The giving up/cutting down alcohol support thread!

Needstochange

Hi all :wave:

Well heres one that is clearly not on the straight and narrow Its been a long time since I have posted and basically nothing has changed (so much for the user name) On a positive note I am starting to be ready for change again.

I have just spent an hour or so reading through this thread and realise how much I need some support so I hope its ok to come back.

Not had a AFD for as long as I can remember so I guess that is the first goal I need to work towards

jo1972

NTC, that is so spooky, I was thinking about you last night and wondering if you were gonna post again :eek: :eek: :eek:

ETA: I'll post at lunchtime all my misery and depths of despair stuff

Needstochange

jo1972 wrote: »

NTC, that is so spooky, I was thinking about you last night and wondering if you were gonna post again :eek: :eek: :eek:

Jo you were really supportive last time and I guess I just walked away from it (sorry )but I want you to know that i was and am really scared about being without my crutch. Reading about your and other peoples struggles on this thread has made me realise I am not alone so I am back.:D

You must have been sending the vibes real strong last night thanks:A

mollypolly

Hi All:hello: :hello: :hello: :hello:

Welcome back Needstochange and good luck on starting your new journey today.

Good luck to everyone else cutting down/giving up.I hope you will all get to where you want to be soon.

Take care and have a good day.
Love Mollypollyxxxx

Pippilongstocking

HI All
Well quiz last night and despite my good 3AFD's I slipped off and had 2 GandT - was going to meet a pal - and I was absolutely in the mood for alot more but she cancelled (thankfully) and so went home, thought about having a glass or two at home, but was tired and although I have drunk wine in bed (yeah i know the ultimate lazy ness) I thought better of it as had breakfast to do for 7.15am. So I do feel like I shoudl ahve done better, but was glad I thought of you lot and sent myself to bed. It was so hard though. Next time I need to get a soft drink, (or if not then a beer, I hate beer).

Trying for an AFD today - hoping it will be good cos my flowers bought with my wine money are about over - so I need some more. They cost 4 bottles of wine (?!) not expensive wine you understand and they sit on the table shouting at me - 'better than wine'..... Figure I would have blown it anyway so its ok to treat myself to something silly inthe mean time to recondition myself.

Am also wandering around in new boots and jacket bought with my wine money - feels a bit reassuring to think it would have just been wine - but now its a treat thing I can keep. If that makes any sense. Man I think I spent alot of money on something that I just drank - god what a waste.

Shoppa - I can't remember how many times I have woken up on the sofa then had to pick up the wine bottles take them to kitchen and go to bed.
AFD1 for me again - lets see how we get along eh, if you fancying chummming along?

Why does it feel harder cos its friday?

Waving to you all, hello to you - xx

winebox

shopaholictiedtheknot wrote: »

had a glass of red then got the taste for it ..

Aye & there's the rub.....can't have one or two and then STOP. That's why you do it, that's why I do it...the old all or nothing syndrome (Fay - you done good to stop)

Hi NTC, welcome back. Will read you later Jo....

Have had 3 AFDs...£24 not spent, 60 alcohol units not drunk (jeez, not looked at it like that before - somehow more scary than when I've actually drunk them - sounds nonsense?)

Have the day you would wish on yourselves all.

mollypolly

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Have had 3 AFDs...£24 not spent, 60 alcohol units not drunk (jeez, not looked at it like that before -[/quote]

:T :T :T :T

jo1972

Sigh....I just wanna know when it's gonna end

This is a stupid thing to say (I hear you saying!) as I can just not buy it right?!

I went home last night knowing I was gonna drink, planned it well and carried it out superbly. I'm sick of this cos I woke this morning feeling like utter carp and it's my DS's birthday today and although I got up and made the extra effort, I had to hide my carp-ness as nobody obviously knew that I was 3 sheets to the wind last night.

So, as it was DS's birthday, last night I was meant to wrap his presents, write his card etc etc, it wasn't till 11.30pm that I remembered that I hadn't done it so had a mad panic at the end of the night.

I'm embarrassed to say it but I'm starting to get quite morbid thoughts most of the time now, I've had enough of it all.

Stupid thing is, that all I need to do to turn this around, is not buy any alcohol on the way home tonight then tomorrow I will see a light at the end of the tunnel and hopefully have a small amount of strength to cope the next day. I know that once I've repeated this for a week or so then I will feel absolutely amazing, health will be great, I will be proud of myself and everything will be fantastic. All it takes is for me to drive straight home without stopping, how hard can it be???

I need some help and don't know where to get it from

Any nuggets of wisdom??

Kinda worrying about tonight, OH is going out which means I'm left to my own devices. He won't be back till the early hours so I can get as out of it as I like and no one will know anything about it. On the otherhand, if I drive straight home and buy no alcohol then I know I have to drop OH at the station at 8pm so I wouldn't be able to drink till then anyway, then I can come straight home and go to bed if it's that bad.

Oh, I dunno......

xx

shopaholictiedtheknot

Fay - I'm with ya girl- we can do it, Friday or not, I really really want to be sober tonight and feel ok for taking DD shopping tomorrow :beer:

Jo are you joining us on the wagon tonight? I feel totally rubbish today too, and I too meant to wrap up a pressie last night - for my ex-mum in law but I forgot - just done it on my lunch break! The morbid thoughts I can relate too, I always feel really down the morning after, just another reason NOT to drink! Chin up you know you can do this if you put your mind to it, your track record is much better than mine!

mollypolly

Right ....THATS IT....I am putting my foot down with a firm hand today:D

All of you, right now....up on this wagon with me.

I have to go to work this afternoon and wont be on here till late.I expect to see that you have all been chatting, comforting, sending vibes and encouraging each other...OR ELSE

Jo....Please just drive straight on home tonight....
Shoppy, Winebox,Fay , everybody...Good luck
See you later
Love Mollypollyxxxx