The giving up/cutting down alcohol support thread!

Lurkio

Hi all :wave:

can show my face again seeing as I am on day 2. Every great journey and all that......:o

Hope everyone is well.

Dead proud of you, jo....:T :T

Lozzy - no advice for you re drinking, obviously, but I have vast knowledge of nicotine addiction and smoking etc. Some say I can bore people about it :whistle: . Seek out jo's 'giving up smoking' thread if you haven't already. Great stuff on there......

Hope everyone else is ok

Lurky

mollypolly

:happylove :happylove

shopaholictiedtheknot

Morning all, I see the smileys are back:j :T :rotfl:

Well, I had a few last night:rolleyes: OH was my 'trigger' he suddenly said whilst i was making dinner 'ooh I could just do with a beer' I said (stupidly) oh why don't you then there is one left in the fridge so he did and then I started to crave the wine I knew was left over from Saturday and ended up drinking it all (half bottle white, 1/4 bottle red) plus a small bottle of pear cider I feel a bit queasy this morning and really wish I hadn't bothered - what is the point anyway, I am getting back on track today and not going to ruin my good work last week :beer:

Hope you are all ok, very quiet on here at the moment

smiler26

Thanks agan everyone.

Day 2 was successful as well. Still struggled to sleep (then struggled to haul myself out of bed this morning). But am thrilled I lasted another night.

Lurkio

mollypolly wrote: »

:happylove :happylove

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lozzywozzy

Bismarck wrote: »

hope the struggle went Ok

Confession time:o had two small glasses of wine last night, apprx 1/3 of bottle of wine hubby drank the rest. Had them with my evening meal, disappointed in myself but I did have control and after the second glass realised I didn't want or crave any more. To be honest it wasn't a physical craving, I don't think I physically crave alchohol I think its more the social aspect of it and the enjoyment of winding down after a long day. I spoke to hubby last night and he said we had just got in a rut and it had become a habit, he would like to cut down although hes not really a big drinker. If there are beers in the fridge he will drink them, but won't make an effort to go out and buy them.

We have both decided that we would like to get back in the habit of doing more sport, ie badmington and swimming instead, I would like to replace this habit with something else thats healthier and more fun!!!

I think I need to be teetotal because I am scared of ending up like my parents. If I hadn't had the upbringing I had I don't even think I would be questioning what I drink and would probably consider it normal consumption, but it could so easily get out of hand. I know I won't have anything today or tomorrow, three days is normally my danger time, ie Thursday I will probably want some wine. Why is this?

Sorry if this post is a bit rambling, got a lot of work on today and just taken a quick break to get my thoughts down.

Hope everyone is doing okay? stay strong xx

mollypolly

Good morning everyone and welcome to all the newbies.

Well done to Jo....you are doing really well., and Lurky for climbing back on the wagon.:T :T

Shoppy it is hard when OH wants to drink, as mine does everyday ,and sometimes I think why should I stop if he wont , but then I think about all the hangovers, spotty skin,cellulite, etc and I soon realise I DONT REALLY WANT TO GO BACK ON THAT ROAD.Good luck for today.

See you later
Love Mollypollyxxxx:happylove

Bismarck

Molly...anyone who has stopped when their partner is unwilling or unable to deserves extra credit...no disrespect to anyone else but I can only imagine that it would be at least twice as hard.....

polaroid

hey everybody, just had a quick read through. Hi newbies, keep posting.:hello:

Did anyone see that programme on C4 last night about wine? it was about all the extras that go into bottles of wine, to be honest i wasnt surprised, i knew it couldnt just be grapes that made me feel that horrific the next day! anyway, i felt very virtuous watching it, sipping my horlicks! hmmm ok not quite the same but much better for me!

the sleep thing is really hard. i had got into the rut of drinking to fall asleep, especially if i had a lot on my mind. i find it really hard to fall asleep a lot of the time so my doctor gave me some sleeping tablets when i stopped drinking, i took them for a couple of weeks and they really helped establish a sleeping pattern, i am not taking them now as the doctor wont give me anymore (LOL -yes the same one who didnt think i was drinking too much..:rolleyes: ) but its forced me to try and unwind properly before bedtime. if i am really stressed and really cant sleep i ll have half a nytol. its probably all in my head but i am utterly rubbish if i have less than 6 hours sleep! dizzier than usual!;)

Bismarck

polaroid wrote: »

the sleep thing is really hard. i had got into the rut of drinking to fall asleep, especially if i had a lot on my mind.

completely understand! I'd drink blot out the mess I'd made as I couldn't bear the truth. for a little while it all seemed Ok...in balance..but that was just a passing phase...and night by night, I had to carry on "dosing myself" to make the pain go away...and the next day, the situation would be even worse and I'd not have the energy or the will to fight.

talk about a downward spiral....still, once you start picking yourself back up, things start going your way and you win little battles that you wouldn't have felt able to contest while you were drinking......I hope you'll all be amazed at the progress you can make....