The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Carry On Past The Brewery!

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Hello.

I'm Mouse and I've been on the bus for 2 months now and not fallen off it as yet. It's much more comfortable than The Wagon!

Anyway, this is thread number nine!

Everyone is welcome to join at any point of the journey, drinking or not, wanting to stop or just to cut down.

Jump on board, you won't be judged, just supported whatever you decide.

Here is the history of The Brave Babes if you want to have a read.

JWN's original thread

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Hi christi -there is a way out of depression - it just sometimes takes a while to find it and in the meantime you just need to be kind to yourself and make sure that you have a s much support around you as possible.

The alcohol really does get in the way of the AD's working - I know that now but have spent the last 5 years on AD's and still drinking steadily, wondering why my mood still kept dipping. i have also suffered from terrible insomnia - frequently getting only 2 hours sleep - it also just became part of who I was, I was depressed, drank too much and was an insomniac and really couldn't be bothered doing anything about it.

it's only been 2 weeks since I stopped drinking - there are still lots of difficult bits - like trying to sort my life out and not being able to hide from it anymore - however one of the most amazing changes has been with my sleep - 7 hours last night - I don't remember the last time that my alarm woke me up. I actually felt really proud of myself that I had slept through the night. Waking up without the hangover and the feeling of self loathing is a great feeling and is definitely what keeps me motivated.

Keep focused christi - try to concentrate on the things that you can change - not drinking is one of them - just one day at a time.
take care
x

Just checked, Red posted on friday night after her meeting and was really positive, plans for watching SCD on saturday etc. HOpe this isn't too stalkerish Red but I miss you and am worried about you.

silver, things i won't miss, from the top of ,y head

insomnia, lying worrying in the middle of the night about everything
depression being even worse
spending money i don't have
weight gain from booze and accompanying eating
being too tired to exercise
being moody and sad

morning all!, im totally befuddled today, i love my dm dearly but she is a nutter and she is driving me mad!!!!! ,

anyway - good morning to all!!, welcome to fallen!, and bloody big well done to banfana!, bet you feel good today?

FALLEN - dosnet matter if you cont have dcs, what matters right now is YOU!!, you know that drinking a bottle of gin a day is very far from normal!, you poor thing, you sound pretty low - give yourself a break and stop!, a day at a time!

CHRISTI - i think now may be a good time to go to AA, you will find a huge amount of support there and tbh, i think you need rl help from some more kind people, i want to hug you and put you to bed but i can only do a virtual (((( ))))) - i think that a few kindly words are what you need right now!

btw, i hopeless at saying hello to everyone individually! , doesnt mean i dont need you all though!!

Hi everyone. Can I join please? I want to cut down, but in order to do that, I feel I need to stop completely for a while. I drink 2 or 3 glasses of wine most nights. If I drink as much as a bottle, like last night, I feel pretty damn horrible, like I do this morning. Stress, boredom and frustration at being mostly a SAHM (work a bit from home) is the cause. I'm not falling out with DH, making a fool of myself, not functioning etc (in fact, I do loads really), but I am feeling tired and I'm battling with weight gain. I'm also worried about my health. I think its a habit rather than an addiction - as I can go for a few days without any - but I guess we shall see!!

I want to post each morning to say whether I had a drink or not. Just need to deal with those 6pm to 9pm cravings .

Morning everyone, Day 3 for me today (again). Woke this morning with groggy head and dry mouth and for a few seconds was convinced I had been drinking last night but I hadn't!

Welcome Kismet My manin downfall is wine as well, it seems to have become acceptable in recent years to unwind in the evening with a glass of wine but more often than not one glass is never enough and as you say in your post we end up feeling horrible in the morning.

Hi Desire. Yes, acceptable - but a slippery slope. All that money going down the drain too! I want to stop now.

You are halfway there so Kismet, you want to stop now all you have to do for today is do not drink, don't open the bottle, if bottle already opened don't pour into glass, and if already poured into glass don't take a drink because that first drink always leads to more. Just decide for today that you will not be drinking!
Others will be along with their advice when they wake up:)

Morning all.

Welcome to Kismet and Fallen

There are always plenty of seats so get comfy!

Thank you Maryz - I have posted a message on the thread.

Red - if you are around, come say hi. No worries if you are drinking, you know how we work.

Nice to see the bus so full. Sorry to those who are struggling to deal with the shit that life is throwing at them today.

Is it easier to deal with it numb from booze or hungover from booze? If you drink, both will happen and the latter will last much, much longer!!

Stay strong Babes! xx

morning lovley little mouse!!, we have just x posted on the thread maryz sent us too!, dont worry about baking today, i made some cupcakes last night!, (while trying to stop dm from rearranging my kitchen!)

Oh good. The cakes would be burnt as my head is all over the place trying to get jobs done!!

How's your dad JWN? And your mother? Have you stuffed her into a cupboard yet?

Morning Mouse JWN and SAF and also welcome to Fallen. Today I will not be drinking!

Morning Kismet good to have you on board.
I'm still glowing from my 7 hour sleep!

mouse, df is alot better thanks, still a lot of pain and he has been told not to dance for at least a year!, this is actually quite funny to us, he is a terrible flirt (maybe thats where i get it from!) and dancing with 'pretty young things' is one of lifes pleasures for him!, as to if it is a pleasure for 'the pretty young things' thats another matter!

depeche, hi!! sounds to me like giving up may be the answer!, i have come to the conclusion that if your drinking is a worry rather than a pleasure it is proberbly a sign that you need to give up!

I agree with JWN, if your drinking is making you feel bad, then you know it is time to stop. Try for today not to have a drink! I have heard that said so often here but only now realise how important it is that you just take each day as it comes!

Depeche

If you want to stop, then stop. Simple as that isn't it?

But stop one thing at a time. So choose which you want to stop first and just for the next few hours, stop.

Don't try and do both together as the pressure will be immense.

Let's start with the drinking.

Do you have any booze in the house?

JWN - I bet he's a right smoothy Glad he is better. xx

Depeche - we have all been there. Christ, my local used to have the bottle waiting on the counter and the recycling collectors think I have moved house!!!

So what are you going to do to stop going to the offie? Why not tell them not to serve you?

You need to plan your day AWAY from drink o'clock.

Take it a minute at a time if you need to but keep busy.