The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Wading Through Winter Blues Without The Booze!

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I'm Mouse, nice to meet YOU.

This is a thread for those who want to give up drink completely, or are maybe thinking about doing controlled drinking, or cutting down slowly, it's all up to you. And of course all addictions, so if you are taking drugs of any kind, prescription or otherwise, you're very welcome here too!

You know your limits, you know what is required, it's all in YOUR hands.

Whatever your goal, you'll find unconditional support here. Always. :)

There will be talk of drinking quite often and those who fall off the Bus will post about it, so if that is going to jeopardise your chances of complete sobriety, then maybe the DRY threads would suit you better, as they are complete abstainers, but EVERYONE IS WELCOME HERE :)

There are two sayings that we rather like here -

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

For those of you who'd like some history, here is the very first thread and the reason that we're all here now. FIRST EVER THREAD

And the most recent so you can work your way back through time IS JUST HERE

The Bus may be 'mythical', but the support is real, it is honest and it will help you to achieve what it is that YOU seek, as long as you are honest with us, but mostly, YOURSELF

Mouse xxx

mouse it's funny, I remember a post years ago from the veritable and irritating MIFLAW where he advised doing anything and everything in the list I suggested (including masturbating) and it made me laugh so much - the concept of walking down the aisles of Tesco, feeling drawn to the wine and thinking that the best thing to do was..... well you know the rest

venus I have sat here reading and reading over your post for ages taking in every word, thinking and wishing someone would make this all stop, still feel angry like a child in a tantrum tonight I think cos I wanted to drink my bad feelings away and I didn't so I'm more angry that I didn't get my own way that sounds just Ahh I don't know

I just want out of this house everything takes forever x

Sorry and thankyou

Well really!
There I was tuning up my triangle and I'm accused of witchcraft practically! You are a most unseemly bunch of trollops. I dearly wish I could conjure the northern lights out of my fanjo.....how cool would that be?
Still getting this distorted version. Of the site so sorry if missing some posts....

I'm it is OK to feel angry. To feel bloody fucking furious. To rant against him, or, WA or SS, or against mumsnet, or this thread, or me. Go on rant. Tell me that I'm smug and entitled, and how dare I tell you what to do. How dare I deprive you of the drink that you are craving.

You see that's what is safe about this site. You can tantrum all you like at me, and I'm going to come back each time and wrap my virtual computer arms around you, and tell you that IT WILL BE ALRIGHT. It will.

ma I don't think I was quite so explicit as to suggest that you could conjure the northern lights out of your fanjo, but hell if you could. I'd be asking for the secret.

And for those of you who are menopausal / peri-menopausal, or just bloody hopeful that eventually the bloody things will stop then have a look at my post HERE

Feel happy now venus thankyou and calmer x

Just looked at your thread venus wtf is Mother Nature playing at I thought age 50 and they stopped, poor you we go through some shit don't we

Waving at hope thanks for your support up thread honey,means the world ATM your all keeping me going x

Hi babes,

Glad you are feeling calmer now Im. Day 17 is totally awesome dude. . Are you impressed with yourself? You bloomin should be. I know it is easy for us to say what is best for you, when it is you that actually has to do it. I think we are all so keen for you to be safe and free from this awful situation that we want to help and urge you forward. One step at a time, just like you have done for the last 17 days with the booze, you can do this. Xx.

hope have some to go with that cranberry and lemonade! I take it you made it through another shitty day at work.

Venus from knitting to masturbating ...not two hobbies you would want to get mixed up

Spanna I was wondering how the packing up was going, are you feeling it a big wrench? Hope it is all going ok x

baby a little wave to you

Love to all other beautiful and brave babes.

Hellooo.. (marches in with big tray of hot chocolate and marshmallows, plus chocolate digestives). Bugger the diet tonight babes, we all deserve a treat. Sleep tight...

Thanks hope

Sleep well babes or, if not, at least be safe x

Right you gorgeous lot, I've been absent of late and promised to come back time and time again but the thing is, I'm still coming to terms with losing my Mum and each day something 'else' slaps us/me in the face, full force and I wind up back to square minus 2.

I am going to try and put my energy back into here, and also other areas of my life because actually, you guys are part of my life.

I'm - you have come so far, SO FAR!!!! And are kicking the shit out of so much that is slammed your way..... the progress you've made is outstanding. Every day you wake, there is something else that you have to face, another twist, another turn, another bit of added pressure.

You have to look at each day as a GOOD DAY and if/when the shit falls, you are already in the best place mentally to fight it off! YOU CAN BE THAT PERSON.

We all believe in you, absolutely we do.

You can and you WILL be a 100% sober Babe before you know it, I can feel that. Not today, not forever, but a day at a time.... it will suddenly be your norm. I promise. xxx

LaDame - I hope that you're not working too hard in your new role, miss you!

thurso - Hello! We need a catch up too. :)

So, I'm so out of touch with all of the lovely Babes, I'm here all day tomorrow and will try my best (she says again for the umptenth time) and read back.

Lots of love to you ALL xxx

Hope all the dmb's are fighting strong today ? Come on sisters we can do this together, don't let it beat us down we don't have to act like Lemmings if we don't want to we do get a choice if to drink or not that's what I imagine myself as every day as I walk in to my local beer off a lemming and I hate it, like I'm in some trance to go there each and every day at the same time for years and years iv been under my lemming spell.

Day 18.

This bus always brightens my day. Hope you're all doing well babes

I'm battling the old saggy tit, but I'm determined (and very hungover). Hate it. Drinking is pathetic. And I don't want to go back to it.

Dry March starting a bit late here. Day 1

isinde I luffs ya you made me feel all special now

Day 1 my lovelies x

Am I the only mug around here who is on day 4

Have just changed the bed - one of life's little pleasures, a crispy freshly laundered bed and best enjoyed sober.

Take care babes xxx. Oh and im, DAY 18, superdoopertrooper!

Haha, I'm on day 4 with you beaches. Well, day 4 of dry March. I also did dry Feb and most of Jan. Lost a whole 14lb now. It's worth sticking with it babes.

Six weeks til Easter. Think I'll stay off the chocolate until then

Hi all - just checking I. - I am doing dry March too and the. Hopefully dr April and so on - just taking it one day at a time - 18 days woooow !!!!!!!
Can't wait until I get to 18 days :).

Pmsl at indie
One of my favourite ..ahem..clients is coming in tomorrow for a meeting. Wonder if he would like to see my northern lights? I have been doing the seating plan for the business awards next week and, coincidentally, he will be on my table! Isn't that lucky? And wearing a tux......
Today, our new memory foam mattress topper arrived so I will have an extra 3 inches in bed tonight......

hey babes just checking in. Work is still sucky but this crazy thread is cheering me up. I think my favourite phrase so far is 'unseemly bunch of trollops' which is just how I think of the bus too.

Big wave to looking- shall we make a list of alternate (alternative) careers?

Good luck Ma
Xx
I am so shattered these days, but I'm stil on the bus!
Xxx