Today I am giving up alcohol.

[mylittlescarypumpkin]

It's been creeping up since I left exP.
To the point where it's every night. Sometimes I look forward to it all day.

It's not good for me, it's messing with my head, and I've started to put on a bit of weight, too.

I'm not expecting it to be easy, and wondered if there's anyone else in a similar position who would appreciate some support along the way.

It's now midweek. how's everyone getting on? I've drunk 1 tin of beer since Saturday, so that's 3 nights without booze and one night with not very much. This is almost unheard of and I'm not pg

Hi BDB. Great - well done! Do you feel physically better for it?

I've not had a drink since Sunday and am not planning on having one until Friday night. Will try and keep it to 2/3 glasses of wine. Like I said am just so chuffed I am not drinking at all mon - thurs.

I have still been having some, but much less. Yesterday there was a baby brought into work after SIDS, today was hugely tough in other ways, I guess there's always and excuse but seeing as it seems to be staying at just 1 that's probably ok for now.

Well done all of you for the cutting down. I have been working lots, missing my baby, and so tired. Guess I need other coping strategies.

OMG MYLS I can't imagine how a SIDS death would affect me (in any way that it's related to me). That;s so awful. How do you cope with that kind of thing? (apart from ahving a drink although it doesn't seem excessive) How old? Do you deal with the parents? I'm guessing you're a nurse on a&e?

agree with walkin. must be extremely stressful for you.

It's all gone quiet on here. How is everyone doing?

DH is out tonight. Am so tempted to walk to shop and get a bottle of red. Someone talk me out of it!

Well, you might fall over in the dark and look as though you've been beaten up, like I do because I did fall over in the dark I have a huge black eye, I fell on my hand, which swelled up, and I have bruises on my leg. I am so horrified, it really makes me feel as though I never want to drink again.

I also felt very very anxious and worthless and so bad it was truly horrible. I think it was a build-up of all sorts of things I can do nothing about and lots of old stuff I thought I had dealt with. Also bang on a year since I had my boob lopped off.

This was on Saturday and I still feel pretty awful though better than before!

I'm sure you are more sensible, Lou, and it's been over 20 years since I fell over in the dark!

Have been rubbiish this week so far, have had a crap week at work , so have beeen knocing back the red, although never more than half a bottle which is restrained for me.
Hope you are all faring better.
Nnext week is my birthday, so will def have a few or more!

sorry havent read whole thread just posting to say I gave up about 4 years ago, so very glad i did it. Gave up smoking about 10 years ago so now when i have a moment of crisis - I reach for ...a hot cup of sugary tea (normally cant stand tea) but do find it very comforting. Was drinking a lot during my divorce 6 years ago, but recall that the hot cups of tea durig the day helped.

I do feel a bit envious when others are drinking very occasionally, miss it a bit. But I dont think about it during the day at all ever and dont really socialise with people who smoke/drink therefore much easier.

best of luck

Blimey BlaDeBla hope you are ok now! So sorry that you are feeling this way about yourself. Is it something you want to talk about on here? I think anniversaries of awful events have a habit of creeping up on you. You think you are dealing ok with it then bang! I am sorry that you have to have your breast taken off. I won't even pretend to know what you must be going through (((hugs)))

Not sure if I'm more sensible than you! I did end up going to the shop for a bottle of Merlot. Drank 3 glasses which was pure heaven. I still have half a bottle left which I won't be touching this weekend as we are off to Legoland with the DCs

How is everyone else doing?

I'm cutting it out in the week. Hoping it will be enough. I don't want to stop completely - wine is a great pleasure and I spend most of my time doing things I don't want to do. But it's been getting out of control. I need to get back to running to give me something else to focus on.

I don't find it hard to not drink I just find it hard to drink moderately sometimes.

I haven't touched alcohol for years and dont miss it at all. Gave up smoking as well. I was lucky as they both made me feel so bad in the end I've never been tempted again.
Also my Mum died of liver disease when I was 17 (she didnt smoke or drink)/ So that has a lot to do with it.
Good luck everyone.