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[NotTheMessiahJustMouseface]

Hello,

I'm Mouse, well, I am usually!

Welcome to the Brave Babes Bus.

This is a journey of sobriety, started almost a year ago by the wonderful jesuswhatnext. So why not come aboard and find a seat. There's heaps of support on here whether you are sober, drinking or somewhere in the middle.

And, for those of you who want a bit of history, here are the Previous Threads

Thurso,
I am very thankful for your response and very kind words.
I do not know if i will go down the AA route - im too private - not any more eh?
Tomorrow is a new day indeed and im that you have been so welcoming.

Hey the first

I haven't gone to AA either, for the same reasons, but this thread has done the trick, in the main, for me. I am a different person, I think, to last October, when I joined, so maybe it will be the same for you. I hope so.

Glasses of water, if you need them tonight, brush your teeth twice, and I'll be here in the morning. We've mostly, all been there, sweets. Sleep tight. xx

off to brush my teeth twice
thanks for your support
you are very kind xxx

Morning All

Hope all are well this bright (here anyway) morning.

thefirst welcome. I too was you. Comfortable life, functioning well work wise etc but a bottle or more a night. DH was concerned. Over an 18 month period we had 2 serious chats the next day after particularly serious binges about my drinking/his worry about it and then the final night when he was just distraught. That was my trigger. I saw what I was doing, what I stood to lose and I stopped.

I have read much about AA online but have not attended meetings. I decided that I would see what I could do myself and if I needed to, I would use AA. I have stopped drinking any alcohol one day at a time. I found this thread (thank you JWN) - googled - about a month after I stopped. It has helped immensely with tips, camaraderie, challenge, humour, and, if I am being totally honest occasions when I have thought 'there but for the grace of (God/Jeff/whatever deity or none floats your boat)'.

I have now stopped for nearly 11 months. I feel better in so many ways. I find I don't like the smell of wine any more. I have socialised and found it OK. Noone was interested in my drinking or not. Yes there are times when the desire to drink is/has been very strong but I find that I can get through those times.

Sorry - lots about me, but I hope it gives a sense that you are not alone in your experience and that there is a very happy life without drinking.

Thefirst, welcome to the bus. This is a safe, supportive place to check in to regularly. A lot of your post rings so many bells with me.
One day at a time.
Today I won't be drinking.

Morning everyone, Day 5 for me today:)

Ma bloody well done on running 3 miles in 36 mins, I could only manage to do that in my dreams, am so unfit :(

thefirst welcome! Are you sure you aren't me?
so glad you joined, always nice to have a new face, the regulars are SOOO boring
A regular bottle a nighter here when i joined this here bus about the same time as Thurso did I think. I'm still not home and dry - had 3/4 of a bottle last night, but nothing the night before and only a spritzer the night before that. Have managed to get up to 9 days in a row with none at all at one point, but lapsed again. You are among friends here - no judgey pants allowed.

morning!

welcome mrs rochester! - sounds like you are in the right place to tackle the problem!, you may not be an 'alcoholic', but i have come to think that if you are worried about your consumption then its a problem!

its a very good idea to get yourself organised with alternative drinks/activites for at least the first few weeks - lots of tempting cordials, tonics/soda water, limes, lemons etc (make sure they are chilled and ready to drink!) - perhaps get yourself a few bathtime treats to pamper yourself with, afterall, this is all about making changes for the better and you are worth a bit of care and attention! one thing you must try and remember is that you are not alone! we have all been in dark lonely places and it helps so much to be able to come and post on here and find that there are LOADS of people who understand how you are feeling!

so

TODAY WE WILL NOT BE DRINKING!

oi ma! who are you calling boring?! (god, i bore meself sometimes!)

good morning Jesus
Just had to write that to prove that I have a hotline to the Almighty!

ma!

obrigada
7 weeks ago I couldn't run for 90 seconds.
You need to follow this:
www.nhs.uk/livewell/c25k/pages/couch-to-5K.aspx

Not just boring Isindie, SOOOOO Boring:):)

Afternoon Babes.

Luci - thanks for replying to me, sounds like you are going through the mill again sweets. Life can be really shite at times. I hope that things turn a corner for you soon. And, I'm glad that your ADs have been increased. Give them a chance, they will help you xx

MrsR - nice to meet you, welcome to the Bus.

I see that you have been well looked after by the lovely thurso and the other Brave Babes. Well done on taking that first step to post here after lurking. That in itself is a huge thing to do. Your life will change, if you want it to and from what I read, I think you do.

Thankyou all for your support - it is much needed and much appreciated. I'm so tired of letting my family down. I have to change my life and I feel I will be on the bus for a long long time.
DH isn't speaking to me so I'm enjoying a rather rainy day out at a farm centre with the dc. How deluded am I to expect sun in Scotland on a day when the school is closed for elections?
Bye for now and I will be back later and today I will not be drinking.

Bloody hell! Are you all in Scotland?

Not me Mouse ,

I'm about as far from Scotland as you can get!

Just back from having my highlights done, I'd forgotten the appointment, so had a mad panic to get there this morning. 3 and a half hours later (groan)!
I sometimes wish I'd never started this malarkey (20 odd years ago), but now I think I'd be quite grey, so there's no going back!

On the way back have bought a huge helium balloon for DC, and now have to find somewhere to hide it!
xx

I'm not mouse, but nearly!!
Welcome to the bus MrsR

I'm not doing so great, loneliness has really kicked in - everyone who was ringing/texting/emailing to ask how I was have all stopped - cant say I blame them as I gave little, or even nothing, back. Last night was particularly bad as I was missing two very important people in my life, both of whom live too far away to go and see. Still at least I haven't had a drink - day 11!!

Still not wanting to go out and panicking about waving dd off on her trip monday morning - I have to be there, I CAN'T let her down. At least its at 7.00am so shouldn't be too many people about.

My laptop is slowly dying so if I suddenly disappear that'll be why :(

hope everyone is well xx

i always found the cupboard with the hoover in a good place to hide stuff! not a place dd was very famililar with!

qo, you are doing great girl! - try and keep posting here if you feel lonely, someone is usually about!

Welcome thefirst I am a new person here too. Was in a very bad place for a long time and have had a hell of a year which made my drinking spiral out of control...I tried AA for a couple of months but have decided it is not for me, I may just have chosen the wrong people to speak to but it began to feel a little 'cult-ish'. the last straw came when I was advised to stop taking my mental health medicine - of which i am on a fair bit (i'm mad me ) as I'm really not depressed just an alcoholic. Yes, i probably AM an alcoholic but I also need mood stabilising drugs....anyway, I am on day 70 something and am having a really shitty week, but coming on here and ranting is a great help. I hope everyone is feeling ok today.
qo you're doing fab - just look back to your earlier posts. Fantastic stuff going on!
luci Hope things improve
obri are you portugese? day 5 is good - it's almost a week, you'll feel even more brilliant soon
everyone else woo hoo!! Love you all

I am so not boring, or from Scotland

Hi Changeling, not Portugese:) My daughter was in Portugal last year and instead of saying thanks she would say obrigada, I thought it sounded lovely so when I felt like a name change, I thought I would try that:)

Qo you are doing fantastically:) You will be fine bringing your daughter in the morning, at least you won't have a hangover.

Hi all

Moving on from being Trist and working on moving on from being pissed, too.

Hello Mrs R - another one who could have written your post word for word. I hope you find the support you're looking for from these lovely people.