The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Players and Supporters Bus

[venusandmars]

Hi I am venus and I am an alcoholic.

Thanks to the first thread by Jesuswhatnow I have not had a drink for a long time.

There are lots of us on here, please lurk, post, whatever does it for you. If you are worried about how much you drink and your inability to stop when you want to, then someone on here can probably understand.

Listen to you lot, you sound like you have all been on the maturity juice this afternoon

Fuck buddy? I thought it stood for future boyfrined

So so so so tempted to have a drink but determined not to

Me to zany
Just thinking maybe ifI have just a couple tonight, get a decent nights sleep (I know how fucked up that sounds)

I am having a party tomorrow at mine but drinking amongst friends isn't my issue it's my alone time drinking that is my problem.

I read the first thread late last night & I hope JWN doesn't mind me bringing it up but that could so easily be me & my DH.
I say some horrific things to him when pissed & have vaque if any memory of it all the next day, hell he could leave me & I wouldn't know until he fails to show up to be fed!!

What a day on here. noteven I was so moved by your post - the raw honesty of I'm x and I'm an alcoholic. I couldn't see my laptop because of blurry tears. It does hurt doesn't it, and I truly hope that this evening you are drinking tea/water/juice rehydrating and recovering.

Then there were a whole seried of posts that made me laugh out loud. (I know I should put LOL but that doesn't really explain that I did laugh LOUDLY). You are wicked fun you lot - on and did I get this right - you're sober. Puts paid to the idea that you have to be drunk to be fun / not boring. Compare the laughter and warmth on the latter part of the threads, with the utter misery expressed earlier by noteven, then think which one looks like a better option. And in reality we've all been where noteven was this morning - the despair of being out of control to drink.

So zany and sleepfairy I'd implore you jsut to read the 6 pages on this thread and make your choice for today: despair or otherwise. Do you really NEED that glass so much tonight. Why not leave it for an hour. Or leave it till tomorrow. There will always be another opportunity to pick up that glass if that is what you want to do, but tonight is a special once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: Wednesday 17th November 2010 could be one day when you DO NOT HAVE A DRINK. And I'll join you in that.

I can remember having to ask my friends we were out with to try and find out what I had said to my ex H when we were out to piss him off so much.

Don't know about you SleepFairy but if I can get through the next hour I won't be so tempted. God I feel iritable though

Thanks venus

Zany I know it is tough to get through that phase, go on though stick with it. Find something to do with your hands - something to occupy your mouth, and something to busy your brain. And just keep doing it until bed time.

Go guys, you can do it, repeat after me TODAY I WILL NOT BE DRINKING

I am learning the words to Adeles new song - kareoke version on youtube - I might sound like a cat having a stoke but you can't sing & drink!!!!!!

Great idea Sleepfairy

Excellent idea sleepfairy

BB you beat me to a reply by 5 seconds. Excellent reply though

zany you already halfway through that next hour - hasn't done you any lasting damage yet? Just keep on going.

Ha ha you wouldn't be saying that if you lived next door, you would hand me a corkscrew [grin[

Great minds think alike, as my Dad always used to say

Well distracting myself by calling my XB was not a good idea :(

But still only water for me :)

Oh dear... Well done for sticking to water tho.

My keyboard just went crunch - I must stop replacing wine with biscuits!

Zany just looked back that this your day 1 - you are doing well, keep on that water. Don't let that call distract you, you will be so pleased with yourself tomorrow. I will be here for the rest of the evening if you want to chat.

I won't drink now, determined to do at least one day :)

Off to shout at the TV now at all the big heads, I mean watch The Apprentise

Thank you everyone

go for it Zany and very well done Thurso and you others who are counting days. i am failing miserably...i was doing quite well before - drinking down by 50% and having alcohol free nights. now i am drinking most nights - not tons, but haven't had a booze free night in a wee while now.Why have I lost my way with this, i was doing so well...

Tomorrow is another day DementedMa Do you know what sent you off course?

some additional stress BB, but that's just an excuse. it's like I've been stepping away from the demon but I'm only on elastic...I've stretched it as far as it can and now its hauling me back in......

You're still here though Ma.
How about thinking about that elastic as being of the droopy drawers variety - it isn't stong enough to pull you right back. You are drinking less so you can continue to drink even less.

i feel bad that everyone else is doing so well...this many days and that many days. I'm really happy that people are having this success but ashamed of myself that I'm not keeping up...I feel pathetic. how hard can it be not to buy the fucking stuff in the first place? I need to get a grip.