30 days from now.

[Amdone123]

Evening all.
If anyone is interested in quitting alcohol for 30 days ( in the first instance), please join us.
I've had a busy month ; Wimbledon, Football, birthday, anniversary and have drank way too much.
I've given up before and felt great so am trying again.

@Amdone123 I know a lot of people who like you just smoke when tipsy. Tbf I use to love smoking and drinking and if I could of just had a couple would of happily done that… but I’d find myself having a glass of wine just to smoke!!! So it was best I stopped. Took many attempts though xx

Hi @CH79… you sound exactly like me! I over do it and then am crippled with awful anxiety after! I’ve been known to wake up having a panic attack the next day after a big night 🙄 if I’m mindful I can just have a couple but sometimes I’m just so in the moment I get carried away. I don’t think I’ll ever give up completely but I need to moderate and be mindful xx

@Soberanne

I am same, earlier i started worse it got but isn't it funny that when your drinking you just don't see the obvious

I always think this the next day when I’ve over done it!!! Xx

@Mj20

Hi *@CH79*… you sound exactly like me! I over do it and then am crippled with awful anxiety after! I’ve been known to wake up having a panic attack the next day after a big night 🙄 if I’m mindful I can just have a couple but sometimes I’m just so in the moment I get carried away. I don’t think I’ll ever give up completely but I need to moderate and be mindful xx

Hi @Mj20 yep! I read some of the posts & yours definitely sounded like me! It's the ridiculous anxiety, completely over thinking everything! But incapable of stopping the anxiety. You know you're being irrational but you just can't help it.

My tolerance to alcohol has recently gone out of the window, I never used to suffer with anxiety.

I just want to be able to have one or two & not feel 'the fear' & wreck the rest of my week!

@CH79 the anxiety Is so horrendous! I completely sympathise!!! I’m Hoping it’s just something that takes a bit of thought and focus. I know next time I drink I’ll defo be wary… sometimes even one or two can give me anxiety though. Not on the extreme scale like last week but I’m defo more jittery! I’m so jealous of my friends who can just shrug off the night before xx

[quote Mj20]@CH79 the anxiety Is so horrendous! I completely sympathise!!! I’m Hoping it’s just something that takes a bit of thought and focus. I know next time I drink I’ll defo be wary… sometimes even one or two can give me anxiety though. Not on the extreme scale like last week but I’m defo more jittery! I’m so jealous of my friends who can just shrug off the night before xx[/quote]
Yep, same! Takes me a week to get over the shame & anxious feelings!
Really not worth it is it.
But we don't learn do we! 🤦‍♀️
I'm really determined to make a change. Was really pleased with myself last night that I didn't go mad.

@CH79 and @Mj20 i totally sympathise with the anxiety. Mine is horrendous for days after drinking. I have been known to wake in the night and go out and check my car is locked or other similar ridiculous things. The morning after i cant even sit still as its crippling. And then theres the sheer panic of who i text didn't text the night before.

@CH79 the anxiety Is so horrendous! I completely sympathise!!! I’m Hoping it’s just something that takes a bit of thought and focus. I know next time I drink I’ll defo be wary… sometimes even one or two can give me anxiety though. Not on the extreme scale like last week but I’m defo more jittery! I’m so jealous of my friends who can just shrug off the night before xx

Come on ladies you can do this

I've been teetotal for 5 years it's been the best decision I ever made

The thought of a hangover 😵 no thanks you can't still have a good time without drinking

@omgthepain wow 5 years tee total! That’s so impressive!!!! What made you completely stop if you don’t mind me asking?? X

Checking in to say I'll join you all.
Hoping to do 2 weeks without wine 🤞
I'm a binge drinker , can't just have the one bottle 🙄 so I try to keep it to once a week but the past month with catching up with friends, family events & football etc I feel so unhealthy and I'm ready for a kick up my backside.

Morning all and welcome @EsmeraldasTambourine. You're similar to me, I used to say I'll do it ( binge drink) once a week and sometimes I did, but other times it would be once through the week as well. So on a bad week, easily 5 bottles of wine, which is not good. Plus I still had hangovers twice a week and recently have just began to think what a waste of time. Anyway, you do 2 weeks and see how you go. But you can do it. Keep posting because you'll probably have the Wine Witch on your back !

Morning all!!! How are we all doing today???
I can’t believe it’s day 8 for me… and what a difference today is compared to last week (where I woke up with the hangover from hell) I do feel really proud of myself but feel this coming week will be more of a challenge. I’m intending to maybe drink at weekend but mindfully…. But for now just celebrating the past week whooooo hoo! Xx

Thank you @Amdone123 , everyone's honesty is so motivational on this thread.
My husband doesn't have a weekend off until 2 weeks time and normally I'd meet friends for drinks but I'm going to throw myself into some exercise and healthy eating, I'm currently staring at my yoga mat and the dog is begging to be walked.
Luckily my youngest son has just got an evening job so I'll be on taxi duty alot.
8 days is a great achievement @Mj20 😀

Morning all and welcome aboard. I am feeling good this morning. Going to go a long walk with the dogs as the weathers not too bad.

@Mj20

Morning all!!! How are we all doing today??? I can’t believe it’s day 8 for me… and what a difference today is compared to last week (where I woke up with the hangover from hell) I do feel really proud of myself but feel this coming week will be more of a challenge. I’m intending to maybe drink at weekend but mindfully…. But for now just celebrating the past week whooooo hoo! Xx

Morning all! All good here, the anxiety from last week has all but gone. I managed to moderate on Friday & was hangover free yesterday with no anxiety. So it's a win!

You sound like you're doing good @Mj20 👍 Definite sense of achievement when you manage not to cane it isn't there!

@Esmereldastambourine hello! I only recently found this thread but everyone is so supportive & mostly in the same boat! No pressure if you have a wobble, one day at a time.

Hello All- please can I join in?
Currently on day 3 and hoping to get to 13th Aug and have my first glass by the sea!
I have cut down lots from regular, habit drinking but when I do drink now I scarily binge.
Absolutely HATE the anxiety after- what did I say, who did I offend...
Like esmeralda’stambourine Iwant to use the next weeks to eat healthily, exercise and NOT drink.
Day 2 of gym too, so a positive start, just need to keep it up and hoping the accountability will help.
Good luck!

I'll join. I'm day 7 of moderation. Before the last week I was drinking at least 5 bottles of wine a week. In the last week I've had 3 glasses and don't feel like I've been depriving myself.

I've read Alice glass and now reading Alcohol explained. I'm a logical person by nature so the science of it and being able to almost remove the idea of it being my "fault" and replace that with this is what alcohol does to the body / mind is helpful for me.

I have 3 primary school aged dcs, a senior role at work. I'm 2 stone heavier than I should be. I have had anxiety and depression for as long as I can remember. I feel like I'm just about edging out of the phase where I can get a grip and if I leave it unchecked I will be moving quickly on to fill blown alcoholism.

I watched by dad die from being an alcoholic and lived in ruins of his disease my entire life. I cannot do that to my children.

I'm wishing everyone the strength and power to do this

@Buntyforgirls, of course you can !
Well done on Day 3. I'm going to be by the sea on the 13th August too ( nowhere fancy I'm afraid!). I started this thread with that date in mind so I could have a break from it. Am pleased to say that 20 days in, I've stuck to it ( I've had less than 2 bottles in all that time so pretty good for me). The accountability on here is helping me so much, so keep checking in. ✔

@GrantMeTheSerenity, hi there and welcome. We'll done on Day 7 of Moderation. I've been at the 5 or more bottles a week too ( not that long ago either).
I hear you. I'm like you actually; need to get a grip on it before it overtakes. I feel now like I can moderate but I haven't really been out as such ( friends, holidays), so it's not been tested but am taking it one day at a time. I need a plan for when that happens.

[quote Amdone123]@GrantMeTheSerenity, hi there and welcome. We'll done on Day 7 of Moderation. I've been at the 5 or more bottles a week too ( not that long ago either).
I hear you. I'm like you actually; need to get a grip on it before it overtakes. I feel now like I can moderate but I haven't really been out as such ( friends, holidays), so it's not been tested but am taking it one day at a time. I need a plan for when that happens.[/quote]
I'm about to go on holiday with a big group of friends. We all drink heavily. There is no way I would have ever seen myself pushing myself on this path just 2 weeks before that holiday but for whatever reason i feel the need to do this now and I can't avoid it just because of the holiday. God only knows how it will pan out!

Well just see how you feel over the next 2 weeks then make a plan for your holiday @GrantMeTheSerenity, it's all you can do

Oh, well, I'm on a roll. Spent the last 3 days in bed, today feeling a bit normal, so went shopping. Bought a fancy bottle. I've drank that. And smoked.

I'm enjoying myself though.

Found a half bottle in the fridge. Am on that. Haven't eaten. Small bowl of cereal earlier. Woo !!!

And my granddaughter stays tonight, so go me !! Not x

@Amdone123

Oh, well, I'm on a roll. Spent the last 3 days in bed, today feeling a bit normal, so went shopping. Bought a fancy bottle. I've drank that. And smoked. I'm enjoying myself though. Found a half bottle in the fridge. Am on that. Haven't eaten. Small bowl of cereal earlier. Woo !!!

Have some food @Amdone123! And some water! Tomorrows you will thank you! 🙂