The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Posters, Lurkers, Old Or New, Come Take A Seat, This Bus Is For YOU!

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Hello, I'm Mouse

A huge big welcome to the Brave Babes threads.

We're a varied group of posters, on this wonderfully supportive, non judgemental, gigantic Bus, and we are all heading in the same direction - towards Sobriety.

Some of us don't touch a drop of alcohol, some of us do. Some of us drink too much, openly admit it and are desperate to stop and some of us are trying to manage controlled drinking.

No matter what we're doing, we're just trying to do it One Day At A Time.

What ever you need, what ever your habit, chances are that there'll be another poster who is just like you or has been where you are now, already here, waiting to talk or just listen :)

Yes, some of us have been here for a longer time than others, some of us for just a few days but that's what makes this Bus so great imo, the variety of knowledge and understanding :)

This Bus has been whizzing along various roads now for almost four years thanks to the very desperate cry for help from THIS THREAD BY JWN

And if you'd like to read some of the other threads, maybe how we got to where we are today, then you can follow them back using the links RIGHT HERE

Hope to see you soon :)

jango STOP!!!!! Am I too late?

So depressed and desperate for a beer. Cant believe it is this hard. Oh out drinking tonight, restless, need distraction....only jigsaw puzzles in the house are my daughters orchard toys ones which have about three pieces each!..might resort to that....

It must be one of those nights.
Came on here to distract myself from the wine witch.
Find Im not the only one being driven mad by her.
Jango don't do it, keep posting, drink a long soft drink and pretend.
Roxy do some online puzzles, more pieces
Keep going though todays nearly done.
Think Im trying to convince myself more than anything.
Just know I'll feel shite if I give in to the WW tonight.

Don't do it - have some chocolate instead !!!!! Play the film through to the end first :).

Isinde my friend, I think one had to register, and get a number, but, if you fancy coming down here anyway, doing the walk without a number, to keep me company, along the wild and windy sea, you will be very, very welcome. Rooms are free, and breakfast included!

Dh decided to apply to be a marshall, which means he will out much longer than me, so whereas, I thought I would be coming home to a "well done you" (if I make it!) I will be home to an empty house!

It was "my thing!"

Anything I can do, he can do better.

Bitter, Noooo !
xxx

Evening, tis me, Mouse

Most of my post didn't make much sense due being uber tired now!

Thurso - the very best of luck with your night walk tomorrow - I wish I could join you too. I love the night-time. I love the smell of the air, it's coolness on my skin..... PLEASE CAN I COME WITH YOU TOO? Me and IsinDe! We'll bring snacks and sponsorships (won't we?)

You'll have a great time! :)

Jango - don't do it, you'll regret it tomorrow. You'll be here posting how right we were, you were yourself and that you wished you'd not drank. Don't do it. Be Brave Babe xxx

Thurso - x posted. Come home to a treat. Get yourself something nice in for when you get home. Or even stop off somewhere on the way and grab something yummy? Your DH is a child, steeling your thunder indeed!!

I'm off to have some DH and sleep time. DD is out, Nemo is shattered after today. Will put pics on my profile tomorrow xxx

Thanks babes x
I managed to stay off it!!
Bloody, bloody hard tho tonight.. NSDP really pissing me off. He is drinking and just behaving like a prat! arrgh!
Back story is I want out its just actually doing it. I will but Its got too be when I am ready. Nearly there emotionally , its more finances etc.
God I should be on different thread me thinks lol
Distracted self by ruddy gardening of all thinks!..... and messing on here.
Sending good vibes to all especially those struggling tonight xxx
Day Seven completed :)

A big whoop whoop to Jango xxxx - Well done xxx

Well done Jango - big hugs re the back story and wanting out. Stay here and talk to us. Part of using alcohol as a crutch for your day to day shitty life (at times) is that we all know how you feel sweetheart.

We've all been in your shoes, using alcohol to stop emotional feelings drowning us, submerging us in our deepest fears.....

Stay. Talk. When you're ready xxx

Mouse - you always have a way of putting things eloquently x

Hello all. I am firmly back on the bus after getting to 25 days and then thinking 'ah a wine will be ok'. It wasn't, I did something breathtakingly embarrassing and I went back to the meetings tonight.

Thanks mouse
I know Im not alone on this fab bus x
katie good on you for making it to 25 days !
Whatever it was that you did that was embarrasing I can guarantee that most of us will have done the same or worse x

Anyone else find i hard to get to sleep sometimes, feeling unsatisified because of not being able to have a drink? 25 days btw is awesome well done :) Jigsaws were quite good, managed to distract for a while but now lost all concentration

Help me please. I am losing the respect of my family. My DH is sick of me. I hate myself. How did things get so bad?

thurso count me in on your wild and windy sea walk. PLEASE.
mrbloom welcome to the bus. No one here will ever judge you, hate you or have no respect for you. Have a seat - someone will be along soon with breakfast.

Hi babes :)
Sat at front of bus waiting for break ie.. Starving!

Morning, tis me, Mouse

MrBloom - have you been on the Bus before, your name looks familiar. Don't worry, sit with us, talk, listen or read what's written. It's okay to be scared, you're safe here because we all know how you feel xx

Hey Ma and Jango :)

Morning. I am a daily lurker but very rare poster here as I never manage to get past day 1 and don't feel I have much to offer the bus at the moment.

Just wondered whether anyone had looked into Georgia Foster's hypnotherapy course (or similar) supposed to help you drink less. It was mentioned in the 5:2 article in last weekend's Guardian and I am so desperate to find something that will help me sort myself out that I am considering giving it a go.

If anyone knows anything about it I'd love to hear more (before I part with any cash!)

ferfux I rarely manage day 1 myself but I MUST today as race for life tomorrow. My bro Richard has been allowed night out so he can be here to support me in the race tomorrow, which means a lot. He looks so well now - like a whole new person.

Phew am stuffed after that breakie ta mouse

Ma good luck for your run today, in total awe, you gotta be pretty fit
and lovely that Richard will be there.

ferfux welcome aboard. Have you thought about speaking to your gp requesting meds to help with stopping drinking? Or do you feel it's not that bad?

Day eight for me today. This bus had helped me sooo much this last week :0). Still fighting urges especially as it's a Saturday. Focusing on how clear headed am feeling.

Sending good vibes to all babes xx

Ma - best of wishes for your 'Race for Life' tomorrow.

Mouse - well done on completing your walk.

Rural - wonderful news about your DS, a relief I am sure.

I lurk daily and post rarely but am cheering on everyone who is doing what they can, when they can, to address their own particular dance with the WW (other alcoholic demons also available, unfortunately). I keep on, keeping on but only ODAAT and, for me, it works for now and much to my amazement has for the past many months.

Good luck for the run ma. I'd love to be fit enough to give something similar a go in a few months time. Maybe I should sign up, give myself a goal.

Jango I really don't want to go down the medication route if I can avoid it, in fact I don't really want to speak to my GP, especially given the experience babyjane (I think) had recently. Hence my interest in the hypnotherapy thing, but of course it may all be a bit of a con...