The giving up/cutting down alcohol support thread!

shopaholictiedtheknot

Poo I broke my promise :mad:

sorry guys and gals I am rubbish, trying again today though :rolleyes:

Busy at work today catch you all later xx

Wanna_Bee_Free

Hi all,
Made it through the pub last night on lime and soda. First time I have been sober in a pub without a car outside I have to drive home!
It was odd, particularly the sober tube journey back when everyone else is looking so hammered.
So progress of sorts. Now to try for another AFD today, haven't managed two in a row for as long as I can remember!

Winebox, Jo, everyone good luck today. Glad to see the wagon moves slow enough for us to jump back on again after a fall.
Fay, think you did really well having one g&t and then stopping so well done!! After the first one the second one always seems like a really good idea. Good luck on getting to sunday, fingers crossed for you.

The things people have said about depression and the physical effect it has on your brain were interesting. I feel quite up and happy today (probably just not hungover for a change) and wonder if that's related.

Cheers all,

Bee

biscotte

Good afternoon all. Well, I drank Gin last night, quite a lot, felt rubbish this morning. Started with just one because I was feeling stressed over plans for the weekend and then I think we all know what happened after that.....

tonight I have to ring a friend from way back (she has had a death in the family) and am feeling anxious about it - would like to tipple before hand but shouldn;t ought to.

i don't seem to be getting anything done and am listless and tired and apathetic. House is a state.

one good thing - didn't have a glass of wine at lunch with the 'girls' as I was driving.

So, there are a lot of us here in the same boat, feeling the same things and managing to fall off and back on the wagon. it's nice to know I'm not alone.

Winebox, jo, shoppy, fay, WBF we're going through it at the moment - surely we must get there eventually?

thanks Bis and Eselt for your words- they are very inspirational and convincing.

Pippilongstocking

Sitting at desk working, (yeah I know its friday, but I got catch up somehow!!) desk's at home so not terrible. Candles on - etc trying to forget about the need to go out and get some vino-collapso.

Anyway true to my word tonight I have just ordered myself a bunch of lillies - had over twenty quid in my jar from just 4 days (today included) doesnt feel very MSE but I did use a voucher + quidco too!!- silly I know but I never buy anything for myself (except wine, gin, whisky, cava etc) feels a bit odd to not have a glass infront of me right now, but I have tonnes of work to do.

Hoping I will last the night, the weather is evil, only 1hr 50 til I can't buy any wine anyway - not that I am counting.......

Got pals coming next weekend, so no idea if I can be as strong then.

Maybe we will get there eventually - but for now I am trying my hardest to trick myself in any way possible to not have anything to drink.

Hi from me - x working all evening ticking past the minutes til the wee small hours

barshamhillbilly

Hi all,
just whizzing through again.

Just wanted to say - Jo - we WILL get there ......

Have cut down a bit myself, though still having some every night. I am now the third week in to formal 'treatment', 'counselling', 'therapy' or what ever you would like to call it.

I am trying to reduce stress at home and gradually reduce the amount I am drinking with a view to stopping completely. As much as I would like to say I could have a drink on special occasions or just at the weekend, I already think its all or nothing for me.

It turns out that the youngest may have Asbergers not ADHD as we suspected. Knowing exactly what is going on should help us reduce the stress in the household and help us to manage the problem. Over the last 18 months we have both been banging our heads against the wall and occasionally each other! Subsequently both Mrs BHB and I have hit the bottle rather too hard. Easy to do, hard to stop!

Anyway - we are slowly stepping in the right direction now.

I have just discovered Tescos 91p for 4 cans lager. God its !!!!! !
But Its part of my reduction plan. Trust me - you can't drink that much of it :rotfl:So must be a good thing really.

Anyway - good luck for the weekend everyone, keep trying.

Best Wishes
Andy

Bismarck

hmmm....not a wobble as such...just an odd feeling last night that it was Friday and I was tired and restless and a bit frustrated and could so easily have climbed into something dangerous....there were signals everywhere and I briefly saw a new type of beer that I'd not tried when I was in the shops and felt the yearning:

devil: "Could I have just one?"

angel : "Yes, maybe I could. but come on - you know hat COULD happen....since when was one enough? What do you think will happen, hmmm? Have one and then you sit there and think that was just the right amount - how can it be? It's like saying one is the perfect dose. Listen, Bis - if you have one it will not make you feel any better for any longer than the 5 minutes it takes you to quaff it...and then what? do yourself a favour and do something else."

So I did. Wasn't actually close to reaching out and doing the deed but it's always a threat----constant vigilance!

good luck and take care everybody.

Bismarck

barshamhillbilly wrote: »

It turns out that the youngest may have Asbergers not ADHD as we suspected. Knowing exactly what is going on should help us reduce the stress in the household and help us to manage the problem.

these things can make all the difference! take care.

barshamhillbilly

Thanks Bismark,

Just gotta keep chipping away at the underlying problems as well as the alcohol problem I guess.

Call it an all round approach

Have a good weekend everyone

Its our 7th wedding anniversary, Mums Birthday and Mum and Dads Golden Wedding Anniversary today.

We have allowed ourselves a half a bottle of the fizzy stuff each today. After that .... fizzy water!

Best wishes
Andy

mollypolly

Morning all.
Hope we are all feeling well today:D

Happy anniversary BHB....Have a lovely day.


Love Mollypolly:happylove

barshamhillbilly

mollypolly wrote: »

Happy anniversary BHB....Have a lovely day.
Love Mollypolly:happylove

Thanks Molly.