The giving up/cutting down alcohol support thread!

RoxieW

Gosh - cant believe I spend £1000 a year on wine!!

barshamhillbilly

Well done Roxie. Not good to be unwell but thats how I gave up smoking 18 years ago when I had the flu. Didn't want one and by the time I recovered most of the craving had subsided. Worked for me then so fingers crossed for you. Keep it up.

BHB

barshamhillbilly

Soon adds up doesn't it?

liuhut

hi guys, just found this thread and wondered if I could ask a question. Basically my OH drinks most nights, he has a bottle of red and then 4-6 cans of stella. If there is beer/wine in the house he HAS to drink it, I think that he has a bit of a problem, he does not sleep well when he has not had a drink.
What do you all think, would you class this as being a problem or am I just being a nagging OH?
Thanks a lot
L

barshamhillbilly

Hi liuhut.
I went to the GP becuase I was drinking three cans of stella or half a bottle of wine a night and the GP said I had a problem. If its there and he has to drink it, or go out and buy some (as I did) then he has a problem.
Get him to his GP for some help. They really can offer some good support - with the 'frowned upon thing' you would expect to get.
Have you done the demotivator - its scary!

Andy

barshamhillbilly

Sorry forgot to say, I sleep much better now without - only after 8 days. The doc says it was the CAUSE of my bad sleep - as it builds up.

BHB

liuhut

Hiya barshamhillbilly
Blimey thats really scared me know!!! He compares himself to people at his work who drink 14 cans a night and thinks that they have the problem!!!
I keep a s/sheet and put down what we are spending each month...when I told him what he had spent on beer last month he went into work and was told that they all spend double that...argh!!
Tbh he does know there is a problem, but we hate our GP, he is really not very nice so I might struggle on that score. At least he has had one night off it this week...I suppose that's a start....I just dont want to be the one to tell him not to drink...

liuhut

Thats interesting about the sleep part...he does not sleep well but [STRIKE]we[/STRIKE] he have always put it down to the shifts that he works...will try and bring that one up...thanks a lot

barshamhillbilly

Hi Liuhut - can't you change to a different GP? Is their a support centre in your area for substance abuse (Really not as bad as its sounds)?
Check out the following link for some general info: http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/103/

Hope that helps.

Andy

beemuzed

OK, so last night was ok - only drank half a glass of wine! Moved on to coffee as soon as dinner was over and somehow forgot to finish the wine. DH definiely drinks loads more than me but if I mention it we just end up rowing - and then I think why should I cut down? I guess it needs to be me doing it for me, if you see what I mean. Well done to those sticking to cutting out!