The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Giving Up Booze For Lent.

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Hello.

I'm Mouse.

We are a Bus load of posters with various relationships with the demon booze. Some are sober, some are not and some are inbetween.

So come say hi and meet the rest of The Babes, there's always plenty of room on the Bus, the doors are ALWAYS open.

No judgy pants are worn on this journey, pants yes and even the odd Tena Lady but always of the non judging variety.

Previous Threads

Don't feel hopless Algee. You have done so well already and are not back to square one.
I am currently at the height of my alcohol cravings. The time between 7-9pm are particularly difficult for me. I have given in many many times. You are so much stronger than me as I have yet to manage 2 weeks straight without a drink.

Allgee honey, NOT back to square one. Tomorrow, you have a different choice to make (as do I .
Big cup of tea now, here, and going to watch "Barcelona" .
Have a cup of tea with me?

thanks chaps. maybe i was feling a little smug? one little drink...what harm can it do...going to log off, all getting a bit self indulgent. I need to re-vist all of the old strtegies, and stop attention seeking. Tomorrow is a new day. Tomorrow I will try to stop feeling sorry for myself and say again one day at a time. So disappointing.
Thank you all

And thank you Venus.

algee is there any way that you can stop now? It won't undo what you've done, but it will stop it getting worse. Brush your teeth with the strongest toothpaste you can find, have a big drink of water, wash your face, put your pjs on and go to bed.

If nothing else, you're proving to yourself that it is still just as difficult to stop at one.

So tomorrow is another day. What are all the things that you can do to stop yourself from having the FIRST drink tomorrow?

You can do it algee. You've done it before.

Back to square one? well that depends. If you're an avid counter of number of days sober, then yes, you're back to day one in the morning. If you're suggesting that all your hard work over the last months is down the pan and wasted, then NO, I don't agree with you. To keep sober you must have worked out many ways that do work for you, you've found motivation and determination, you've managed to change many of your habits. Those old habits are NOT as deeply ingrained now as they were months ago, you've changed some of them. Go on algee prove it to yourself. You are not beaten by this bugger.

Now go and clean your teeth and sleep

...benidorm? you're on, I may be a drunk, but I sure have style!

X-posted

no, not smug algee!, just 'safe', you gave up for a while and then tested yourself - you failed!, you cant drink 'normally' and now it feels fucking scary and horrible all over again!

you are dead right though - tomorrow is all new and shiny and just waiting for you to take it by the balls!

YOU CAN DO IT!!

thank you venus, old chum if I may be so bold. Think I thought i'd licked it. clearly i'm delusional. heading up to was clean teeth and jim jam up. kettle on. hot chocolate.
thank you ll

I'm pretty new and don't post often. I am so glad this thread is here.

But I do think think that, when you're a newbie, MIFLAW's style can be upsetting. He knows this and chooses to continue posting in that style because he honestly feels he's right, and I can respect that. But I do sort of see what people mean about cliquiness when everyone leaps to his defense and calls a newbie objecting 'MIFLAW bashing again'. Surely the point is that newbies don't know this has all happened before, and are just responding honestly at a time when they are pretty stressed and feel attacked?

I hope MIFLAW will understand I'm not trying to have a go at him here, just trying to say it how I see it.

(Sorry, believe it or not that was a direct response to something when I started trying to write the post! )

and jwn
...sorry to any more x posts. i'm done. though i may be pissed again...figured vodka instead ofwhiskey would be ok, actually that's crap, figure i wanted to drink...you lot, again have made me smile and find the positive motivated me, i hope.sorry and thank you.

Hi all
missed some posts i think Thurso did it go well. i was thinking of you
I managed another "run" tonight. it was 5 minutes at the end to run and it damn near killed me - seriously. i was convinced it was the end of the 5 minutes then the wee woman said "two and a half minutes to go" and I shouted aloud "FUCK OFF!" and a man walking his dog looked really crossly at me
Tonight babes - drum roll - i have not been drinking!

Please can any Babes who receive a PM 'advising' not to try a particular *fi

demented that's my kind of exercise - the yelling fuck off, I mean.

Awesome.

Eh, mouse?

Oh dear, try again.

Please can any Babes who recieve a PM 'advising' them NOT to try a particular method of alcohol support, report the poster to MNHQ.

People who post on here are often at the very end of their tether, they are desperate, needy and occasionally drinking when they first stumble onto the thread.

The last thing that ANYONE should do is start putting themoff seeking help and advice away from this thread.

I'm truly shocked by Golly recieving such a message, I didn't think anyone on here was like that. Surely, it's up to the individual to decide where and if they seek professional help.

YAYAYAYAYAYAYYAYAYAYAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!

Go ma, go Ma, go Ma!!!!!!!!!!! That is fantasic news xx

Oh I'm so sick of this rubbish bolding

mouse, can I just ask - are you saying there's someone routinely trolling by sending random messages saying 'don't try this'? Otherwise surely it's inappropriate for you to try to police private conversation? Hope I am misunderstanding here!

A poster on here, a new name to the thread sent Golly a PM saying don't go to AA. Or words to that effect.

Golly was upset by it, the 'new' poster seems to be very sure about what does and does not work for Brave Babes.

I think that this may be a better way to put what I mean - If anyone gets a PM that they are unhappy about, can they please inform MNQH.

Sorry if I sounded like the Big I Am, that wasn't my intention. I'm just feeling a bit protective of the Babes at the moment

I think I'm going to go to bed before I get myself in any more trouble.

Night night all, be back Monday xxxxxxxxx

Ah, I see! It does make sense, it's a bit odd if someone seems to have been reading the thread in order to further their own agenda.

Sorry, I was just a bit unsure and wanted to understand what was happening.

It's nice you're protective, btw.

Night night.

Hey all,
Another lurker, but someone who really really appreciates the advice and support on this thread.

I've had 'one hell of a time of late'. [boring health warning] I had a mammogram last week and thought I'd get the all clear, but then received an appointment for an ultrasound next week, not what I'd hoped for. I've got an appointment in 2 weeks to have horrible warty basal fixture removed from my face.

We're having major works on the house, builder promised to come 3 times this week to start, I texted him today to ask where he was and he said he'd be coming Monday. I e-mailed him to say we were concerned about the no progress, and were stressed by the no progress (especially as I work from home), and he called me to say I was being unreasonable. I burst into tears . Anyone who knows me knows I can't say boo to a goose, which is why what he said was so surprisingly upsetting!

And... and... and... then, all the Babes melted down last night! I so nearly posted, but didn't as I didn't want to be someone who only posts when things go a bit Pete Tong!

I am a big supporter of MIFLAW's tough love, and will leave it there.

So all last week I managed booze-free, and now tonight I'm drinking wine a plenty. Painted the step into the kitchen today. When DP got home from work, I said "Don't step on step, it's got high gloss on it". Half an hour later it's got a threesteps shaped footprint on it

Not sure where I'm going with this as it happens. Have felt this last month that I'm not myself and I'm not very good at coping. But, have drunk 2 nights out of 7, which leaves me with the belief that it is me that can't cope and that is crap dealing with life, as I can't really blame the booze on it can I!

threesteps x

sorry for war-and-piece-type length of post again