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

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lackaDAISYcal · 07/04/2008 00:07

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fakeblonde · 01/05/2008 14:59

Hi,
Does anybody hereunderstand liver function test results.Mine was raised at 64 and i wonder if thats really bad ?
Cheersx

paperchain · 01/05/2008 19:40

re LFT it's all relative - so it might be high for you, I cant say. H's is unbelieveably high so cant compare.

Anyone round later for chat? anyone who doesnt mind me drinking....
TIA

fakeblonde · 01/05/2008 20:40

Thanks paperchain.
x

dandycandyjellybean · 01/05/2008 20:56

depends on how later's later, pc. Deffo don't mind you drinking, am supping too. will try and get on again at about half 9 if that's any good. Will try and pop on in between if i can. was your dayany better today?
Hi all, this thread is getting better i think, as in healed. Well done everyone for where they are right now.

Stripteasle, you asked for more quotes:

The ONLY thing we can effectively control is our REACTIONS to whatever life hands us (life gives you lemons ~ make lemonade!).

Practise letting go. Practice honouring someone else's efforts. Practice praising others for their way even if it's different from your way.

Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.

Don't sweat the small stuff....and it's all small stuff!

Most of us are caught in the trap of preparing to live, rather than living now.

When we focus on abundance, our lives feel abundant. When we focus on lack, our lives feel lacking. It is simply a matter of focus.

As we start looking for the good, our focus automatically is taken off the bad.

Someone gave me this glass, and I really like this glass. It holds my water admirably and it glistens in the sunlight. I touch it and it rings. One day the wind may blow it off my shelf, or my elbow may knock it from the table. I know this glass is already broken, so I enjoy it incredibly.

Why hold on to things that can't be held on to?

Some of you might find 'em a bit twee, but I have really been trying to apply them in my life, and I have to say that it is making a real difference. The other day when my head was really terrible, the negative thoughts were shouting me down continually all day, I worked really hard to keep focusing on the positive and abundance in my life, and instead of being dragged down for days or weeks, I am already starting to emerge from what I know could have been a really bad spell of depression. Anyway, use 'em or ingore 'em whatever takes your fancy.

Love you loads guys, keep posting it helps poster and postee's.... will post again later if poss. {{{hugs}}}

dandycandyjellybean · 01/05/2008 21:28

am here pc, if it helps?

dandycandyjellybean · 01/05/2008 22:01

okay hun if noone is here i'm off to bed. see everyone tommorow. xxxx

mankymummy · 01/05/2008 22:11

i'm here and i've been lurking. think i'm a newbie, not sure if i have a problem or not. i've drunk a bottle of wine tonight and that is usual.

gerbrajess · 01/05/2008 22:26

Hi Mankymummy - I'm just on my way to bed but popped in en route - just wanted to say hello and welcome...
Wish i could stay and chat but i'm cream crackered - i'm sure someone else will be along or you could try tomorrow?

I'm a one bottle of wine a night-er usually but have had my first totally dry week in AGES - planning a drink tomorrow though...sobriety seems to make me very tired though!

There's loads of lovely support on here if you need it...

Speak soon
Gerbra x

gerbrajess · 01/05/2008 22:27

Sorry I missed you Hairbiker and PC - hope you're both doing okay...hopefully will catch up tomorrow...
Gerbra x

Stripteasle · 01/05/2008 23:42

Night all, seems like I've missed everyone.

Hi Manky- I'm sure you're not! Welcome to the thread.

Stripteasle · 01/05/2008 23:46

Oh and thankyou Hairy for those quotes- brilliant, cheers!

jellibabe · 02/05/2008 06:54

Morning

Hello Daisy. I found when I was pregnant with my kids it brought to the surface a lot of underlying worries. Not sure if it was because I so wanted my kids to grow up in a stable happy home. Pregnancy made me feel vunerable and reliant on my partner. I with Glowwormish's thoughts on being honest with your GP. When I sought help for my drinking (via my health visitor) I was so worried it would bring social services crashing down. It didn't it just unlocked some help I couldn't access before.

Going out tonight to see Nimm's Island tonight with a friend and her daughter. Really looking forward to it.

Hairybiker I loved your sayings. My favourite was the pig one.

Hello and welcome to any newbies.

gerbrajess · 02/05/2008 09:41

Feel like it's been a bit of a rollercoaster week but...I did it...yay!!! I have been drink-free since Sunday and am planning to drink tonight...slightly more guilt free I hope! I'm still amazed that I left DP's wine stash alone all week !

How is everyone today?

I hope everyone who's had a really tough week has a chance to re-rally a bit over the weekend. Glowwormish - really pleased to hear you've managed to find yourself a little time .

Sillytilly - I still haven't looked at facebook as work got really busy over the last few days but will defo have a look either at the weekend or next week

Gerbra x

glowwormish · 02/05/2008 11:49

Gerbra- in my haze I dind't know you'd gone a week, that's seriously brilliant.

I feel like shit. Have just been to gp's. Sat down and started crying! That's one thing I didn;t want to do. Told him how much stress I'v ebeen under and all my symptoms, including wanting to head butt the wall to knock myself out. He said its a normal reaction to intense, prolonged stress but I need to sotrt myself out beofre I have a break down....and......help me? He asked me 'what do you want from me?' Oh jus to take over my life, look after my kids, relieive the stres, you know wave a magic wand and amke everything all right. This is what I was expretcign really froma doctor, he's a lovely bloke but not really what i needed.
DP reakons I need sleeping tablets, I don't . He said just go to the gp's and get some anyway, so I did. What else was I suppoesed to tell the gp when he asked me that question. He gave me some meds for anxiety in the end (28 days), I thought they were sleeping tabs. They are propranolol hydrochloride and apparently highly addicitive (scary).

BTW I was seeign how the land laid and would have perhaps mentioned the drinkning but felt that it just wasn't going the right way (DENIAL?). I made an appointment at the last minute, wanted to see a female gp but couldn't, so now what I think I'll do is make an appt with her at my leisure. I am not taking those tablets and in any case am still BF'ing. Would have considered sleeping tabs as feeding only once a day but have to take these tabs twice a day and I would be worried about getting addticted to them.

Am off agian today and will do some work from home, but seriously worried about dp. There is so much to do and things are slipping.

Sorry long old rant about me.

gerbrajess · 02/05/2008 17:37

Thanks Glowwormish!

Well done you for going to the GP. Even if the help was not quite what you were looking for at least you now have the name of a lady gp so you should get in quick to see her when you feel ready.

While you're deciding about what's the best course - have you tried the kalms sleep pills (or valerian?). The kalms are a herbal/plant based remedy and they've really helped me last week (could be a placebo but if it works it works!). I have a ton of things whirling round my head when I go to bed sober and they just seemed to help empty my mind. Rest of sleeping was a nightmare though, waking up various points every night sweating like a ...

My heart goes out to you and your DP - you both sound like you're under such an incredible amount of stress - hope things ease somehow/somewhere...

hope everyone's doing okay today.

gerbra x

gerbrajess · 02/05/2008 20:17

have had a few glasses of the old waine tonight - going to my head!

Is anyone about? Am i in the doghouse for any reason ?

How did the abstainers do this week? BB? GP? oif? thornrose?

feels very empty on thread today

Stripteasle · 02/05/2008 20:47

HI Gerbra- whats up, you sound a bit paranoid.

I'll pop in later on- I'm trying to see if there's any rl fun to be had round our way. Around 10ish if you're around- or if anyone's around?!

gerbrajess · 02/05/2008 21:00

Stripteasle - I think I am! Albeit a brief period of sobriety, it seems to have made me ultra-sensitive...sorry guys!

After our fun-filled weekend last weekend, DP has gone off for a beer festival tonight so am home and drinking...and mn'ing...and watching crap tv...

I should be really happy - first drink since sunday and all that...but feeling a bit really - ????

If I'm still awake and compus mentis at 10, I will be around (chances are I'll be snoring though!).

Suddenly realised it's bank holiday and most people will have life tonight!!

Gerbra x

dandycandyjellybean · 02/05/2008 21:01

Hi gerbra, hope you're okay. Ds has a horrible ear infection, so it's been a bit mad today getting him to the docs, and sorted. Bit of a clingon at the best of times but a trillion times worse when he's poorly. (It's a bloke thing! . Don't feel sad, enjoy the fact that you're having a drink if that's not too heretical to say on this thread - Think you've done absolutely brilliantly!

Stripteasle, hope you find your fun!

Hi to everyone else, hope things are okay. Feel like I've been a bit absent, or distant over the last week or so...no mad reason per se, just stuff going on in rl. Anyway, keep up the good work, hugs everyone.

gerbrajess · 02/05/2008 21:02

p.s. this is very telling - during the week - drink free - I was

Tonight - drinking - I'm

hmmmmmmmm

dandycandyjellybean · 02/05/2008 21:03

Nah, no life for me honey, ds only just gone to bed, long nap thisafter coz he was feeling so poorly (still chatting and singing to himself now!). Got loadsa clearing up to do and then fall on settee with gin and tonic(ssssss) and stuff i've vided this week. House, Greys Anat, Shark, Ncis. Trouble is i end up watching most of 'em twice coz I fall asleep before the end. Or watch 'em through my eyelids as dh kindly refers to it!

gerbrajess · 02/05/2008 21:04

Hairyb - hope your DS is okay...ear infections are horrible...
good to hear from you though
gerbra x

gerbrajess · 02/05/2008 21:05

That is sweet! Dp kindly refers to my wine as my 'sleeping lotion'...!

dandycandyjellybean · 02/05/2008 21:25

Still here as you can see. Sent dh up to ds (early evening post bedtime shenanigins are deffo his territory, I pretty much do the rest) Apparently he said 'hello daddy i've poohed!' Poor little soul, what a terrible mummy! Settled now and dh gone round corner to visit a mate. Aaarrrgggghhhhhh......peace and quiet at last. my fave time of the day........slurp...munch.....slurp

gerbrajess · 02/05/2008 21:30

LOL hairybiker - what are you munching and what are you slurping tonight?

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