The giving up/cutting down alcohol support thread!

mollypolly

Hi Elantan, You are one day in front of me.
It is still quite hard sometimes isnt it.
Your OH is doing well to get to day 27, cant you persuade him to stick with this.
My OH couldnt do one day.LOL.He has just gone off to bed now after a few whiskys and here I am still sober and knowing I will wake up 'un-hungovered'......a lovely feeling.
Love Mollypollyxxxx

Bismarck

mollypolly wrote: »

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

years of learned behaviour, I'm afraid.......sometimes it just seems unnatural..like there's something missing...bizarre thing is it's hard to point to any time and say "oooh, I wish I was there again" out of the past...similarly, there's no "wasn't it great when I drank and then this, and that etc".....can't think of any particularly good times involving drink and the old contacts.....so it's hardly like I feel I'm deprived or missing out...

tomstickland

I'm continuing down the downhill slope to drinking almost no alcohol!
This week I drank nothing at all until tonight. I bought 3 bottles of beer from the supermarket. I've just drunk them, but they tasted really strong and almost unpleasant! I kept going because I could and I quite enjoyed a minor blip of feeling high for a while. Now I think that it was a waste! I reckon I'll be down to 2 bottles next week.

My main motivation is how flat my stomach has gone over the last 3 months. It's like magic. I want the remnants of the love handles to go now.

mollypolly

Well done Tomstickland.Keep going.:T :T

Bismarck, This is what I dont understand.I know drink makes me feel and look awful, it causes rows etc and I hate the thought of being hungover, so Why oh why do I still fancy a drink????
Alcohol must really have some magical powers.
As you say I cant think of any situation that I have been in when drunk that I would like to go back to.
So onward and upward and maybe that day will come when I wont think about it.

Good luck and stay strong
Love Mollypollyxxxx

Different_Corner

Morning
Just caught up with the thread.

Mollypolly - I think alcohol like nicotine has the instant gratification required, you're in the moment and sometimes nothing else matters to your brain, you tussle with your mind that just one will do it. But the moment you let that fight begin you've lost and you know it. Just my thoughts.

Reading through the thread there is such open honesty. Tomorrow is my day, new regime. I have a book gathering dust called No Big Deal: A Guide to Recovery from Addictions, can't remember when I bought it but it's obviously to do with my compulsive addictions. I fell into a online bingo addiction before Xmas last year, but saw the light, throw in smoking and drinking I'm definetly looking for some sort of release.

Wishing you all a good day.

mollypolly

Hi Different Corner.
Good luck for tomorrow and your new regime.
I think I am bored with my regime now.I have lost three and a half stone now,so thats done.Given up drinking for 5 months.so thats done(Hopefully).

I have decided to try and take up more excercise now so I think I may go swimming tomorrow.(See if I can get addicted to that);) :rolleyes:

I think the book that you have is one that Jo1972 tells us is a really good and honest read.I have been looking for a copy myself for a while now.Must go and have another look on Ebay later.
Have a good day everyone.
See you all later
Love Mollypollyxxxx:happylove

frugallass

Hi guys

Friday night I managed to say 'no' again but caved in and had two bottles of Becks last night - I was amazed at how many times I went to the loo to pee tho

So that's 11 days without wine and I'm pretty pleased :cool:

jo1972

Morning all :wave:

37 days for me now and £129.50 not spent :j although I've not been saving the money and am no better off?? (Probably spending it all on choklit )

Definately read No Big Deal, it's a great TRUE story about the authors journey to becoming dry.

Another good book that I read some time ago about addiction is More, Now, Again by Elizabeth Wurtzel. She's the author that wrote Protaz Nation. It's all about her struggle with self harm, and a Ritalin addiction (amazing that's what we give our kids that have ADHD!!), she is also partial to practically anything you can get a buzz from including alcohol. I found the book very emotional and although I was an alcoholic reading it, I was willing her not to pick up when she was trying clean up and could completely understand all her weird and wacky ways of justifying hurting herself or taking drugs.

How are we all today, I haven't caught up with the last few days cos OH has been off work and I've been away from the computer. Back at work tomorrow so hopefully I'll be back on form then :rotfl:

It's amazing to think that the last drink I had was on the last day of term on 23rd July (except my one blip but we'll forget that :rolleyes:), the school holidays are over and I'll be back tomorrow, I can't believe I can go in and say (to myself!) that I've not drunk all that time

xx

mollypolly

Well done Jo:T :T :T
Its a great feeling isnt it.

Mollypollyxxxx

eselt

Hi All

Sounds like everyone is doing pretty well out there- well done everybody!!!!

Well- day three of my journey into brave new (real) world and I must admit I really quite like it- now I am beginning to realise what all the fuss was about, but also thinking why did I spend all that time on meds after giving up alcohol? Looking back perhaps I should have realised I might have had the strength to go cold turkey ages ago- but I was so zonked out with tablets I never really thought I could do it on my own with just willpower?

Well done Jo- can't believe the whole school holidays have been dry for you- brilliant.

Bis and Mollypolly- keep posting, your success spurs us all on.

Different corner, Frugalass, Tom (and anyone I've missed- sorry!) keep up the good work- it certainly sounds as if you are all heading in the right direction. I don't know what it is but with me after trying god knows how many times, something just 'clicked' and I was sick and tired of being sick and tired and the motivation just came-hopefully it will be the same for you soon.

Have a good sunday everyone- eselt