The Braves Babes Battle Bus - NOT stopping at the pub!!

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Hello

I'm Mouse. I've been sober for over a month now, thanks to the support of posters on this and previous threads.

No matter where you are up to with your sobriety, you'll find someone here who has been in your shoes!

Come and meet the other Brave Babes........

And here are the other threads for those who want to read them.

JWN's original thread (and the reason we are all here!)

Thread two

Thread three

Thread four

Thread five

Thread six

Thank goodness you're here!

MIFLAW

It's not the size of it, it's what you do with it that counts.

Will that do for starters Red?

Just being a chaperone (and protecting JWN's interests).

Thank you!

How are you feeling anyway? Hope you're not too sore?

Last post was to mouse but thank you venus! Have come over all unnecessary !

Note to MIFLAW - be more gentle!

venus and

Red - yeah, I'm ok. Pain killers kicking in just now so a bit floaty. It was boiling in the pool today!!! How can you 'glow' in a pool!!

It's definitely all gone a bit Carry-On here. I love it!

Glad you are feeling OK mouse!

CJ

"I don't want to be a 'normal drinker'.

I want to drink like a bastard and get away with it."

That pretty much sums it up for me. I will never be a moderate drinker. As soon as I have one I can't/won't stop.

I really identified with MIFLAWs post, particularly the bit where there's all sorts of neg. consequences to your drinking.....and yet you still carried on drinking!!!!

Thanks for sharing it MIF

Well!! I turn my back for an hour and the place has just degenerated
certainly brought a smile to my face though

Oooooohhhhhwww, Matron.

OMG what is going on with this thread?

We need JWN here to be Barbara Windsor !

lightbulb it is still surprising me how much I can identify with a bunch of strangers on t'internet. And I think it is what keeps me coming back here.

Thanks for your honesty SAF - and for maybe calming us all down from our Carry-On high!

You're doing really well to be on this thread and sharing with us. Only you can decide who and what you are are - and whatever that is (the big "A" or not) you are one of the Brave Babes!

Am in no naptime hell situation here so can't post properly. Hi to lowenergy and CJ!

MIFLAW thanks for sharing your story, it does help a lot to know what other go through. All the shadings, JWN and others resonated with me.

I've done many awful things when drunk. Put myself at risk, hurt others, lost all dignity, jeopardised my job and more. And none of it stopped me. I even drank when trying for a baby after miscarrying last year (telling myself that there is a pre 6 week rule where you are allowed to get pissed every night). Even when I miscarried a second time I didn't stop.

I think sometimes it's not an event that makes you stop, just the gradual realisation that unless you do stop - this is it for life - or rather than it's probably downhill hereon. The same merry go round of trying to control something you can't, feeling shit, drinking,
feeling more shit etc. Losing more of your self, your life, your family.

Sorry this is horribly depressing. As you were. Get back to flirting!

Venus, I agree. I was thinking about it the other day and wondering how many people in the supermarket, or neighbours or casual aquaintances feel the same but we just don't get to know, as they don't get to know about us - but then I don't think I could be as honest in Real Life with people I would have to look in the eye day after day

Oh SAF - you've just reminded me, I need to rush out and but a teepee.

You are not being depressing at all MsGee - just being honest. And posting what you need to post when you need to post it

SAF, sorry x posted. I could have written much of your post, very honest - thank you.

Thanks Red, for some reason your post has made me quite teary.

Have to go - naming and flushing to do. Oh the glamour.

And now I feel teary too

Enjoy the naming and flushing