The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Joins The Foreign Legion In Their Quest For Sobriety.

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Hello, I'm Mouse and I have a very abusive relationship with alcohol.

I can't just have one glass of anything, I have to drink until I pass out or run out. Whichever comes first.

This Bus is a place of solace and safety, where drinkers, non-drinkers and those who aren't quite sure can come and post or just sit and 'be'.

No-one will judge you, no-one will think any the less of you because we all have the same thing in common.

Alcohol.

And for those who want to read the journey's so far and the original thread by JWN, the lady who very bravely started these journeys for us, HERE they are.

(PS - the title is just for you notevenamousie)

OUCHY!

I'm back from the gym and being stabbed!

Bloomin' flu jabs hurt.

Nemo had a half dose so needs to go back in a month's time.

Faire - I am going to get my beauty on tomorrow night, just for you. I've got a posh face mask that I've never dared to open, wanting to keep it for a special occasional.

Well, this is a special occasion isn't it? Being on this Bus is great!

Saf - glad you didn't go to the pub too. I was fine when I went but there's no guarantee that I will be each time.

Best not to tempt fate with me, early days and all that. I am very precious over my sobriety and super protective. I may even name it!

Good for you Cidre great to hear from you. if you don't mind me asking how much did you drink? X

Please read the orange papers and stinkin-thinkin.com before you attend AA!

Buggeringbt

Very fair point - what's it to you though?

Right, we do not need trolls on here. This is a safe place for people who have concerns about their drinking. Anyone in that category is very welcome. People just admitting to alcohol problems are very vulnerable to this kind of inflammatory posting. No-one is forcing anyone to go anywhere, and similar posts have resulted in real damage in the past (at the risk of taking anyone else's inventory).

I was going to post anyway because I am running on empty - am going to feed me, DD and my aunt who is babysitting, get DD bathed and ready for bed, and get to my AA home group (said with trepidation but that is where I'm going) - I am really looking forward to it, people who get me and care about me and some peace from my own thinking/ the world for a while.... sleepy dust here if there's any spare for tonight.

I have reported.

noteven

Don't let it get to you, we have this every now and again.

Just go and enjoy your meeting lovely xx

And yes, EAT! xx

have a good meeting noteven.

all flat and tired and low here for some reason. have a massive urge for chocolate or something but i'm on a diet and don't want to 'use' something to change my mood that is bad for me.

guess mood was bound to swing at some point. it's ok though. just got to get through to ds's bedtime and then i can curl up in the dark and sleep or watch something and switch off for the night.

hope everyone else is ok.

I am a lurker and this is my first MN post, but I wanted to say how much I admire all of the Brave Babes on the bus. I don't personally have a problem with alcohol (sorry!) but I have a friend, that through reading your experiences, I have realised does have a problem with it. Sadly she doesn't realise it and is in fact in complete denial about it, but reading here much resonates with me.

I also do believe in AA having a family friend find sobriety with them. In fact he took me to a meeting in 1989 as an experience for me!! I was 19 and I was both shocked and inspired at how alcohol can cause so much devastation but how people can recover.

Anyway, I've waffled a bit! I hope I am welcome and I want to offer my support to all of you.

It is up to me because I attended a seminar yesterday with three 'mental health' nurses. Information is the key. stop12stepinaa is a good site to warn people of the dangers.

bugger this thread is for support for people with alchohol issues, either offer support or do fuck the fuck off - there's a dear!
Sweeping generalisations and links to American sites are not useful or needed, thanks anyway

horsesnailsdogs thanks, you are more than welcome! It is scary how many people are affected by issues with alcohol, I think that I am so lucky to have found some solutions to it, and now live a life that is not dominated by drink! I hope that your friend recognises that she has a problem and can do something about it too!

Bugger why did you put mental health nurses in quotes, did you not believe that they were?

Hello babes, just checking in [smile[
xx

Oops

Reported again, suggest we don't feed the troll.

Horse - hello to you and thanks for such a nice post, stick around and welcome

Saf - mind yourself xx

Thurso - nice to see you!

Allreet Dubs?

thanks for your support HDN - its always nice to find we have a non-judgemental cheerleader! - re your friend, dont nag, it wont help, she will dig her heels in and 'prove you wrong'! i did it many times, she has to find her own way, however low it takes her, all you can do is support her when/if she decides to get sober, my bf gave up booze herself (god knows why, she is such a lightweight! , well, in comparision with me! ) she has been there every step of the way, clapping me on, helping me at partys if she thinks im about to cave, hasnt happened often but she has a beady eye

sorry! is this northern speak i hear? do you mean

how ya doin dubs, me old mucker?

Yep, something like that Jesus.

Saf I had a bit of down all last week until 'you know what I was waiting for' arrived. Don't usually suffer like that but think the combination including dieting, not drinking and exercising was a big physical change all at once and I needed to adjust to it. Feeling really positive again now.

Just remember ODAAT and tbh one creme egg isn't going to hurt the diet that much. I had burgers and am still losing weight. Or if you're craving that chocolately taste but don't want the calories Cadbury's Light Hot Choc is delicious.

Also, the cold weather is back and that can affect your mood. Times like this I wish I had an open fire to curl up in front of with my cat and a good book.

Horses you will be valuable support to your friend should she decide to quit or cut back on her drinking. Not much you can do for her until then I'm afraid, but welcome

Or 'ow be on?' as we say in the west country, JWN

ooohh the west country, i believe i may have been there once, isnt that where cheltenham is?

Hi all, just checking in. I am off to a school PTA meeting this evening, as somehow I ended up being the class rep this year (much to the amusement of my friends who regard me as a complete sociopath). There are drinks at the headmaster's house afterward, so I am actively planning to break my rule and have one glass of wine, preceded by an orange juice. As a trade off I plan not to drink tomorrow. I know this is a bit silly so bear with me! I have put on a skirt especially for the occasion, so probably no one will recognise me as I am generally the one in the jeans, black T shirt and trainers, wearing a cycle helmet! Bizarrely I went into my old workplace and had coffee yesterday, called into the office of one of my internal clients (in whose company I had spent hours and hours) and he didn't recognise me at all (thought I was the new French lawyer they had just recruited). Amazing what a difference reduced alcohol intake/weight loss/exercise/fresh air will do!

SaF - how's the furniture selection going? I'm in the process of swapping over our spare room and DS' bedroom (in the forlorn hope that he will sleep better in a darker room) so have been looking at lots of furniture sites recently. Am anticipating that the new room will be plastered with posters from football magazines. Don't suppose I can interest you in some Star Wars Clone Wars posters (another phase that I can't see being revisited - feels like DS' childhood is flying by...)

clamberingup if you're around, can I recommend www.matchattaxswaps.co.uk as a great way of justifying matchattax as educational. You can trade spares, encourage DC to address and stamp envelopes, and make them look at maps of the UK to figure out where cards are going to/from.... and it takes up hours of time!