The giving up/cutting down alcohol support thread!

Bismarck

If I was Robbie W, I'd have a different set of albatrosses around my neck...think he's got demons that make mine like Angels......

(sorry!)

but I'd be better off financially....would I swap places? no....so there you are - I feel better already....

The reason I posted was that this would be a typical excuse to have a drink and it would be a big one that wouldn't touch the sides and it wouldn't stop until the anger/rage/emotion had gone....somewhere....

and, of course, what would I have achieved?

winebox

Just popping in to say hello. Bis I hope you're managing to chill a bit by doing other things - by the way, how did the biscuit-denial go? You've been strangely silent on that front for a while.......

Eselt - how's your day been, off everything? I really really hope it's been a good feeling & you're OK.

Stick at it Poloroid; that "just one..."...just one bottle is hard enough to stop at, one glass? Never. I know loads of others have said this prob including me before, but it's often easier to have nothing than try & have that just one. Two or three feels perfect, but then the control mechanism has been eroded enough to make you feel that another two or three would be even perfecter (until that last word i sounded like a text book).

Am at home alone tonight - odd but quite a nice feeling. Novelty! I always zoom up to OH when DD away. I saw OH at lunchtime & DD told him re her sleepover, but just as I was wondering what I would do / say if he suggested I went there, all he said was, it's a shame it's not tomorrow night!! So slap in the face for me then! I thought it would be good to have some time to myself actually, I never ever do, & am looking forward to it. Really!

Have been trying to gat back into Allen Carr book, but although he was most definitely instrumental in me giving up smoking (3 yrs 8 months now, not a single craving) cos he really turned round my thinking, it just doesn't wash with the alcohol. I feel he must've written it on the back of the success of the smoking one, & an awful lot of it is actually about smoking rather than drinking and although they are both addictive drugs they behave & affect you in such different ways that him trying to use the same arguments doesn't do it for me.

Can I ask a favour -other books have been mentioned in this thread quite a long time ago now - at the time I, er, ignored them cos was confident Allen would do it for me, can anyone post what they were please? And, if anyone would like a copy of Allen Carr, pm me address & will send foc. See what a nice person i am when sober!

Hope all well ith you all today, keep psyching yourself up Shoppy, you'll do it.

I'll be back x

polaroid

Exactly bismark, what would it acheive - absolutely sweet FA. and you would be absolutely mortified and disgusted and shameful tomorrow.
i wish i take a picture of my coffee table + post it on it here right now ... i've got bread sticks, carrots, doritos, homous, salsa, sour cream, diet coke, tonic water (tastes like G+T if you get the "with a twist of lime")....my craving has nearly past for tonight - thank god, i was close, very close today.
winebox, have a lovely night on your own - i am glad you got round your dilema.
Books - have you read "A million little pieces" - james frey (i think)-its quite shocking but a great book and a facinating insight into rehab.

I ve also just read "what did i do last night" - Tom Sykes - i loved this book. its really well written and funny. a very honest account of drinking.
neither are self help books but i find those books really hard to get in to personally. i ve just started reading marianne faithfull's autobiog - so i ll let you know how i get on with that!!!
have a good night guys and thanks a million for your posts xxx

Bismarck

well..I was very confident that it wouldn't happen...just had the rage inside...guess it's a resentful Friday thing and life not being as I'd like it and me reverting to toddler mode.

table sounds good...lots of good nibbles....just the ticket...

talking of nibbles...and biscuits...really not been good on that front...er...next topic?

Bismarck

polaroid wrote: »

have a good night guys and thanks a million for your posts xxx

well done...you're welcome.....I may huff and puff but I'm not going to do anything daft....

have a good night and a wonderful saturday morning...being well on a weekend morning is STILL a fantastic sensation....

eselt

winebox wrote: »

Eselt - how's your day been, off everything? I really really hope it's been a good feeling & you're OK.


x

Hi All

Thank you so much for the good luck vibes- woke up this morning, completely drug and alcohol free and I feel no different to how I have felt over the last few months sober- waited for something to feel different all day-nothing-no cravings, no negative thoughts, no panic, no conversations with myself about how I really can be a social drinker and just have a couple, no looking longingly at the alc aisle, no sulky feelings of resentment that I can't have a drink, no withdrawal symptoms from the meds.....my body is now officially a temple...if I could bottle this feeling I'd make a fortune. Brighter future?- bring it on.

Bis- sorry you are a bit flat today, hope you are back to your usually chipper and positive self soon and the black dog passes. Take care- really impressed that you can rationalise days like these and be philosophical about it..you always seem to make the right choices even if sometimes they are the hardest.

Winebox- hope you are having a lovely relaxing time and not craving too much.

Hi to everyone else struggling and abstaining...getting control over this monster is worth all the blood sweat and tears. Have a good weekend all.

Bismarck

thanks eselt...was thinking about you on your big day......well done.......

no MSE tomorrow so...be good folks!

got to go...hopefully tune in again on Sunday....

Bismarck

well..9pm has come and gone and hope everyone's doing OK...

mollypolly

Hi Guys.
Just been lurking for a while but still on the wagon.
Welcome to all the newbies and well done all the oldies still giving up/ cutting down.
Bismark, do you think we will ever get a week when we wont fancy a drink on a weekend.'Whats so special about Fridays!!!!!!!!!!!!and Saturdays.
Hope everyones having a good weekend.
Love Mollypollyxxxx

elantan

i have to admit i have had a wee craving for pernod myself tonight i dont know if its because i bought some star aniseed and smelled it or not but i really could go a pernod and coke...hubby is craving a lager as well he has been 27 days sober so far but i have a feeling he will have a drink tomorrow