Problem/Dependent Drinkers and Alcoholics (recovering or active) Support IV

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Did Monday and Tusday last week and gave up on Wednesday. Have done 2 nights again but am not going to give in tonight. I've had to say that I can have a drink on Saturday as I don't think I could do it but once I've finished the evening, it's been so hard that I wonder whether I should even have one night.

What will you do to fill time once dd is in bed?

Ooh wednesday is hard isn't it? I'll watch tv I love The Apprentice and Property Ladder.
I'm actually ok later because it's a foregone conclusion, I can't drink, full stop. I'd never be desperate enough to wake her up and take her to shop which would be the only way to get wine!
It's this window of opportunity, I usually ask dd if she wants to pop out and buy sweets and then of course a bottle of wine for mummy!!
Are you feeling like giving in or you ok?

I'm ok...it's beginning to get easier now. DC have been in bed for a while and it looks like I can do it after all...

Ok, I'm going to cook now and then in 10 minutes time I'll get dd in the bath and we've done it, yipee!!
I don't feel good but will tomorrow.

Well done. You'll be Queen Smug in the morning and so will I!

I'll be on here later probably lurking! Thanks again.

You are welcome, thankyou too, another no booze half hour done!

BB and Thornrose - seriously well done both of you!
I'm in quite an unfamiliar place of being sober for night 3 ! It has been really quite hard tonight though - there were one or two points where I was on the verge of going down to the shops to hunt and gather...but I didn't !

DP is going out tomorrow and will come back a bit pissed so have said to myself tonight that I'm allowing myself to drink tomorrow. TBH I'd rather do that than say I wont drink and end up drinking - and therefore feel totally crap and wipe out all the good feelings about not drinking that I've built up this week. Feel very proud that I've stayed away from DP's wine stash since Monday!

I honestly think I look 5 (well maybe 2.5) years younger even from just a few nights off. Bags under eyes not so evident and face seems a lot brighter - but maybe that's just not having to squint due to hangover though

Hope everyone else out there is well / having a better day than yesterday.

Off to bed - takes ages to get off but talk radio droning at me in the background usually does the trick eventually...

Night night everyone

gerbra x

Just wanted to say hi and welcome to GP. You have come to the right place and if you want it will get some really good help and support.

gerbrajess well done to you too. I thought I looked a bit brighter this morning and the dark circles under my eyes seemed lighter, thought it was wishful thinking!
I totally agree with you having an "allowed" drink tomorrow night, very wise.
Sleep well!

ned to tak if anyone around..

okay obvisoubly not

Sorry I missed you, I needed to talk to someone earlier. Are you still there paperchain?

Well done bottlebin, thornrose and gerbra

Morning all. Well done!

I've noticed my eye balls are not so red of a morning.
Unfortunatly this morning I don't feel so good as I did. I feel like I've got a hangover. It could be withdrawal though it might be the antihistamine I took yesterday afternoon. It was quite an old fashioned type as I was breastfeeding this time last year and decided, in my wisdom, that if I could give ds a dose of piriton a dilute breastfed dose was not going to do dd a great deal of harm. I'm sure I later got something better from the Doctor last year so I'd better get something else today.

My first thought on waking was uuuurgh this is because of not drinking so did not experience the usual euphoria.

How are the rest of you feeling?

Good morning - how is everyone?
Feel like I'm half-connected to thread now as I've been missing my late-night visits!

Feel good this morning. Sorry if TMI - but sweated loads on Monday night but it was much better on Tuesday and Wednesday.

My aim has always been to get back to a point where I can drink at weekends/when I go out but not at home on a normal week night.

I'm still determined to work towards that. I'm letting myself drink tonight if I want to as DP will be - I want to keep some semblance of 'me making the choices' this week so I feel positive again for next week.

Hope everyone who's been having a tough time this week is feeling a bit better today.

Will try and pop back later

Gerbra x

p.s. morning Gracepaley - how are you? Did you hop on and hop off again?!

Au contraire. I hopped on and lurked a bit.
I have now done 2 nights off. I'm aiming for a long stretch, as my dd is very ill and I want to make sure I can deal with that without also having to deal with hangovers, fatigue and general irascibility.......

I am into my third week booze free

That's great oiF. How is it different now to your first week?

erm if i am honest, nothing is different. I still want wine all the time last night i even bought some as i was so stressed, but thought it would just make things worse

Gosh that is reaaly restrained of you...well done for that. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised it's not any easier. What made you decide to give up altogether?

sorry my last post was meant to say I even nearly bought some. I didnt actually buy it! i really must start previewing my messages and stop being so lazy

I have stopped completely as I have had an unhealthy relationship with alcohol for a long time. All i feel is guilt when I drink anyway now so to use it as an escape doesnt really work anymore

Oh I could have written that...I'm going to drink on Saturday...not sure if this is right or not...

went out with some friends last night and had decided in advance I would drink. had two bellinis and then about 1/3 a bottle of rose and my GOD I feel rough as a dog today! hideous!

soo looking forward to tomorrow when I won't be hungover!