The giving up/cutting down alcohol support thread!

Pippilongstocking

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Thanks Shoppie! Good luck to you too.:T

I fell asleep on the sofa last night as well and woke up about 5 wondering why I felt so squashed, my neck is sore today. :mad: I used to fall asleep downstairs a lot when I used to drink quite heavily, it seems like a few other people on here fall asleep downstairs too, I wonder if that is common with people who drink.

For me, every single time, have only just started actually 'going to bed'.
12 years of sleeping on a sofa til the wee small hours, usually wake up at about 4ish then go to bed, often fully dressed or if I manage to get into my pjs mid wine then its about the only time I managed that - lol

shopaholictiedtheknot

Just checking in folk- AFD for me and I am now in bed:beer: OH is playing on gears of war 2:rolleyes: so am just going to surf on here for a while, hope everyone is doing ok?

Fay - how old are you if you don't mind me asking?

Pippilongstocking

um ok was forty this year - been drinking quite heavily since wee ones born last youngling arrived about 12 years ago

Pippilongstocking

take off 8 months breastfeeding - yeah about 11 1/2 years of about bottle wine a night at least how dreadful is that. Only lately has that recognition dawned on me.
You see you turn forty (in my case) and all sorts of wierd things happen, you sort out your money (hence this site) and you look at your life and think, hmmmmmm what on earth am I doing.

shopaholictiedtheknot

I am 40 next July :eek: aarrgh I can feel the panic setting in already LOL I have been drinking loads for probably around 9 or 10 years :rolleyes:

Pippilongstocking

I love that I am 40 except I seem to have suddenly started to put on weight - which is so unfair - (sighs in manner of a teenager, do I exercise um no) - but I did get a VW camper for my 40th - whom I very much love, was wierd one of my first questions was.

Ok so the whole drinking/driving thing - how does that work in a camper van. If you are in a vehicle and are drunk - I think you get prosecuted - but how does that work in a campervan - I caught myself figuring out how to drink whilst out in him (but not drive) as if having the van isnt awesome enough I was looking for ways of making sure I could still drink when parked up. Checking out when I would be safe to drive etc - which really shocked me. It had become well sort the wine bit out first, then plan the rest of the day/evening. Not drink it early in the day just figure out how I could have my wine later. I didnt think I would be able to have even a night off.

And thanks to you guys I have had quite a few off lately - enough of my babbling, about to join you shoppy - my laptop heads north (not to shetland you understand) to the upstairs - I may surf alittle whilst reclining in my bed.....what you at??

BTW incase you hadn't realised by the waffling, AFD!! Apols at long and boring post.

shopaholictiedtheknot

I always wanted a camper (scooby) van you lucky thing!! I am off to the land of nod now, well done on your AFD, will catch up with you in the morning :T

PS I have gained two stone over the past 4 years !!

eselt

Hi all- just checking in.
Well done shoppy and fay, and jo for the weekend- great stuff. Can I join the 40 club please? Turned 40 in june, didn't think I'd make it- close call, felt so pleased I was alive, kicking and sober, but it felt weird to not have a party or celebrate with alcohol- even though I'm 40 cause I've given up the demon drink people say I look younger than I have done for years- I think when you re-emerge and come back to life it just shows in your skin and hair, and the confidence you get from dealing with and beating something so difficult gives you a glow that people can see.

Always running- you OK today? Take care.

Pippilongstocking

Arghghghgh - brother turned up bottle of wine, for me - (have told him I gave up several times) am off to bed, cork still in bottle - its going to have to stay there - too much to do - pah to folks and presents of wine - I prefer flowers. (honest!)

Camper is battered, was a bargain OH is very very lovey - he reminds me it was his pension money - guilt trip or what!! He's called Darwin (the van not the bloke) hes old (21) blue and very very tatty.

A 40something club - oh er. smiling.

Pippilongstocking

OK last post of the evening, sorry been online alot at the mo.

I have a question and it might sound silly. This past couple/six months or so when I have drunk alot I have very sore lower back on the left more than the right, sometimes on both sides. Kinda under my ribs towards my waist on my back.

I just ask cos its bad tonight (havent drunk), if I rub it, it eases off a bit. Its odd to describe like a dull kinda ache, which can be sharp sometimes.

Anyone else had this - sure is related to my drinking. Sorry to ask just been worrying me off and on.