The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Blowing Away The Booze In The Autumn Breeze.

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Hello.

Welcome to The Brave Babes Battle Bus.

I'm mouse and I have an abusive relationship with alcohol. I can't have just the one drink, ever.

I'm not alone here, there are Babes who are sober and have been for some time, Babes who are still drinking and trying their best to stop or cut down and then there are Babes who aren't ready to stop drinking. Yet.

So, why not come and say hi?

No judgy pants allowed on here I'm afraid, cakes and cheeses are!

And for those who want to know a bit more about the Bus, HERE is our journey so far.

Wow. There's nothing like instant, non-judgemental support from people who've been there to get the tears rolling down your face.

Thank you so much - and sorry for interrupting your conversation!

I have to go shortly, but will be thinking this afternoon about your questions re: what do I want to do and how will I get through.

My initial reaction is that I think I want to stop drinking for six weeks and then reassess the situation from a saner perspective. I'm worried about committing to this though as there are several drinks/dinners I've already said I'll go to in Oct (I'm new in my town and trying to meet people). However, I noticed there were a few people on the lime and sodas last time.

Thank you again.

Hello monkeytail from a fellow newbie. I also lurked for a long time, and I could could definitely have written lots of your post. It's easy to lurk and think that you might not have a problem. But you've been brave and hopped on the Bus. Why not stick around for a while?

hi scoundrel! get out of your head and get out there and have a walk! i'm being bossy because i have tendencies like that too

been to zumba - all of us drenched in sweat throughout - think the teacher was getting revenge because some of us dared to say we liked her replacement last week - big mistake!

been to a thai supermarket with new friend from school (also responsible for getting me into zumba) and had her help picking lots of yummy ingredients and telling me how to cook things that i love but don't know how to make have another jasmine rice to last me the year i think.

got a bit tempted by the saki and chang beer and allsorts of nice looking bottles that once upon a time i'd have had to buy something from cos it's cultural innit? but managed to resist.

day 6 is busy and happy so far. also miserable old fart head next door has finally bitten the bullet to get a decent fence between our houses (there was only a short rickety old thing between us at that end of the garden) and i shall be able to walk out my back door without being peered at or moaned at or generally harassed fantastic.

nothing useful to add - interesting reading your posts MIFLAW - i think i'm a bit more receptive to stuff than i was last time around on the bus and i find myself nodding along a lot more.

monkey - you are doing whats known as 'projecting' - just think about stopping for one day at a time! you can stop everyday, just for today! dont think about next week/month/year you havent got there yet! just think

TODAY I WILL NOT BE DRINKING!

Thanks NewlyLush - I think I might, it's pretty bloody inspiring. Although I think I am also having a post baring-all adrenelin rush :)

And thanks jesuswhatnext.

Today I will not be drinking.

btw, just a few thoughts about my dd - 16 months ago she was refusing to speak to me, told me i made her sick and that she hated me for what i was doing to our family

last night we went to the salon together (at her request) for a pedicure and then a bite to eat on the way home, we discussed her wedding plans and talked about the house they are looking at, tonight she has invited me to a college function in hatton garden

(im not rubbing it in thurso and ma and venus, i know im lucky that she is still fairly near to me, future plans take her miles away )

just wanted to show our lovley new babes what a difference just a short while of sobriety can make!

Welcome to the Bus monkey - find a seat

welcome monkeytail - glad to have you on board, tell us as much or as little as you like.
Thurso loving the hot new snowboarder interest. You go girl - he could be the one to put a smile on your face .
DD arrived safely in Spain - host family had made a cake and a big banner saying "welcome dementedchild" which was sweet of them.
I actually feel ok today. Think i was more stressed about getting everything organised and seeing her off. Now she's gone, she'll just have to get on with things.

"interesting reading your posts MIFLAW - i think i'm a bit more receptive to stuff than i was last time around on the bus and i find myself nodding along a lot more."

I break them all in the end. I am like a French Foreign Legion of sobriety.

Hi Thurso I've been having a bad week as well, tho mine is work related rather than DC. Actually DC2 goes back to Uni this weekend, so I will probably be joining you in a snotfest next week.

Anyway I could feel myself sinking very low, so decided to self medicate, fortunately not with my old friend the wine bottle, but took a day's leave today and had a lie in, washed all DC stuff to take back with him and had a lovely walk in the sunshine - I feel a hell of a lot better now.

What I'm trying to say is you need to take care of YOU, look after yourself, give yourself some treats, keep busy.

I heard today, makes me smile and feel sorry at the same time. I think she is sober now.

MIF! norty!

But that did make me LOL. Ver ver good.

You even managed to convince me that I couldn't just cut down. But I had to find that out the hard way didn't I? I had to show myself that you knew where I would end up, how I would fall off the Bus time and again.

MIF - you rock xx

Like everything in life, unless you try and fail or even succeed, you'll never know will you.

MIF - my 2nd dh was a legionnaire - i broke him!

well lovely babes, im off to meet my wonderful dd, have lovely sober evenings!

Is that true JWN???
I feel like Mrs Dull of Dullsville compared to you!

Mif, but I always picture you stamping through Russian snow, not in the desert!

BBwanna yes, today I have had a day to me, me, me , am just about to sit in the garden with home-made mushroom pate, an water biscuits (I imagine the people in Sainsburys have got homes )

Also adopting a rapper accent [grin}

!!!

*BB8 forgot to say, fab song, trouble is I always did take it home.

BB need to rest!!!

Afternoon. I've had a rough week too. dd1 has finally been given anti-d's but we now have to keep a close eye on her for the next 2-3 weeks until we can be sure that there will be no awful side effects. The pills have a known side effect of suicidal thoughts for some teenagers.

I'll come back later when I can type decent posts on my laptop instead of at a snail's pace on my phone!

What are they Scoundrel?

A few Babes are on ADs, I am on Citalopram.

scoundrel good to hear that help of some kind has been forthcoming. hang in there and make sure you ask for all the help out there. You can NOT do this alone.
Stuck in a roasting hot office - dullsville.
All this talk of sexy snowboarders and rugged legionnaires is making me randy distracted from my work

Scoundrel - sorry, I meant to add not to be too alarmed by this claim of 'suicidal thoughts', most ADs will come with that warning because they alter the chemical balance in the brain.

Mine came with same warning. You can sometimes experience a 'low' before you start to feel the benefits of the drug.

Make sure you read the leaflet that came with them so YOU know what to expect.

ha! miflaw that would have been enough to make me pour a drink a year ago stubborn as i am.

love to all - thanks for the cerys BB.

at Ma