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

Thread two

Thread three

Thread four

Thread five

Thread six

Thread seven

Thread eight

Hey ma welcome on board.

I spotted you on the other thread too.

diabolik - Ssshhhh, JWN is giving you a compliment, take it.

mouse - i may have started the first thread but believe me, i need you all on board!, YOU have ALL helped me!

btw - this buses final destination is a place called soberity, we , for obvious reasons, are going the long way round!!

'normals' just use a shuttle bus!, we have the special coach with all facillites aboard!

btw mouse, are you keeping the list up to date?

"It's not an excuse,transport here is a toughy" - well, to be honest, it probably IS an excuse, because I can almost guarantee that, at at least some meetings, someone would offer you a lift and you could give them petrol money.

Even if that's the case, maybe you can't get to 7 meetings a week - but what's stopping you going to 1 a week?

The bus is really busy this afternoon - which is really great as we head into the weekend. I'm not complacent , but I feel so much less scared about facing a Friday and Saturday without alcohol than I did last week - just reading other posts reminds me of where I was and where I was heading.

Facing up to the reality of what I was actually consuming and the effect that it was having on my DC has stopped me in my tracks - I have spent years focusin on the ex with the raging alcohol problem without giving a thought to mine.
Thanks everyone
x

Hey all,

Well my weekend has officially started. Have just realised that this is the first time I have not been at work with a hangover on a day during the week for a very long time, probably about 8 months.
Feeling proud, but equally nervous coz now its the weekend, and normally it involves alcohol. But once again I choose not to drink tody.

DP is still not speaking to me, although in fairness I am not speaking to him either!!

WELCOME to all the newbies, the bus is a fab place to be - hope you are happy to be among us.

Off to make myself a cup of tea, and work out some coping mechanisms for tonight and tomorrow - any suggestions?

just popping in! So sorry I have not been on the bus- I went to spain on a plane BUT it was a sober trip too!

I've not had chance to catch up but I have not been drinking and I'm doing the half marathon on sunday.

So pleased that for the last month I have not wanted to or needed to drink so thanks to this thread for helping me with that!

"maybe that would be an ultimate admission of failure" - failure at what?

JWN yes lovely. I am xx

bafana - get some nice chilled juices to the ready, try and think of some sort of project you want to start (and finish!) this weekend, and just take it easy!, dont over think it, shake the thought of booze from your head everytime it enters, tell it to fuck the fuck off and everything will slot into place!

i will be doing the above - i just find it all becomes a little easier with time!

i would wish you luck but really, luck dosnet come into it - all you really need is the desire to stay sober!

btw yak!, bloody well done and wishing you all the best for your half marathon!, (you loon!)

It's not for me milflaw,I have attended meetings (different types) so given it a go.

I'm not running away,I hold my hand up and say I cannot drink anymore.

MIFLAW

not being able to sort my life out my self and needing help.

Rage

That's fair enough. Entirely reasonable.

But what you SAID was that a major factor was that transport was difficult.

Whereas, in fact, the only factor is that you don't want to go.

I understand now - crossed wires.

"MIFLAW

not being able to sort my life out my self and needing help."

Do you go to the doctor's when you are ill? Did you attend school to learn to read and write or are you entirely self-taught?

Do you buy clothes, or make them out of wool you have spun yourself?

Why is needing help in this one respect such a failure whereas in everything else it is so normal that NOT to take it would be the mark of an oddball?

• I agree but its just one of those illogical things we humans do / believe

Hi Ma Welcome aboard .

JWN pass me your cup - you need some bromide in that tea woman.

see what you've let yourself in for Diabolik - should have warned you at the off!

HI Luci and CJ good to see you

Hello anyone I might have missed - bloody complicated names - anyway - buckle up as we are on a quick early evening trip to watch The Northern Lights - I'm afraid I have a DVD date with DD soon for some mother and daughter bonding as I am apparently abandoning her to go to sssssshh FRANCE tomorrow.

so I am passing the cap and wheel to JWN - who better to drive for the next week!!!???!
Mouse you are on standby if needed and if you want your cheese - behave while I am away!

Plenty of room left for anyone else on the bus as Gerald has just grown an upper deck and it looks like we are going to need it after today xx

That's bloody blackmail Silver!!!

Good job I like you. Have a fab time in, oh erm...... where was it you were going again?

"- I agree but its just one of those illogical things we humans do / believe"

Well, luckily, you know that it's illogical, so stop believing it.

Incidentally, you say "we humans" as if we all shared it. I don't. I think that, on recognising that you are the victim of a mental illness, it is eminently sensible to seek help from people with a proven track record of getting better from that same illness.

Oh that would be FRANCE FRANCE FRANCE

And it's not blackmail Mouse it's just the way it is and the sooner you accept that the happier we will all be.... Haw he haw he haw

and Switzerland

MIFLAW

didn't intend offence what I meant was we are human and we do and believe illogical things at times but not specifically the one thing I pointed out that applies to me. Reason for me thinking like that who knows ...

for a day..............

Hi mouse

BTW JWN I have ordered flat labouiton's (YKWIM) for you - they still have the signature red soles but you will be able to drive in them!

And please don't crash Gerald - it took him so long to get over the last tangle with that lamp post that got in the way...