Emergency stop button pressed

[littlemiss93]

That's it basically! Here I am 7am shaky and regretful .. two kids to get to school looking like death. I have to stop this nonsense, I'm far more productive when I'm not drinking. I have a business to run and house to keep, not to mention two kids to look after. Today is the day I stop before I sink any further down this drain hole. I shall use this thread to rant when 6 o'clock hits and the wine is calling me. If your in the same position and need some support feel free to join me! If your AF and can offer support I'd love to hear from you.

Hi @TintagliaRises

Well done for the stop. Your post resonated a lot - good luck, I promise it's not as hard as you think it's going to be once you've actually just started.

@indiesearcher thank you. Your support means a lot.

Day 3 AF for me, which is not unusual as I am a binge rather than a daily drinker. However this time I had been on a full 5 day binge (as I do on high days and holidays), only this was one of my worst ones yet. Minimal night sweats last night, and actually managed to eat a meal last night for the first time since Saturday. I finally feel like I'm on the mend.

Well done @TintagliaRises - I believe those first few days to be the hardest before your body shakes off the dependency.

One day at a time.

The freedom thread is a great place to check in

Me too. Can I join for support please.

Absolutely @Therunecaster - and when or if you feel like making it a permanent thing then the freedom thread is brilliant.

Want to share anything? What happened to bring you here?

Can I join pls? Feel I'm on a downward slope and just can't jump off. Drinking far too much wine (definitely worse since lockdown as WFH). Have put on 10lbs, feel yuk and unhealthy. Used to run but just can't be bothered anymore.
Just can't seem to get off this awful slippery slope

All welcome here @Allusernamesalreadyused!

How is everyone tonight?

WFH, lockdown, it's been one slippery slope indeed - I hear you!

I think this is a great thread for anyone who has recognised they want to stop. I think it really helps to articulate it, whether it was a specific moment or has just crept up.

Mine was a morning almost 4 weeks ago now. Drank too much, sick before school run, train to big conference, awful guilt and anxiety that lasted days, never mind the headache. Why on earth did I do it?

Anyway, I'm here, almost a month dry, and loving it. I honestly honestly believe that committing to AF long term is far easier than 'for a month' - as there's no end in sight, you dig deep and you know it's a permanent change you want and need to make.

If and when you're ready, come join the freedom thread or hang out here with us for a while. Sober curious is a good place to be too - somewhere I was for a good six months before I hit my emergency stop and promised myself I wouldn't drink again.

Hello all, day 1 here. Part of me thinks I must be mad to even try with all the Christmas parties and a wedding coming up, but I don’t want to feel like this for another month.

For those who have been doing it for a while, what do you say in social situations when friends ask why you’re not drinking?

Best thing is to be completely honest.

"I don't drink (permanent) because it doesn't agree with me"

Or anything along the lines of; I'm a better person when I don't drink; I don't drink because it's bad for me; why ARE YOU drinking?!

You'll find people are full of support and respect for it.

Still AF. Day 12. Feel so much better for not drinking.

I’m joining you all. Up to almost a bottle of wine a night-it’s ridiculous.

Hello @littlemiss93

How are you getting on?

I'm on day 9 AF.

I've just started pouring my favourite cordial into a wine glass with fizzy water.

It's the little things that help.

I'm thinking about journaling every morning (or anytime I feel motivated too). I haven't started yet it's just a thought at the moment.

I'm 4 years clean, not saying it isn't hard but eventually it gets easier every day. You will still have the occasional off day but you will get there.

@Bambi7 I'm here .. limping on in the dry jan thread.! Lapsed a few times between this posting in sept but feeling very positive right now about moving forward AF.