Anyone gone teetotal after heavy drinking..if so how did you do it and for how long have you kept it up ??

[no1andno2]

Anyone ? I need some help and fast..........

No1andNo2, 100 units makes me feel better about my drinking. I don't mean that to sound nasty or anything. It's just that I think a lot of people lie about how much they actually consume.

News reports today have said that 30% of people in Scotland drink over the weekly recommended units of alcohol a week. Isn;t it more than 30%? I would have thought so (hope so!) Just to make me feel better. Gosh, that's terrible for thinking that, but I'm only being honest. Thank you for being so honest X

School is a big issue here too. My eldest is only 4 but because his birthday is Dec (it's different here in Scotland) he has to go to school this year. So he'll be the youngest in his class I'm not at all happy with the decision and plan to appeal.

to be honest f2b thats probably an over estimate but if I work on a bottle on 5 nights and sometimes as much as 2 on Fri/sat thats 90. I didnt drink that much evryweek but that was probably 1 out of 4 and then about 70 units the rest of the weeks.

I must be pickled.

I have friends who dont think they have a problem ad they drink 2/3 large glasses a night and a bottle a night at the weekends which must be 50 units a week.

Good luck with the appeal.

Hmmm... a bottle a night and more at the weekend is 90!! Bloody hell that's scary...

Well done on your weekend restraint tho no1&2 and good to see you!

Sorry your birthday didn't end up going quite to plan lulu. Good luck for tonight - I hope you're finding the strength to put down the corkscrew and sip schloer instead - think about the morning!!

f2b I find it really hard to estimate how many people would be over the so-called "recommended" units. I would also guess more than 30%, but I guess that's over the population as a whole.

And Bla, yes, I agree evangelism is the word that springs to my mind too.

Have a good evening all!

A lot of people lie about how much they drink, so how anybody really knows... Also, the reccommended daily dose is a wild guess.

I went to the smoking nurse today because I am addicted to nicotine lozenges. Anyway, she said that I was addicted to CIGARETTES. She said that you only have to have one puff and you have woken up all the little nicotine receptors in the brain which just live in hope. So... I will only be free of the evil weed once I have not smoked for 3 MONTHS.

I smoke a fag less than once a month, so it is a great shock that I am keeping all those little brain receptors happy.

Hello everyone well not managed to stay away from my beloved vino tonight feeling really stressed about secondary school d day tomorrow plus other stuff so have already drunk a whole bottle of wine plus more !!!!!

Feeling really embarassed right now, back in the am

It's early yet, lulu.

Drink lots of water and if you have any Dioralyte have some of that.

Take a couple of ibuprofen before bed, too.

I used to drink an entire bottle of wine every night and 2-3 bottles every Friday and Saturday night. Going with a bottle a night plus 6/weekend I was totting up a grand total of about 130 units/week. This was before I had met DH or had kids (he drinks maybe once or twice a year because he just doesn't care for it).

When I woke up with a crashing hangover living with an increasingly abusive boyfriend in a foreign country where I knew no one and running off to Edinburgh with quite literally the clothes on my back (in a rucksack I used to use for long backpacks), I realised I'd gone too far with alcohol.

gosh expat.Thanks for being so honest. It really helps.

I have stayed away tonight. just off to make a cup of tea. How boring is that !

Its jolly hard. the first instinct is to pour a glass when i get in as a treat. If I can get over that I am usually ok.

Good luck for tomorrow lulu. Stay with us. you are very much part of the gang

x

Tonight I'm in the same boat as Lulu .

Off to bed. Tomorrow is another day.

A lot of people who use the 'wow, he/she drinks even more than me' down the line get a shock when they find they've morphed into that 100+ units a week person. I used to do that myself.

It's not easy, that's why it's day by day.

But it's worth it.

It's like fags, 'Never give up, giving up.'

Or cutting back or what have you.

Lulu, I hope you're at least reading and drinking up and taking some ibu before bed.

Just popping in- nice to see the threads back on track. I can't drink tea at night, it keeps me up, and makes me wee. God I'm like an old woman...

Hi guys, am back on the soft drinks having allowed myself a few drinks over the weekend. REALLY wanted some wine with dinner but stuck to water. My crunch time really is after dinner (ie, now) when I long to have several large brandies. Am hoping that before long that urge will have gone away.
One side benefit for me is having lost a couple of pounds since last week - the only thing I've done differently is 2 nights last week of no drinking. Am hoping that might help me stay motivated...
Lulu and beinghonest, hope you feel ok in the morning.

Totally agree with Expat.

I used to drink between 100 and 200 units a week at the age of 26.

But I couldn't possibly have a problem - after all, I held down jobs and rarely touched spirits. I just kept hoping it would get better soon - maybe tomorrow - and meanwhile looking out for people who appeared to drink even more than I did.

I would have loved to cut down at the time but I just couldn't make it happen. Whenever anything went wrong, the day's "ration" would be gone by 8pm and I would be staring down the barrel of at least another 4 hours to bedtime; or else I would hit my target and then realise, with horror, that not only was I expected to repeat that the next night, but ideally cut down even further. Before I knew it I would have rescheduled the whole exercise to the next night. Or he next week. Or the next month. Or any time, just so long as it was later, just not tonight.

Sincere sympathy for anyone going through anything like that tonight. If it's any comfort at all, I do know what you're going thorugh, even if I sound like a nag or an evangelist sometimes ...

Anyone who doesn't recognise it, ignore me - lucky you! If you do recognise it, take heart - I found a way out, and so can you.

S

A most excellent post as usual, MIFLAW .

You always put it so well.

It's never too late, too, to take up new hobbies, preferably those that engage their hands.

I remember when a friend of mine quit smoking, she took up knitting.

And for like a year, it always seemed she was knitting this deep purple monstrous thing that didn't really look like anything.

If anyone asked her what she was making, she'd reply, 'A cigarette.'

Why thank you, young Pat ...

Willing to put my money where my mouth is, btw. Anyone free to CAT me (I think that's what you young folk call it) if they would like to.

BeingHonest/Lulu, I hope you are not feeling too rough today (((hugs)))

I opened a bottle last night and had one glass. I was amazed this morning when I saw how little I had had. I wonder if I haven't actually been drinking as much as I thought. When it's a box of wine in the fridge you just don't know until it's finished do you?

Nevertheless, I'm still not proud of the fact that I still had to pour the wine as soon as I got home last night. But the amount is a step in the right direction

well done F2b that is very good. I am not at that stage yet. I have gone from guzzling to drinking but not sipping yet !!

BH and lulu let us know how you are ?

Well done F2B, very nice to be able to have one glass only.

I didn't actually have too much last night. I thought "what the hell am I doing posting on this thread and feeling sorry for myself?"

So I poured the rest of the bottle down the sink. I wasn't even enjoying it, ffs.

I had a bottle Fri/Sat/Sun night. I resisted opening it for as long as possible, and made sure that I savoured it rather than guzzling. After 4 nights without, I must admit it was lovely.

Back to nothing last night. I still had a strong craving early evening, but was fine once I'd had dinner. It's that hour or so after 6pm that's worst thing. Today I actually feel great. Last week I felt really anxious ALL day about the idea of there being no wine in the house. Today, I feel fine about it.

My DH is doing it with me. DD got him a can of beer out of the fridge last night when he got home (Well trained ) but he put it straight back. He is very impressed with my efforts.

well done porto. That sounds about where I am at the moment. My DH v impressed too. I would like to less though as a bottle on 3 nights is still twice the limit !

I know - it's scary isn't it! At least I figure that twice the limit is better than 4 or 5 times the limit! I'm very impressed with everyone's efforts on here, and it is so lovely to know that you are not alone, and that you can be honest about it.

feeling dog rough this morning - dont even remember posting last nigh

But you're here, lulu! That's the good thing.

Try to maybe do something that works up a sweat to get the alcohol out of your system.

Go from there.

One day, one hour, one minute at a time.

I'm glad you did post Lulu. This is a good place for us all to share our good days and our bad ones.

yes lulu well done. That is a very very brave post. I feel for you. I was there 3 weeks ago. I lost huge chunks of an evening and ended up in tears but only remebered the next day when I woke up with balck mascara streaks all down my cheeks !

will aim to behave myself for a while now although ds did get the school we wanted not 1st choice but pleased anyway