The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Here's To STAYING On A Sober Holiday!

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Hello, I'm Mouse

I have an abusive and volatile relationship with alcohol.

This is the Brave Babes Bus, it's filled with sober, drinking and somewhere in between Babes who are all here for the journey ahead, whatever that may entail.

EVERYONE is welcome on this Bus. No-one will judge what you are going through, what you drink, what you don't or what you do.

Come take a seat.

Take a peek at the journeys so far (including the thread by JWN that started this whole journey off) HERE

I don't think MIFLAW would have the stamina for all 3 of them

legal if you are feeling really low, then this could be a great time to do something about it - something that is NOT self-medicating with alcohol. If you feel run down and exhausted, then what kind of things would make you feel better - a really healthy diet, a week of rest, a gentle swim each morning? I know that none of those will sort clinical depression, but most medication and counselling will be of limited use of you are run-down.

First things first, be very kind and gentle to yourself.

Hmmmmm............. maybe some of the Babes are on holiday?

I'm off to Ripon to see friends. It's been a while. They have a shiny new DD so I can get my fix! The only worry is about MIL. But, if we need to come back then we will.

How was your day obrigada?

And how are our new posters doing? Ready, missy and Wantto? And anyone else I've missed........

Curry is nearly ready! I'm starved tonight.

IsinDe - how are you feeling on this fine Friday night? Okay? xx

Miflaw, Thurso, Silver and Luci sitting in a tree K I S S I N G

venus - you're fantastic but I am starting to feel like a fraud on this thread. For me, drinking is a solution rather than the problem itself. You guys have been more than fantastic and I'm really grateful, but I think it's probably best if I shut up for a bit. will try my best not to drink and report back in due course.

DON'T GO legal. If anything at all on here has touched you, if anything has made you feel supported, then please stay. This thread is for loads of people, drinking or not drinking, just recognising that people can have a disfunctional relationship with alcohol, and want to find some support and tactic to help. Who better than people with an extreme disfunctional relationship with alcohol, like some of us alkies?

Just stay. And post.

legal don't leave the thread/Bus

We are ALL at different stages of drinker/sober chick so just stay and chat. You don't have to commit to anything. You can just talk to us and join in the banter xx

Post it sAf! I want to read it!

Evening wonderful babesters!
I'm back on my tod in the house. Saw the counsellor today and will be getting cbt also discussed a womans only relapse prevention group which I will join. And I'm off to a local meeting tomorrow and meeting an alkie friend for coffee after. Sunday I will go to a big massive meeting in city and then try for another one later. My bruises are fading but the memories are not! I am lucky to be alive. I'm having to post this from my phone so I'm sorry for lack of mentions but every single person on this thread has siad something that helped me beyond belief. I should have lost everything and I wanted to die. This thread is part of my recovery I wish you all a fantastic weekend.
I'm missing my baby but I need to prove myself to dp and I will.
Thankyou thankyou thankyou

Jeez sAf -yes. 14 units is the recommended for a woman in a week so you are well below the normal limits. Go YOU! I'm nearer 20 per week currently which is always going to be better than the 80 - 90 units that I used to nail.

Maybe you can drink like that going forward. Never say never and all that........

And legal pls stay.

And legal pls stay.

wantto - such a turn around in a short space of time. Well done to you. You should be VERY proud of yourself. You have completely turned your future around.

I am so proud of you and you should be too. Keep going xxxxx

legal i am probably one of the worst offenders here. i feel guilty posting given that I am not really making any effort to cut down at the moment.
the other babes are awesome and have done really well, so I feel like a failure most of the time. But keep posting. I do. Even though I keep expecting someone to kick me off the bus for not making more of an effort.

Evening everyone,
So much to catch up on when I don't read for a few days - wantto you need every drink you ever had. You are learning from this. It's going to be ok, you know?
Hi to everyone else, those that are moderating successfully - do stay! You have found a solution that works for you - those of us that are completely incapable of moderating will have nothing but respect for you :)
DD has worn me out - it's good to type that though - things have come together like they have this summer for a reason and I'm grateful for it.

Or moderating unsuccessfully - you stay too!! That came out all wrong... and still not sure it's right!

tis me

Silver..............

not much else to say.............

still lurking

still drinking

welcome welcome welcome to all new BBs

you are all so brave - keep posting lovely ladies

gotta go and change my name back.............

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Please stay legal as this thread isn't just about not drinking but about cutting down and everything that life throws us in between.

Is your DD with you all the time now Noteven?

SAF 9 units is amazing, think of how manythat is compared to 2 months ago

Hi Wantto not spoken to you yet but glad your haning in there. As the bruises fade your memories will to but the longer you go the further away from the old you you are - hope that makes sense

I am fuming tonight at XH. I got completley mixed up and thought DS was on a sleepover next week so texted XH to apologise but could we re arrange his visit. He immediatly starts quizzing me so stubborn me disn't say who it was with but asked the visit with him to be moved a day (XH has been quizzing both me and the DC's lots recently about what I have done/said and I am sick of it as it puts them in a awkward position). So he gets my DS to call me who is crying down the phone saying that his Dad says I am abusing him on the phone. Am crying typing this at the thought that he would put my DS in he middle like that. If I was an arse to his Dad I would put my hand up but I wasn't. I have spent weeks talking to the DC's about how they feel about their Dad and girlfriend and am sick of backing up XH when he doesn't deserve it. Have asked my parents to collect the DC's instead of me tomorrow morning as I am just so fucking mad at him to upset my DS like this.

Sorry for the typo's, I've not even drubk too much either