The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Stepping Into Christmas With Sobriety On Their Minds.

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Hello, tis me, Mouse

This is a thread for those who are worried about their drinking habits, relationships with alcohol, and/or drugs.

Even if you think your intake has gone up more today than the last or this week than last, come and join us on Gerald, the amazing, always room for more, fully stocked with glorious treats and donned in his Christmas Decorations, Bus!

We are a supportive thread, full of very different posters, from various backgrounds. Some of us drink in moderation, allowing ourselves the odd glass or two as a treat, or just because we're in control of our drinking for that day.

One Day At A Time.

We have those who abstain completely, and those who wake every day to Day 1 and hope with all of their hearts that they can, and will, make it to Day 2.

If you've followed our journey to date, you'll know who most of us are by now smile and we kind of have two 'sayings', that sum up who we are -

1. • The Vulnerable Need Our Support, Not Our Judgement
2. • Alcohol Fosters Inertia

That said, we will not have any bashing of support groups, such as AA or Community Addiction Support Teams, or even other support threads, posts like that will be reported if the need arises, so 'Orange Paper supporters' don't waste your time please :)

This Bus is a place for honesty, sanctuary and safety, something that has taken almost four years for a number of very special, very lovely, very honest and caring Babes to establish.

So, come find a seat, grab something warm from the supply cupboard at the back of the Bus, it's filled with (non alcoholic or narcotic) delicious, luxury treats and HUGE fluffy quilts, plus anything else you might need to help YOU get through YOUR day a minute, or an hour at a time.

And, if you'd like to see where this all began - This Is The Reason We're All Here, The Original JWN Thread

And This Is Our Previous Thread, With Links To Those Over The Past Few Years

We hope to meet you soon :) x

Well that's a fuck up. My correction is on the next page.

yes,I am sure it leaves you with lots to mull over. X

Yes. Good things and some rather close to home things too. Going to bed with my book. Good luck today. It can be done. I've just provided scientific evidence. X

evidence is good! Night x

rural you probably had developed a tolerance for alcohol, and were able to consume large amounts without a hangover - it's one of the ways we fool ourselves into thinking we don't really have a drinking problem.

But after a few days getting back to NORMAL your body is actually reacting correctly to what is in effect a poison...

sweetie you are so right. Thank you for reminding me
Thanks soc beaches mama and anyone i've missed for your kind words.
Must go,think I need to talk to God on the big white telephone
Catch up with all the news when I feel better xxx

rural I only know that because I am the same - rarely get a hangover it's scary what we do to our bodies, eh?

I am definitely focussing on SLEEP this week... the new baby next door has been really crying lately. I do feel sorry for the parents - but what about ME ?! At least it's put me off wanting any more kids - I'm no longer broody...

I've been offered more hours at work - which is great, we need the money. But it will be a big adjustment - nearly full-time hours (I haven't worked that much for 12 years!) and will need health, sleep, sobriety... actually just thinking about it makes me feel nervous...

Hello lovelies. Got on to train home with berry, nectarines and pomegranate bits, and sparkling water. Had to walk past the wine in M&S on those little screwtop individual bottles, but thought of you all and marched on by. On phone now with dodgy signal but will check in tonight (hums Sweetie's song to self, but silently so the businessmen on the train can't hear)

Well done madhummingwoman hope

Btw anyone else looking forward to Saturday?

Good job hope!

Life has a way of kicking you when your down I had to take dc to him tonight for contact and my car has broke down right outside his house I had to leave one dc there and got a taxi home now I really want a drink got no way of getting them all to school tommorow all the milk etc for morning is in the car 30 mins away and I had to as ex for money for taxi ahhhhhh jeeze

How's everyone else getting on??

Fed up

Oh crap i'm, is there anyone in RL who can help? Neighbour for milk, dc's friends for school run? (((Hugs))) you don't need a hangover tomorrow on top of this shit

No one for a school run got a friend who might help with my car ( more money) sigh....
Well I'm sober at least
Where's everyone tonight

kotinka! Great to see you babe!
Thinking of mouse if you are lurking
*why" best of luck with the interview. That is fab news. Bloody well done you.

Interview went excellently, got a tentative offer. But the job is not a clear way to a permanent position, lots of little things to be worked out which makes me nervous.

Don't break out the Opal Fruits just yet, but I think my luck is finally changing.

walks into misplaced rake

Yay for staying sober "I'm", glad someone can help with £££ for the car, have my fingers crossed its only something small. Hi ma, how's your triangle tonight?

Haha why you do make me laugh sometimes. Great news about the job though, small steps in the right direction.

Morning Babes. It's your Thursday morning hangover free check in here.

why you deserve a change in luck. You've worked bloody hard to get here. I can't believe 70 days AF....You're like my hero. I'm going to see if I can do that. Day cough cough 8 here. Seems pathetic.

Have a good sleep rural. Tomorrow (today) is another and much improved day.

looking well done for not drinking on the train. Breaking those associations is hard. I still hanker for wine when I'm cooking and still miss it. Nothing quite like spending a few hours in the kitchen on a Saturday evening cooking up a storm with music on and 2 bottles of wine. Shame I'm always too drunk to actually eat or even converse with my family after. It would be nice if I just enjoyed 2 glasses of wine and could keep my drinking and cooking habit going, but I can't. I really truly can't stop once I've started.

ma hello. trust you to lower the tone just when we were all on the straight and narrow again.

I'm hang in there. Life is never going to be easy and drinking isn't going to help.

and hello mama kotinka faire mouse sweetie beach and all other babes.

have a good evening. I'm back in the drivers seat tonight so best sleep with one eye open.
x

Evening, tis me, Mouse

Mum is not great, not at all. I've just got off the phone with my dad, I asked if he was scared, I guess I'm numb to the medical side of ill people.....

He said he was so frightened........

I cried myself to sleep last night in DH's arms, I've had a shitty week and it's only Wednesday.....

Sorry to bring the thread down, I hope you're all okay, I know that some of you were struggling...

I'm and Why - special thoughts coming your way, and to those who are thinking of me, thank you so much.

I will get time to read back and support you all again soon. I'm managing to get through the day without thinking of drinking which is a huge shock because normally my default setting is to blur it out.... when Nemo almost died, all of the times he came so close to losing his battles, the fights he put up, I stayed sober. It was the times he was recovered that I drank the most.

Hmm, food for thought.

Lots of love to you all xxxxx

Big hugs mouse xxxx

Oh Mouse. What a week for you. I'm sending all my positive thoughts your way (and I've got lots of them today).

Mouse it's horrible to feel so helpless, to want to help but not be able to do anything to make things better. But just by being there, on the end of a phone, a listening ear, will be such a comfort to your dad. Glad that you have your lovely dh too. Thinking of you, as always.

Take care and well done for staying off the booze, you make it sound easy but I know it's not, it's always there, just under the surface, waiting to take you down. It won't, you are in a stronger, safer place now. You have your family, you have your friends and you have us x

fated how did you get on yesterday?

hope did you avoid the booze on the train journey. How about you, spanna are you worn out from your busy day? Did the ww come calling or are you ok now?