The Brave Babes Battle Bus - On Their Way To............... Amarillo?

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.............. sorry, ran out of ideas tonight!

Hello, tis me, Mouse and I have a very abusive relationship with alcohol, vodka in particular.

Welcome to the Battle Bus, full of totally Brave Babes all on their own personal journey to sobriety. Some are there, some are still on their way and some aren't quite ready yet but stay on the Bus for a good old natter

Wherever you are in your quest to get back control of your drinking, we've all been there too so you're not alone, not by a long shot.

Come take a seat and say hello.

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See you soon x

Jellyfish sorted. No tentacles, just very irritated scarring. The stinging will take a few weeks to go. Oh well.

saf and mia I'm now feeling very silly for putting the oats straight in the water . Thick or what? Dd will be v grateful for the tip, thank you!

mia and soma I live in Surrey when in the uk as well, just north of Guildford, near the M25. North London girl originally, but was lured by the promise of mile of fields and woods around us. Beautiful county, I miss it very much.

carrie I read a lot more now as well, both on my own and with Dd. shes learning to read now, it's such a pleasure seeing her discover the world of books, magical.

Haha Boss that has made my day

Your poor dd sitting in her warm porridge bath, she will never let you live this down

i missed what happened with a jelly fish somehow?

quick post:

PMT - agnus castus - healthspan online do a great standardised pharmaceutical grade supplement. it has done well in clinical trials for pmt/s/d and it is prescribed by doctors in some european countries. you take it everyday forevermore. i have found it does make a big difference compared to before.

damnit i've forgotten the other things i wanted to say - my head has gone empty - it was answering things i'd seen people say. will come back to me no doubt.

you sound fantastic carrie - i have mostly just been eating - playing a piano would be more constructive and healthier i am definitely getting more things done and with relative ease. not the housework though, i have to draw the line there.

oh it was about sleep! i was thinking that maybe it takes a while for your sleep pattern (as in the cycles of rem, deep restorative, shallow etc) to settle well if you've been messing it up with booze for a long time? maybe it's all a bit out of whack and will settle down so that you wake up feeling fresher?

saf you've preempted my herbal advice for the second time today!

Don't know why, but I'm battling the urge this afternoon. Good job there's no white in the house.

I'm also near Guildford.

saf sorry about the snot and yep, those darn feelings. Good to get them out though!

Thanks for everyone else's comments sorry not to name check, am on phone.

Gp had previously referred me to specialist counselling but the woman was horrible and told me if being a mother was important to me I should just try again. And then discussed another client with me who had being through something not remotely similar .... And now she had a baby if I had a quid for every story in the last year I'd heard that ended that way I'd be fairly rich. Anyway she just didn't seem to get the complexity of it all.

I have a friend / client who is a traumatic bereavement counsellor but I don't really know if that is appropriate - plus she is already pretty booked up!

Not sure what to do. Gp said he might send me something in the post - not sure whether it will be any good.

Oh and eczema on eyes. Yuk, so no oatmeal baths. Once infection cleared I have new steroid cream to try. I will have a working body again!

maybe your friend could recommend someone though msgee?

forget healthspan for agnus castus - they've gone and screwed up the formula so that it only has a fifth of the necessary extract before they had the exact amount of extract recommended by clinical trial results now they've changed it.

Mia Soma Boss another Surrey Babe here :)

DH walked me home again from work tonight, said that he fancied a beer. I declined, we went to vote and came home. Phew.

Big hugs to Greyhound and MsGee and anyone else who needs them.

I'm knackered today and am looking forward to having a lay in tomorrow. DMIL is in hospital for an op tomorrow, so it's not going to be my best evah day off but they're always welcome. And I start doubling my dose of AD's tomorrow (Dr's orders) which might make me feel sleepy.

Carrie a whole week well done. Playing piano and drinking doesn't go together does it? I know that and have started tinkling a bit as well. Sunny quite a Surrey contingent here isn't there? Hi to everyone else and hope your evenings are going well.

Not really had an urge to drink tonight so that's day 2 almost done and dusted. The thought of picking up a drink actually terrifies me at the moment. I wonder how long that feeling will last but am trying not to think too far ahead.

Thanks for the agnus castus tip, Saf. Will get onto that as soon as I can. It sounds promising!

Well done Sunny, and stay strong Mia . I had a craving for some wine before. It was when the sun came out But I saw it through to the end and knew that the nice day with DS that I have planned for tomorrow would be completely different if I drink tonight. So I'm now on an Options hot chocolate Nothing like the real thing but I have to shift this beer belly somehow. For some reason my pack of Jaffa Cakes a night approach hasn't been working...

Have good evenings everyone

been lurking in the sidecar. bit intimidated by all these new babes - i am a creature of habit.
still here, still drinking.

Thurso, Venus,JWN are you around tonight?
I know you have been through this too, i need my hand held.

I've been crying my eyes out today, my DD has only gone and grown right up! She's moving in with her BF.

She's so exited and and I am happy for her, her partner is lovely and will be good to her, so I shouldn't be upset.
It just feels like I am handing her over to his care now, she is forming her own unit...

Hello lovely ma, how are you?

Evening, tis me, Mouse

No idea what's gone on I'm afraid, the thread is moving too fast and there's some great support and advice given so no need for me to repeat it all.

Yesterday, my gorgeous little boy turned 3 years old. Nemo is now 3! He had a fantastic day, and again today, we've had a little party for him and some friends over, we've sung Happy Birthday to him over and over again and he's loved every single moment of it.

My parents are here at the weekend, my sister is visiting on Saturday and then DH's parents will be here next week.

A very busy time for us. The builder finally shot himself in the foot after fecking up time and again so he has been fired for good. The kitchen is finished and everything we hoped for.

The bathroom isn't but we'll get there. We will keep going and make sure that our house will be our home.

I know I've missed loads...... sorry I've not been here

DH is ill again and I'm worried about him, it's a cyclical thing.... stress induced most likely.

I've been struggling with my pain. My GP has said that there is nothing more they can do after 3 visits in one week. There's just no more meds that can help as well as the morphine, so, up it goes again. More Oramorph, more strong Ibuprofen.... more side effects to deal with but hey, there are people far worse off than me and I'm lucky enough to have Nemo by my side to cheer me on.

I will not let this disease beat me!

I had a drink last night, a glass of fizz (VC can't spell it so won't try ) and I've lost a few more pounds on my diet.

Pre-school is not great, long story for another time.

Nemo is really loving being bigger and has sung Happy Birthday to himself all day today and yesterday too!

Anyway, sorry not to name check everyone, Saf - I WILL call you!!

Silver - how's your mum? xx

MsGee - massive hugs to you, you are amazing and you WILL get to where you want to be in life. xx

TheBoss - I miss am in awe of you gymming it in that heat and humidity! xx

Faire - mwah xx

SSSM - are you around? Have I missed a post? xx

Mia - hang on in there lovely. xx

Ma - you know where I am. xx

Best dash, I have a TV date with Russell Howard, venus will understand xx

Bye for now all, be back soon xxxx

Mouse, you shouldn't be in so much pain that you are on huge opiate doses. It's your back, isn't it? Have you been referred to a neurosurgeon for an opinion? I assume you've had a scan? If you are getting any nerve symptoms as well as the pain, you need to insist on this.

Sorry if I've missed any of this further up the thread; it's hard to keep track of everyone and their individual journeys, especially as a newbie!

We could christen ourselves The Surrey Soaks... You can apply for membership even if your Surrey residence is temporary, past or family related.

I resisted the urge for wine and was fine once I'd eaten dinner. I had a nice herbal tea afterwards. and the remainder of a pot of clotted cream with a spoonful of sugar in I've done my dry Mon-Thurs. I'm intending to drink moderately over the weekend and aiming not to drink on Sunday but the jury's out as yet.

Ma why are you intimidated by the influx of newbies? I'd hate to think I'd made a regular bus passenger feel uncomfortable!

Mouse sending you a big analgesic hug x

Massive (but gentle) hugs to you Mouse. Happy belated birthday to Nemo :)

Mia I think Surrey Soaks is a great name. I'm a Sussex girl originally, so I'm a Sussex Soak when I visit family.

Can Hampshire girls join? I'm only next door (ish) :)

The Hampshire Hangovers?

We can be the three counties group - The Surrey Soaks and The Sussex Souses leading to the Hampshire Hangovers.

We could take this nationwide... The Lincolnshire Lushes, The Winos of The Weald, The Inebriates of The Isle of White...

The Alkies of Avon...

The Hampshire Half-cuts?

I'll stop now.

I like that Carrie - that's better than hangovers!