Anyone else in Day 1 today

[enoughisenough100]

So after so many attempts of failing, I'm really hoping to succeed this time. Is anyone on day 1. I go through other posts nd read how well people are doing, but just can't seem to get past the first few days. The house is hectic nd I feel like by 5 o clock, I deserve to be opening a bottle of wine. I know I shouldn't nd would be feel so much better the next day if I can stop drinking. Just can't seem to crack it. Any tips on audio books that really worked? Other ideas? I think I've tried so many times I need to do something different. I know the first few weeks are going to b tough, any vitamins etc to give a boost. Any advice ? Help !!!

How do you find fake gin?

@stopwaitingforpermissiontobeyou I hear you. I’ve had four small glasses of wine tonight .on the wagon again tomorrow!

Great you guys are moderating but I can't do that so that's why bit quiet on this thread. The freedom thread is fully not drinking at all so I'm a bit more active there! Hope you all are ok! I know for me it's a slippery slope if I even try to moderate hence not drinking at all works for me and a lot of others but moderation works for some too! Each to their own. @stopwaitingforpermissiontobeyou fake gin doesn't work for me unfortunately, the beers are quite nice though I find. But I'm trying not to touch any of that either as think it may tempt me. I used to be a seedlip drinker which was again ok not amazing. I'm drinking a CBD infused drink you get from Sainsbury's and kombucha and coke I know all sugary but it helps at times. Although I have a raging headache now.lol. hope you all wake up hangover free!

Checking in.. 🤦‍♀️ I'm scaring myself buy how easy it is to say f*ck it and drink. Today I will NOT drink. My 3 main reasons :

My children

I don't want to be my mum

I need to focus on fixing me and getting out of this house/marriage instead of hiding.

There are many reasons.. too many!! But if I write them down and remind myself often hopefully it will sink in.

Well done @wakeupandshakeup how are you tonight ?

How is everyone doing? @enoughisenough100 ? @wakeupandshakeup @stopwaitingforpermissiontobeyou . I'm day 26 I think and counting till I hit a month. It's been hard seriously hard...

How is everyone doing? @enoughisenough100 ? @wakeupandshakeup @stopwaitingforpermissiontobeyou . I'm day 26 I think and counting till I hit a month. It's been hard seriously hard...

@Namechanged12344 , that's brilliant 👏. Well done. I know it's not easy, but it is worth it. Obvious question here, but are some days harder than others ? I'm asking because if some days are easier, I wonder what's happening on the easy days to make it easier ? ( I hope I haven't confused you to much !)

I'm awake early after yet another crazy dream.. 🥴 this is the main reason I drink! As well as giving up alcohol I've also quit coffee and boy has my head been bad!! Still going strong (namechanged) wakeupandshakeup

Well done @Namechanged12344 🙌 going strong.

Morning all x it's amazing how well ye are doing, ye should be so proud. I slipped up twice since my last post , the last time being Friday night , but back at it again yesterday so only day 2 for me, I have a lot of catching up to do !!

Hi @Amdone123 how are you? Sorry I haven't been able to reply quicker. So I think when I have more stress than usual are the harder days as before I used to reach for the bottle to drown it out all the noise, stress, anxiety (but it was giving me more anxiety the drink!) The easier days I guess is when I'm super distracted but not in a stressful way if that makes sense. Right at the start (I'm sounding like a pro but I've stopped and started so many times lol) I bought a knitting set i tried to do on the days I felt the urge and also lots of chocolate lots and lots of it! That moment of F it I'll have one that passes really quickly I think the books day 5 mins (works for smoking too). You are doing so well even thinking about stopping honestly my sleep is amazing these days, skin sort of weight loss lol you will get there! There is an amazing thread at the moment called the freedom thread there are old timers and newbies and the support is out of this world have a look.

Well done at @stoptheride how are you doing ?

@enoughisenough100 good on you for giving it another go! Just think one day at a time! You can and will do it. An amazing thread is the freedom thread. Check it out!

@Namechanged12344 , no worries. Thanks for your post. I hear you. I was just wondering about good days / bad days, etc. I had a bad day yesterday and I know now it's because I didn't plan my day. I don't really want to plan my days / life as I enjoy being spontaneous, but in reality, I have to.
I feel awful today but I did get up and walk for 3 hours. Tomorrow I've planned my day so I shouldn't drink tomorrow. Honestly, when I feel as hungover as I do now, I remember why I want to quit ( or moderate. Or just avoid bloody wine). I'm going to keep trying. Thanks again.

@Amdone123 I feel for you. And planning the day is bloody amazing ! I don't plan either well not much sometimes I do around the kids etc but I find when I'm doing something that I'm not looking at the clock all the time it helps (like I used to clock watch when is drink o clock). I get triggered when I see wine these days but I'm such early days. Hoping it will change and get better and better but the first few days were the biggest hurdle tbh. Hope you wake up fresh tomorrow.morning and realise it's because you didn't drink today! Well done

Good afternoon, everyone. Hope you're all ok. I've had a much better day today. I jumped up at 7am, then set off walking at 9am. I really enjoyed it, but had the devil / wine witch on my shoulder, as per usual. Because I'm on holiday, a different mindset, I suppose. Anyway, after walking for 3.5hours and 22,000 steps, I came to the usual array of pubs and restaurants. I opted for a glass of red, but decided I didn't really want it, so drank half and got diet coke instead. I've since had lunch and a nap. No plans to drink alcohol this evening as daytime is my danger zone, not evenings.
So, a good day really. I think I was arguing with myself that much, that I bored myself !!
I don't like to treat alcohol as forbidden because that makes it worse.
Apologies for the essay. Have a lovely evening, everyone.

Well done @Amdone123 , that shows amazing strength to stop after half a glass. It must be so hard when on holidays ! I'm day 3 today and I'm unbelievably tired.. I must say I am actually tempted to have a glass thinking it will relax me but cant go back to day one AGAIN!

@enoughisenough100 , thanks. That's the problem though isn't it. You want to relax, but it doesn't relax you. A pp on here said it fed their anxiety and depression yet sometimes people drink to aid depression! I actually had a headache today ( never sleep properly when away), and felt a bit out of sorts. The half glass exacerbated the headache. It's madness !!
Well done on Day 3. Could you have an early night ?

There's a thread on here at the moment about treating yourself (without food). There's some great suggestions. I treat / reward myself with alcohol, so I'm definitely going to write a list from that thread.

@Amdone123 oh lovely I've just written on the freedom thread about how I want to treat myself on day 30! I too rewarded myself with alcohol I deserve it i say, whether im sad happy angry etc mostly it was when I was angry tbh. Escape mechanism. My father drank and was abusive to my mum my entire childhood. Probably need to write this all down there's so many things going on right now distraction is great☺️😔 day 29.
@enoughisenough100 well done on day 3/4 bet you felt amazing waking up this morning xxx

@enoughisenough100 , that's great, well done. Let us know how you treat yourself, I'm excited for you! I'm just posting in the sun so can't really see....yes, I think many of us drink to escape. When you're drinking, you're not thinking about anything. Problem is it's still there when you stop.
Got up 7am and said a quiet prayer of thanks that I wasn't hungover. Holiday home getting busy now so I left at 7.15am, walked 20,000 steps.
Going for lunch now. May just have a 🍺. Still got headache. Thankful that none of people I'm lunching with drink !!

@Namechanged12344 yes it was great waking up without being hungover , though I do feel exhausted at times. @Amdone123 hope your holiday lunch went okay with no alcohol . I really want to get to 30 days. Love this thread just to check in with people that are in the same boat, it def keeps me going so far.

All good here. Lunch was lovely and I had 1 beer. I survived and I feel so much better for it. I can do it. We all can - it's not easy obviously, but sometimes it's not that hard either.
Thread is definitely keeping me accountable, @enoughisenough100 . Definitely.

@Amdone123 well done you! Are you planning on moderating then? Hope you are having a lovely holiday x

Well done @Amdone123 , sounds like u are well in control of it . Being on holidays is definitely a good tester for it!

Definitely, I definitely cannot moderate I know this after so many attempts of quitting but something is different this time. I really hope I can now do this forever it's so daunting. It's never I'll just have one it might be one day but then I'll think oh I did so well that time etc etc and it's a slippery slope and I don't want to be in that situation ever again for my family's sake as well as mine! The sober diaries helped but the freedom thread where they are all totally AF has supported me in ways I'm so grateful for. I am day 29 today and so proud of myself. I do get upset that I can't have the odd one and moderate but I have to learn to accept it now. Cant wait it'll be a full 30 days tomorrow and I still don't know how I'll treat myself but I'll let u know!