The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Whacking The Wine Witch Round The Chops (With Barry The Squid).

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Hello, I'm Mouse :)

I'm one of the Brave Babes who's travelling on this wonderful, magical, mysterious Bus, trying to hold onto my sobriety for me, and for my family.

I do drink but thanks to this Bus, I've kicked the vodka addiction into touch and the evil WineWitch has been banished far, far away so I now drink in a controlled manner, One Day At A Time. :)

By that, I mean that just for today, I won't be drinking. Tomorrow, however, I will be because it's a very special occasion. The day after will be dealt with when I wake, and the day after that, the day after etc.....

We're a Bus filled with some fantastic posters, some who drink, some who don't touch a drop ever and some who are on/off drinkers who have lovely warm seats in the side-car, some are hanging onto the roof-rack by the tips of their fingers and trying their best to resist the dreaded WineWitch's charms night after night. But they are trying, and that's all that any of us can do, is keep trying, keep starting again!

So, if you think that you're drinking too much (you probably are) why not come and say hi? We won't bite - unless you ask very nicely, manners cost nothing .

There's lots of seats so pick whichever one you like and have a . Just jump in, we're not a judgemental pack of quiche makers

And here's a bit of light reading for you.... our latest thread and the very first one, the reason we're all here.

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FIRST EVER THREAD

mouse hope you have a better day tomorrow xx

Well done b!!!

And LOL venus!!

Ps just accessing your links amd empathising!!!

Purple :) . Great news baby onwards to day 2. full keep on keeping on Tomorrow is another day- make a plan, I don't succeed without one. Removing all the wine and 5 hours solid cleaning has worked for me today.

mouse i hope it goes well at the hospital tomorrow and ma best if luck to richard. You've fought so hard for him this week, he is lucky to have a sister like you.

Night night all babes, hoping you all have a good week xx

Nite nite all xx

Great links venus , like my mum says, I forget I'm old until someone reminds me! Thanks 'darling' children! Day 1 for me.

Thinking of you today MA & Mouse, both big days ahead x
Well done BabyJ, huge strength for day 2.
Thinking of all babes starting day 1 today...you can do this!
Lol at the link Venus
Agree that children have a good way of putting you firmly in your place, the worst culprits of this in my experience is teenage dd's!

Start of week 4 for me today, still not feeling great but think a lot due to anxiety...must relax!

Have a good day babes x

Yay ladies, some great overnight posts on here :)
Well done green on day 1 an Baby :)
Slept the best I have in years last night - obv catching up on my very much needed beauty sleep :(
2 weeks today :). It is getting easier and on the whole I feel soooo much better xxxxxx. Still exhausted but assuming this is all down to my body readjusting to new lifestyle and diet :).
Good luck all on day 2. full hope u ok - Goodluck on day 1 :) Ma fingers crossed and lots of love to Richard x

Occlutter well done on start of week 4 - hope you can get anxiety sorted - I have some beta blockers to take for anxiety :(. I am not too bad at the moment lets hope it stays that way :)

Well done lonicca good luck this week clutter x

Damn you mouse you weren't supposed to actually give her the opal fruits. That was a lure!

mouse will be thinking of you and fish boy today
Yes, I'm back to running whoever asked up thread. Managed a full 20 minutes yesterday!
Sorry not to name check all above. Big day today.....need the force of the bus with us...

Mouse Sending strength for today. Hoping you find something out that might alleviate some of Nemo's struggling? Thinking of you both. (x)

Ma Don't you dare go back on your bribe of green Opal Fruits! I may not be able to move due to the duct tape but I can whinge for England!! Good luck for today with Richard. Hoping you feel a weight lifting later. You are an amazing sister.

Bought a new (second hand) Dyson yesterday because the old one stopped working. XP came round last night to drop of DC and pointed out I'd put the yellow middle bit in upside down! What a tit I am!

Thank you Venus, Green x, Baby, Joey (not too good atm but thanks for asking x), Full, Isinde, Marfisa, Obridada, Lemony, Guggs and Chaste. (Apologies if I missed anyone).

Hi and hugs to Koti too! xxx

Good luck today mouse and ma

hope everything goes okay today ma

what's up purple (apart from being an idiot with the vacuum!)

Morning, tis me, mouse

On route to the hospital and we're all shattered after such an early start. Thanks for the well wishes, will update asap.

ma. I really hope that Richard is settled in smoothly today, sending you all dough love xx

Bye for now Babes xxxxx

Hmm, no idea what dough love is, on my phone - sorry! Xx

Hi babes can I just say the warmth and genuine affection on this bus between RL strangers is amazing, it really touches me that you all give me so much support and yet would walk by me in real life, it's like a sisterhood and I'm loving the good vibe today. I want to share with you a documentary on you tube called "drugged high on alcohol" even if you can't watch it all watch the first and last 5 minutes, it will improve your resolve for sure. Xx

Struggling big time with WW atm Joey. Alcohol Services nurse should have been in touch two weeks ago about the day programme they offered me - but hasn't. Similarly, left a message for my Dr for further Campral/meds/appt and, despite being told she would get back to me in 24 - 48 hours, it's been week. Screwed my courage up to ask, again, for help but to no avail. Pretty fucked off.

[grins] @ dough love!!!!! x

purple over the weekend I read back all my old posts and many of them are you telling me how many positive changes you had experienced during you period of abstinence. Why don't you look back at only your own posts and it may renew your strength, it has helped me. The video I mentioned earlier is also a sobering thought. We can do this x x x

Morning All! Day 1 here again. Was Day 1 on Saturday as well..... Sigh.

Anyway, enough about me - what about you lot?

Purps Good to see you back
lonnika well done on 2 weeks
baby {hugs} for you
ma vibes vibes vibes to you and Richard today
mouse good luck today. I believe dough love is erm, cake.....
clutter well done getting to week 4
chaste welcome back

Morning all

Welcome to chaste and marfisa

Lonnika, so glad to hear you slept well. No substitute.

Purple, I sympathise. Sorry if I haven't always replied to you in depth. I have felt the same way sometimes, I am definitely a non-entity on here, but I rationalise it by asking myself: does it help me to post, or not? Answer is, for now, yes, even if I am ignored, because I am marking in some external way my commitment to change, and have no one else to do this with and nowhere else to do it. I don't get upset when I don't get much back* because this isn't the real me - this isn't a rejection of who I really am by friends or family or colleagues, it's just a place where I am hardly noticed for whatever reason. FWIW I find your posts very interesting and generous and still think about your autobiographical ones often.
Anyway yes I do feel that being here is positive for me although there are certain things it doesn't do for me, the thing is to stop expecting them (for me) - when it gets to be unhelpful, I will walk away. I hope you find enough here to keep you going, and will miss you if you leave.

*another reason why I have made the conscious decision not to get upset is because I have a "party persona" who is very much associated with drinks and substances. Being witty and pretty and bright and getting addicted to attention and social adulation was a part of my party years. I am trying to think about how to use my energy and what real relationships are. I hardly know a handful of those people from those times and I was addicted to their company, always having somewhere to go where there was a drink and a load of people who would flatter me. I need to analyse the costs and benefits of all cheap thrills, including showing off.

purple, x-posted. So sorry you are being dicked around by the HCPs. I know the feeling and I often raise a cynical eyebrow on here (not this thread, on mn) when someone has a problem and a chorus of voices says "get help! go to the gp, you will get everything you need!" sometimes I wonder if they just live in really posh areas - moving from Croydon to Herts was a big difference I found.
Anyway screw your courage to the sticking place and don't be afraid to ASK ASK ASK. You sound shy of asking. DONT BE - it's hard and you shouldn't have to do it, but keep going.

purple if you don't chase up alcohol services and the GP today I will be oiling up Barry ready for a good slapping! Sadly our services are all so overstreched, it's not that they don't care just someone is shouting louder and if you quietly disappear off their caseload that's just a bit less work for them. Stand up for yourself sweetie. X