The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Kicking The Wicked Wine Witch Where It Hurts! Mwahahahahahahaha!

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Hey, I'm Mouse, welcome to the Bus (aka Gerald!)

We're a mixed bunch of folk, some have been here for a while, and of course we have some new additions too. It matters not one jot how long you travel with us, as long as you get something from it.

No matter your story, your needs, your fears and hopes, you CAN come on here and talk. You can cry, scream, rant, let it all out and not be judged for anything. Ever.

We've all been so very low, some have hit the very bottom of the rock, rubbed the bruising better and picked ourselves back up again but sometimes, you need a helping hand or someone to listen too.....which is why we're here, sharing our experiences, or just reading each other's and nodding as we click along.....

The support here is unconditional. :)

There are two banners down each side of Gerald, our super duper Bus saying -

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

We have lots of food on board, but mainly Opal fruits!!! They tend to be anything other than green, as they get snapped up vair fast indeed!

If you would like to know a bit more about how we got to where we are today, you can read these threads.

THE PREVIOUS THREAD

THE START OF THE JOURNEY

Hope to see you soon :) x

Ma stop with the opal fruits - I'm on a diet don't you know !!!!!!
welcome back obrigada

Did somebody mention opal fruits? Cheers ma.

Bagsie 70's share of the sweets.

Hi Obrigada. Welcome back. Day 11 here (again)!

Fog is lifting now Wry. You must have a good pair of lungs on you.
Googled Guy Martin as I have never heard of him. Can't quite make up my mind. Think it is the Wolverine sideburns

How are those accounts going Venus?

What are you making Joey? Am thinking of taking up cross stitch or something like that myself.

Hi bigjim. Please stick around. Everybody is lovely on here, whether you are on or off the bus. There is no judgement, just support.

for guggs

Waves to baby, hope, soce and all the other babes out there.
Special wave to mouse. Hope you are ok?

faith am trying desperately to make cushion covers... It's taking longer than I thought

wry ! www.scottish-store.co.uk/aberdeen-rolls.html They deliver! Should I?

Hey all!
mouse are you OK?

I love email.

What ma ?! What what WHAT?

Oh, you know. Usual stuff. Voucher codes, promotional stuff, spam, chit chat from friends, declarations of erm, affection!

Ha! I knew you'd cave and tell us eventually!

So is he abroad permanently?

Crab cocktail Wry! yum...
Glad you're on the mend, both physically and emotionally.

Evening babes. Well, midnight. Knackered, this half term business is tiring. Just wanted to say hello to you all, and welcome to BigJim - stick around and chat, you'll find plenty of folk who understand around here.

Have new hair and new car now (freaking out about spending such a lot of money when I will probably be out of a job next Spring but I do need a reliable car - plus may one day end up sleeping in it ). (That is a joke by the way please let this be a joke and I find a job before redundancy kicks in

Need a new outlook and a new attitude now to go with them.

Won't nc as about to go to sleep now but will be back tomorrow

Guggs - hope you are OK. Sorry you are going through a bad patch

Wry - Guy Martin was on Radio 4 this week, and then had lunch with family today and my cousin was wittering on about him. I told him my friend had a 'thing' for GM, and then realised that's how I see you all - as much my friends as my real life ones (and sometimes more so) Love to all you wonderful lot, and keep the snoring down tonight please

Testing........

OK - few pc/t'internet hicups so be back soon :) xxx

Day 17 - :). Feeling stronger this week than last week for some reason :)

Yay good to see you Mouae
Ma you tease
Hi Joey
Faith I hope those opal fruits didn't make you sick !!
looking. Enjoy the new car (and hair)
Good morning to Wry, Crabby and anyone else I have missed.

Sons friend coming over - going to play table tennis and then swimming :). See you all later

hope new car, new hair and then...new job! keeping everything crossed that things go ok

Today Babes, is a special day. It is Richard's birthday. 53 years in old money and 2 years into his new life. 18 months ago the wine witch was hovering over his almost dead body when we deposited an emaciated shaking wreck with the Salvation Army.

Today, he works part-time with a mental health charity, co-ordinates a community garden and is studying for his Masters in Pyschology via the OU. Last week he got his grades for his first year - 94% and a distinction!
Couldn't have got him through without the help for me from the Babes on here. This is one the WW didn't get.

Joey the name of Distracted Chap seems to have stuck
and erm, no, not permanently......

Ma, great to hear Richard is still doing brilliantly. Waves to other babes.

ma that's so good to hear about Richard!

Hello ma, 70, obrigada, faith, looking, crabby, guggs is anyone else around atm? We haven't heard from isinde for a while? and what about babyj ? This Bus is looking a bit empty!

I'm on Day 12. I keep having cravings, I can fight them off but it's hard work. So I'm trying to work out what triggers them, and if they can be prevented.

On Monday, it was Anger, definitely. DH was having some problems and I was very angry and frustrated on his behalf (and selfishly also on my own behalf because his moods generally affect the whole house!)

What Helped
-not having any alcohol in the house
-being on the Bus, having set myself a challenge and determined to stick to it
-taking the dog out for a walk, fresh air and exercise

Yesterday, okay this is a silly one - listening to the radio, and they played Madonnas La isla bonita - and all I could think was "Summer holidays, sun and sea, margheritas on the beach, mmmmm"

(Note: 1) at no point does she actually sing about alcohol of any kind 2) I don't even like cocktails. So it really is all about the 'image' it conjures up)

So I think with this one maybe I should just switch the radio off if I hear this song (or any other which triggers)

Today, just driving home, thinking about tonight & tomorrow and I so badly wanted to go to Sainsburys and get some wine. Possibly I'm worried about my job and want to 'forget' and relax... I wondered how else to relax (nothing really takes my mind off it) and thought about doing some work tonight to take the pressure off. Well, as soon as I decided to do that I got really anxious, this strong feeling of "I can't do it, I'll make a mistake" Wow, scary. Is that how I feel every day at work? I think maybe it is (deep down) I am scared. Of failing.

Sorry about the long post, I will now go and DO that work...

Hi all, joey that is fantastic, you are doing so well spotting all the triggers and working out alternative solutions. Remember, no matter how bad the craving it will pass.

Ma thanks for the update on Richard, he is making something of himself now and will be an asset to the psychology profession with all the personal challenges he has experienced. Good for him!

hi babes

day 2. Feeling a little stronger,might start to kick the backs of seats and deliberately drop sweet wrappers. Have taken possession of lovely packet of Ad's which i will begin on halloween,apparently they make you feel worse before you feel better - eek!

Thank you babes

Might just do a NC and then attempt less selfish communication tommoz

Hi to ma and joey and fairie and obrigada and mouse and 70 and looking and crabby and faith and wry and venus and everyone : )

Sorry I didn't NC you faire - haven't seen you around lately? Are you okay?

Oh dear god is anyone watching spider house on bbc4?

Oh my shiting holy spider feartyness. I am watching this to cure myself.

Noooooooot woooooorking.

Will read back and NC in a bit, sorry, I am being very brave here. Though I suspect not for very long.

wry the very fact it is called spider house is enough to give me the heebs. As in,actual spiders?

Actual spiders. They caught thousands of them and Put. Them. In. A. House.

I am in heeb city, heebed oot, in fact.

Dr Alice is heebed, but pretending to be all scientisty and fascinated. But she's heebed.

heebed.

She is going to spend the night in the house. Oh shitaspider.