Today is my day 1

[Savethebesttilllast]

I drink too much!!, way too much.
I have all the best intentions of starting my week off with no alcohol and say to myself that I won’t drink until Thursday or Friday then one thing will happen and the wines open and I’m drinking.
I’m fed up of always thinking next week I’ll start again, I hate the feeling of being drunk I don’t know why I do it. I went out last night and I honestly feel terrible today I have the worst anxiety the day after and I make a complete idiot of myself in front of family and friends.
Anyway enough is enough I constantly walk round telling myself I hate myself and I know I’m doing harm to my body drinking all the time. I look at my dc and my heart breaks thinking I could be making my life a lot shorter with them by the amount I drink I also don’t want them to see drinking as the norm.
TODAY IS MY DAY 1 I need to get this right this time any tips for getting through things are welcome.

@JessieEssexI know how you feel fridays are my weakness, I’m trying to keep busy and having an early night I’ve brushed my teeth so I can’t drink anything now 🤣xxx

@JessieEssex , yay, baby steps first. Well done. @Savethebesttilllast , and you - well done.
You can do it.

@JessieEssex I hear you. Gosh Friday is hard. About 6.30 I started the ‘will I or won’t I’ game torture.
I managed to resist somehow. Didn’t rush the bedtime routine as a result. Normally I’m desperate to get the DC into bed so I can open a bottle.
Looking forward to a hangover free day tomorrow.

Also, @Savethebesttilllast @JessieEssex , tomorrow morning, waking up without a hangover = brilliant.

@MarvellousMay , cross post with you there but great minds n all that. Keep going.

Can I just say that was the best lie in I’ve had since dry Jan!
Slept like a log. Got up for a wee (far too much tea last night) then slept again. I really needed that.
Going out tonight but have volunteered to drive so know I won’t drink. Feeling pretty happy this morning. Hope everyone else is too.

@MarvellousMay , that's great and a good plan for this evening.
I'm always happy when I haven't drank the day or night before. No better feeling 😇

@Amdone123 I think it was an alcohol one. I'm really good thanks. So nice of you to
Remember and ask. How are u?

@teaandtoastwithmarmite , great thanks. I had a break from social media, had a few holidays, etc. Wine intake under control, thank god !

Well done on deciding to change, Im in exactly the same boat and today is my day one too. Day 1 is the easiest for me, its all the others I find hard. I've tried multiple times and find day 3/4 really hard - i even cry and its when I feel my most vulnerable to give in. Not this time though - something feels different.

We've got this!!!

Ive just signed up to the Naked mind online for free, its great so far!

On day 8 officially but my body feels like day 15 as the last drink I had was a very small glass of Prosecco on the 14th May and nothing else that night.
I had a really lovely day today made all the better by being hangover-free.
I made plans for a Sunday, got up and did them. That probably sounds normal to most people but my usual Sunday would be waking up early with beer fear. Then laying on the sofa groaning until I’m ready to face the world around midday.
It’s really good to feel normal.

Weekend done and I’ve managed to fit so much more In than I usually would.
when I think what I was like last Sunday I’m cringing 😬 feels so good that I’ve no need to hide from people today or worry if I did or said something when I was out.

Can I just add the skin on my face is looking really good today! Less worn.

Aah that's brilliant.

@MarvellousMay , one of the first things I notice when I abstain is my skin. I think it's largely due to sleeping better and my intake of water which increases.

Been so tempted this week. Overeaten as a result it doesn’t seem to matter if I’m 10 days in or 100 days in the craving to drink is still there.
It sucks.

Il join you iv struggled with alcoholism for as long as I can remember, I need to save my life