The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Carry On Past the Valentine's Wining and Dining

[notevenamousie]

Following on from jesuswhatnext and her original very successful thread and all the many others here , this is the Brave Babes Battle Bus, sharing struggles, thoughts, experience, strength and hope concerning life but more specifically our relationship with, and our journey through, cutting down or cutting out alcohol.

There is no judging or nastiness, just support for whatever works, and if we fall out of the bus we are always welcomed back on when we are ready with open arms and listening ears.

I'm notevenamousie and I'm an alcoholic. I abused and was dependent on alcohol for months if not even a couple of years. I feel a hundred times better physically, emotionally, spiritually, since giving in the fight with alcohol, admitting I had lost, and walking away, but it's very much one day at a time.

If you are a long time lurker, why not make this thread the one you jump in and say hello!

Thurso {{{{{hug}}}}

Nice bouncy keyboard on new lap top xxx

JWN - put it into perspective. It will all come right. Deep breath. Remember how far and fantastically you have come - nothing can be worse than where you were..... You are amazing and never forget that. You have helped so many of us We all love you to bits. Stay strong lovely xxxx

Evening Silver

How are things? xx

Can't change my name until I can face up to things.
Have seen counsellors before - but all i really want to do is blurt it all out, yet when I try the counsellor stops and tells me i need to deal with seperate things with seperate counsellors.

baf - I think you have summed up how so many of us feel on here - WORTHLESS and stupid and incapable - but only within our own lives - outside of that we are professional, competent, confident, assured, strong women. Inside we are miserable and feel like failures................. not got any advice to give - just observing xxxxx

Hey Mouse

OMG - I forgot all about Gerald.................is someone looking after him............my poor baby............ x

off to light the fire and stare wistfully into the flames.

Later Babes.

- WTF is that icon for!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Silver Thanks for the hug, I need it!

JWN having a bit of a time with it, with DC1 at the moment, about the same age as your DD. I think. Sending you much love, and know that you are dealing with it in the best way for her. Never forget that you are a a complete star, and an inspiration, doesn't help in the dark hours I imagine, but true. So much harder when it's your children.

Silver I do think Gerald has been forgotten, so am going to go out with hot chocolate, and ginger biscuits, and ask if we can go to the Lake District tomorrow, somewhere calm and peaceful, where no-one asks your name...Cheers

Silver - is 'no comment'

is wine........ but I try not to use that too much

Can I join the 'incapable of making a simple phone-call' brigade? I drive myself mad procrastinating over really simple domestic admin tasks - even when I could financially benefit from simply picking up the phone. It's bewildering.

Sorry so many of you are having a shit time of it at the moment. There must be something in the water. :(

noteven - how was work?

IsinDe - KEEP GOING.

Without being rude, I like the you we are seeing, so positive and smiley in your posts xx

Hi all.
Just checking in, blimey I feel rough. I've got tonsillitis and been looking after both DC's today. Now lying in bed.

I have to say that tonsillitis is better than some of the hangovers I've had

Sorry it's all about me. I am reading all posts but it feels too hard to respond at the mo [pathetic emoticon]

Hi to Truth and everyone else x

Mouse - I know that - Duuur - but what is the point in 'no comment'.............

family guy back on

gotta go xxxxx

ps. I'll join the 'incapable of making a phone call' brigade too

Shit if that sounded bad I apologise - but can any one explain the point of a no comment smiley??? isn't the whole point that we talk.......................discuss, etc. and please tell me why a 'biscuit' - erm - i eat them with a cup of tea......x

I thought it was a doughnut

So why are we so incapable of making a simple phone call???

I am amazed - I thought that I was the only idiot that put these things off. I have also cost myself money, by just being scared of making a phone call. Weird!

But glad that I am not the only one that does it!

Isindie you beaute, to pharaphrase my BIL, NZ stlyee, where is Langdale Pikes? Sounds like a story...

Whoops, spelling

Some people think this is a fanjo

Silver - make it more clear what you mean!

'No comment' I think is you are so far off base, so out of order, so much of a nobber, I have no real words for.

what is a fanjo?????????????????