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  • Wanna_Bee_Free
    Wanna_Bee_Free Posts: 2,137 Forumite
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    Honey_Bear wrote: »
    Season of Mist, very few of us recognise how much effect alcohol has on us. My OH didn't sleep through the night for 20 years after his mother died, and assumed he'd be like that for the rest of his life. He put it down to the stress of his mother's death and then just accepted it as part of the aging process. Fast forward to me stopping drinking completely, and OH not intending to change his behaviour - of course he did. He'd lost his drinking companion, so gradually, very, very gradually he cut back. He's now sleeping through the night like he used to when he was younger, and only drinking about one quarter of what he did when we were egging each other on
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    It doesn't matter how you don't drink, as long as you don't when you're aiming for a booze-free night - I love that you couldn't be bothered to walk to the shop, Annie G!

    Thanks Honeybear for your post. I have had three nights of bad sleep, telling myself it’s stress, two nights of drinking when aiming for a booze-free night and I want to sleep well tonight and get this downward stress spiral turned around. I intend to be AF tonight so will go and take the chilled bottle of wine out of the fridge. I am going to the gym tonight so don’t want to undo my good work when I get home!
  • fatrab
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    9/30 and 4/5 SNC for today please Shaggy :)
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  • GlendaSugarbean
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    10/25 for me today please :)

    Managed to resist free Prosecco at work do yesterday :A
  • Green_Karen
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    3/5 on SNC ( I think) and 9/31 AF.
  • Barny1979
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    Early call but 10/25 AFDs for me today
  • Willowtree222
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    Early call for me too, 10/31 and 3/5 for school, nights x
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  • DelightedMum
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    Good morning all

    8 please Shaggy and 3 for the SNC

    Had car issues yesterday (exhaust went, big style) whilst at my Mums so I was late picking Piglet up from School (and we've had to walk today - a 30 minute walk from our house and their school starts at 8.30am ) so I was a bit stressed last night. Was sorely tempted to buy a bottle of wine, but resisted the urge. However, I was in a bad mood all evening. Poor hubby wished he'd stayed at work :rotfl:

    Maman - have a lovely time away

    Honey Bear - thats good news on the scales front :T I always find when I cut down on the wine my sugar intake tends to go up elsewhere so am in awe of anyone that can stop at half a packet of buscuits!

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  • cathybird
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    Morning all, 8/17 for me please :)
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  • sukeyboo
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    5/12 for today please Shaggy
  • shaggydoo
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    AnnieG wrote: »
    I heard today that I've been shortlisted for a very exciting job, which is great news,


    Good Luck!


    We had exciting job news here yesterday too (not me) and normally I'd have joined in the (alcohol ) celebrations BUT I realised that good news is a trigger for me to drink so I celebrated with decaf tea.



    A small victory.
    What do we do when we fall? We get up, dust ourselves off and start walking in the right direction again. Perhaps when we fall, it is easy to forget there are people along the way who help us stand and walk with us as we get back on track.
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