Hop on up it's Dry January thread #2

[MyGhastIsFlabbered]

Shiny new thread to carry us onward through January

Yes please Ghast

Of course ghast. I always try and tell my friends their lovely qualities. I’m back on the dry wagon tonight.

Of course op!

Absolutely @MyGhastIsFlabbered

Please do!

Well done @Haggisfish

Ok so here are a couple of replies. I truly feel very humbled...and a bit of a fraud too

They are beautiful compliments. You must feel very flattered. Has it cleared up your headspace?

Lovely! What nice things to hear!

What lovely words 😍

What fabulous authentic compliments!

They are and I feel thoroughly undeserving of them though. I'm never very good at receiving compliments...and I'm pretty rubbish at giving them too because I assume the receiver is as awkward as I am.

Oh gosh they are really lovely things to be told. My mum has also stopped the cycle of bad parenting and it takes so much courage and strength to be able to take a different path and not repeat it. Well done.

What lovely honest articulate answers 😍

Checking in on 28 days. It feels quite extraordinary. I remember it hitting me at 5 days that I had to do that x6 and feeling quite overwhelmed.

I too am 'scared' of going back, although am set on accountable moderation and will see how I go. I suspect better than ever before but a slow slide and back to square one by end of year.

But I think I may be up for a lifelong battle. I don't think I will ever return to letting it happen and being a happy drunk. This has changed me, I'm sure of it.

Happy birthday @Haggisfish

Has anyone else noticed another big change in their face and complexion?

@OhioOhioOhio

Has anyone else noticed another big change in their face and complexion?

Mine's still as round as the moon

I'm scared to start drinking again as I know how fast I can get out of control again. I'm going to stick to not drinking on week nights. This means I won't be out of dry Jan until next Friday night.

Whilst sober I have developed impetigo which made me look awful. Now I look scabby and pink. It seems unfair

Oh dear ts. You can get antibiotics for that though, can’t you? I looked much better while not drinking-I looked dreadful this morning! Big bags under my eyes and the general anxiety I felt all day was noticeable too. I’m actually looking forward to being sober again! Managed it tonight and I’m really pleased with how I’m changing my thoughts towards alcohol.

I haven’t lost any weight but that’s mainly because I’m yamming sugar in!!

Only sugar... I am doing fat too. Loads of it. Can’t think where the weight loss is going wrong.
I have antibiotics ans cream but it has dug in! It is going but slowly.

Oh that is lovely @ ghast, brought a tear to my eye, and you sound a very brave person.
Sorry about the impetigo @ ts, hope it clears up soon.

Day 30 cant believe it. Also feeling a bit anxious about drinking and not going to drink for the moment and see how i feel. When i last did dry january i did moderate for quite a long time, until lockdown and it all went pear shaped. I only drank on friday and saturdays and also skipped one weekend a month, i did manage easily to keep that up for sometime. I may go back to that but not yet.

Morning all. We're nearly there! I've got a long way to go before I can think of moderating but I'm amazed at how far I've come. The first couple of weeks were hell and I kind of think if I start drinking alcohol again those weeks will have been for nothing. Alcohol had such a strong hold over me and I'm kind of scared to let it back in. So I'm aiming for the 100 days and see how I feel then. Obviously I might slip but I'm feeling pretty strong right now.

Me too ghast. My birthday showed me I can’t moderate and I don’t want to get to the position where I’m drinking every day again. I’m delighted with how far I’ve come and I’m also scared to let booze back in. Well, actually, I simply don’t want to!