The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Carry On Past The Christmas Party (part 1)

[TheMousefaceBeforeChristMouse]

Hello.

Welcome to The Brave Babes Bus. I'm Mouseface and I used to abuse alcohol and to be honest, there is always a risk that I'll do it again.

This is a bus journey for those who drink too much, or drink now and then, not at all, or actually aren't quite sure what their drinking means to them.

Come and meet the other Brave Babes, everyone is welcome.

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JWN's original thread

Wasindie - I agree with JWN. Send a card, 'love you mum and dad, here is a recent photo of the girls, miss you, hope to see you soon' - whatever you feel you can write honestly, (and nice) to get your point across that you and DP are in this for keeps.

No nastiness required. You are better than that lovely, lovely Wasindie.

Rise above it, it's Christmas after all.

Glad you aren't in too much pain. REST!! xx

Evening all. So nice to see you around wasindie I miss you when you are busy (or drinking ).

Really glad that everything was OK thurso and it is good to have a place like this where you can offload - when something like that occurs it is impossible to just 'put it out of your mind' until you find out. Now, is there any way you can harness the great releif you feel to maintain your fortitude about not drinking? That would make it really excellent news .

Silver hope your meeting was helpful tonight, come back and tell us how you are (if you feel like it), and you can count down the days until you are sleeping better.

Venus it was amazing and I cannot begin to describe the sense of relief I am feeling right now. All those people are living proof that there is a way for me to stay sober. Can't wait for the meeting tomorrow and sod the bad sleeping - it will pass xxx

Yay! for silver

Silver - WOW!!! Go you!! I am soooooooooooooooo glad AA is working for you xx

Hey venus

silver!, im so pleased for you!! - i feel so safe in those rooms, i used to wonder about an old chap who always falls asleep and think maybe it was a bit rude of him, now, i think he just sleeps because he feels safe!

wasindi - i am being nice!!, im letting him sleep in teh house! , i love your description of him, he does have the paitence of a saint and a sort of long-suffering air!

anyway, im off to bed, the plan is to get in the office nice and early tomorrow, i have a shitty bit of work awaiting me and i want to get it done and out the way!

goodnight lovley babes!! see you all in teh morning!

L XXXXXXXXXXX

do you know what?, i really irritate myself when i type 'teh' - what is wrong with my fingers?

night all!

night JWN - you can't kid us when it comes to your dh, we all remember your rediscovery of sober sex

Silver - I am so pleased for you that it feels good and you are doing this. Well done you. I hope you sleep better than you expect to.

My AA meeting was ok but hardly any women there and given that it was my first one in this area and only my 4th over all, hardly anyone really said hello and the people I tried to talk to were a bit distant. I will keep trying. The ones I went to before I moved were wonderful.

I am feeling all confused about DP but I think I should just go to sleep and let tomorrow bring what it will.

really am off to bed now!!

Thanks everyone - noteven having only been to 2 meetings all I can say is that they were very different from eachother but for me, tonights meeting was my lightbulb moment - I am lucky in that there are loads to chose from in my area - keep trying different ones and I'm sure you will find the one that suits you best xxx

Hi mousey I was horrified to read about your cmht visit today. Hell if you want someone to tell you about poverty in India, I could come round and do that . Did you ask him why he wasn't working in india then? Oh yeah, he wouldn't like the wages he got paid.

vennus - I was ed to my core at points.

He was just so 'off' at times. He ignored me when I spoke.

He ignored my answers to HIS questions. And, in actual fact, he has made me realise much, much more about myself, than I thought I knew.

I feel fab. I'm off to my own GP tomorrow. Who knows me, gets me, listens to me.

Thank GOD!!!!

Sorry venus - gave you an extra N!!!!

least it wasn't an A instead of Ve - sorry a bit giddy tonight x

And I think we need to drag Gerald out of the garage where he has been festering for some time

Think I'll give him an oil change tomorrow and a good old wash and there where shall we pootle off to Babes???

then not there

silver could we go to wherever mouse lives, then we could take it in turns to look after little nemo while mouse has a rest, then later on we could go to wasindie's house and lokk after the dts while she and her dp have a whole night's sleep.

venus - the best idea in the world - ready to leave at 10.00am - any earlier uncivilised - afternoon with Nemo then we shall ovenight at wasandis's and look after DTs x

Great plan. I am running out of battery, so will have to bid you 'goodnight'. Sleep well x

just PM'd you - if you've got a sec Venus?

Night venus - off to bed too (wish I could say to sleep!) xxx

Good morning babes,

I'm just off to go swimming.
I haven't been since the end of last week, didn't want Dc to wake up and find me not here (yes,is 17 ), but is a lot better now, so can have a good lie in.

Also, to put it out here, that I did drink last week, on two nights. Not to a horrible extent, but I did. Just feel I need to be perfectly honest with you.

However, I don't feel that bad about it, I decided to, and I did, game over.

I haven't felt the need to since, so if no-one minds (me I'm talking to, I think), I am counting week 8 today, with two slip ups. Nonsense probably, but my mindset has changed so much that I don't feel like it's early days again IYKWIM.

Silver I hope you managed some sleep.
Mouse I hope you did too, and didn't lay awake thinking what you could have said to man with no brain Health Care Professional.