enough I got the chance to give them away to someone who would appreciate them some 8 months after I 'd stopped...that was a good feeling!

getting the booze out of the fridge was necessary though - well done!

jo1972

alisong wrote: »

Anyway, I probably chose the wrong time of day to do it but just getting that chilled beer out of the fridge and moving it out of the way was hell:eek: . I think that's a clear reminder that even though I'm into my 4th week now and sometimes even feeling quite under control I've still got a problem. Perhaps I needed a reminder.

Just remember to never become complacent, ever! I stopped for 4 months in 2006 and a craving turned up after all that time and I'd completely forgotten the reasons I'd given up, forgotten all the crap stuff and honestly believed that I could drink that one night and forget about it....since that day, 24/12/06, I drank every single day, the minimum of 3 cans, average of 6, bar 12 days earlier this year until I stopped on 24/07/08. It sucks you back in and changes the way you think.

Almost a month for me (bar the 1 day) and almost £100 not spent :T :T

How are you all today?

xx

Little_Pickle

Hi all,

After successfully stopping smoking, it's now time to cut right back on the drinking.

You see, this is all part of a big plan.

On Christmas Day this year I will come off my pill and from Valentine's day next year, we will be trying for a little LP!

So, here's my little problem... I drink nearly every night.
I love getting home and having a nice cold beer or glass of vino.
Not usually more than one, but almost every day.

So, I would like to cut down drastically until Christmas Day, after which I will stop completely. (For obvious reasons!)

I'm trying to prepare myself for not having that evening and weekend drink.
wish me luck!

BTW: I am going to not drink during the week at all and then only 2 drinks per weekend day... you think that's okay?

Oh, apart from my 30th birthday party... I might drink a bit more then...

Pretani

I want to join this thread and hopefully if I can air my feelings it might help me stop the boose. I've been drinking large amounts of lager regulary since the last 5 years and with the continued rise in pub prices and my ever growing addiction, I'm finding myself drinking more alchohol with more frquency than ever before (every other night). 2 years ago I gave up the cigs because I was getting pains in my lungs at night. I used the high strength gum and surprised myself that I actually managed to get of them. Around that same time I started to get sharp pains under my ribs on the right side. I had an idea that it was my liver, but after a month the pain went away. Last year I started getting horrid heart burn, indigestion and acid reflux after a nights drinking and I've been pumping myself full of Rennies to eleviate the problem. After a month or so, it would get better. However, I'm starting to get recourance of the pain under the ribs along with congelled blood in my mouth the next morning and my teeth are starting to bleed a lot when brushing. In the back of my mind I know if I continue much longer or with this regularity, I'm running the risk of some serious form of liver disease. I'm 34 and I sit awake at night thinking about how I viewed alchohol and alcholics when younger. I never thought I would ever become emotionally dependant on it or that it could rott my insides the way it's doing.

alisong_2

Hi all.

Pretani, it sounds like you should see your GP. Hopefully they'll be able to help you. I left going to my GP for years, even changed GP's ready so that I'd have a new one but still left it 18 months before I plucked up courage. I can say today that it was probably the best decision I've ever made:eek: .

Jo, you're right, it changes the way you think. The trouble is you can't see it until you get a bit more sober and then, as you say, it's just waiting to sneak back all the time:mad: . You've done so well, by the way, you must be really pleased.

Bis, you're right, I needed to get that stuff out of the fridge because it kept giving me little looks and calling to me from time to time;) so hopefully out of sight will be a bit better:D . I just wasn't prepared for how it felt once I actually had it in my hands, pathetic, I know:o .

LP good luck!

Better get on with some work now, see you soon,

Ali x.

barshamhillbilly

Hi All,
Still here - still popping in occasionally.
Spoke to my GP yesterday and reasons for drinking and it seems to boil down mainly to stress (and an addictive personality) and having a little one with ADHD.... but thats my fault for the way I deal with it (or don't) not his!

Having said that - have just come from my parents house,
who are moving next week with some of my late Grandad's possessions - including some medals from WW1 and some odd bits and pieces.
When he was in the 'trenches' in France he couldn't lay down for three months and slept standing up knee deep in mud.....whilst being shot at and gassed. Now what the hell have I got to be stressed about? I must try harder ..... MUCH HARDER!

Best wishes for the weekend . .. still confused about what day it is as still on school hols! ....... Repeat ..... What have I got to be stressed about?

Andy

beachbeth

barshamhillbilly wrote: »

When he was in the 'trenches' in France he couldn't lay down for three months and slept standing up knee deep in mud.....whilst being shot at and gassed. Now what the hell have I got to be stressed about?

Puts things into perspective doesn't it? The next time the dog is sick/washer breaks down etc, I shall take a deep breath and think "Does it really matter?"

In_a_Mess_3

Hi all, not been about much since I last posted, but I have cut down a lot, and didn't have an alcoholic drink at all last night, which I am very pleased about.

I have just got a job offer, and had some good luck with my debts so feel like a glass of the fizzy stuff, but also feel I shouldn't !! We have a bottle in the fridge and my thinking is that if we share that tonight then I won't buy anymore so I won't have anything in the house to tempt me!!

Well done everyone else, and pretani, I think you should go see your doctor.

Bismarck

alisong wrote: »

Bis, you're right, I needed to get that stuff out of the fridge because it kept giving me little looks and calling to me from time to time;) so hopefully out of sight will be a bit better:D . I just wasn't prepared for how it felt once I actually had it in my hands, pathetic, I know:o .

not pathetic...just the way it is...I had to go around the booze aisles at the local supermarket today because it was national go-slow day on the way I wanted to go...I'm far gone enough now to chuckle to myself at the absurdity of it but I do still notice other people's shopping!

Just do whatever makes it easiest for you....similarly I won't have beer in the house for guests....full stop! It's just unnecessary....