DRY 7!!!

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The new thread for the alcohol free and the wanna be free . come and join us

oh I am not in a good way.
I have been off work today but have faffed about and really achieved nothing.
I feel so tired I could cry and I don't even really know why.
I'm fed up and jittery and just want to scream.
and I want a drink SO badly.
I keep reminding myself how tomorrow will end up if I drink...I'm going for a long soak in the bath.

sorry, well done jungle's DC

bobbly bath, something to eat, ovaltine, jim jams on and bed is my advice. HALT. Make sure you're not hungry, angry, lonely or tired. So if you're knackered = sleep. If you get through this you'll thank yourself tomorrow morning :)

good advice lucy thanks.
had nice bath and pjs are on!
Think I am actually all of HALT - managed to argue with DH so now he is not talking to me.....
trouble is I spend a lot of my life ALT (maybe not H cause I'm eating too much at the minute!)
off to get some food, then am going to hide with my book.

Good plan :) Book and bed - perfect

Morning. Nice waking up sober,isn't it?

The only down side so far is finding dh especially irritating when i'm tired - don't suppose that the scientific community is working on a cure for that though!

morning all
I didn't drink last night, and it was probably the biggest craving I have had so far this time round. Really pleased to waking up sober
I didn't sleep very well though, and still feel extremely grumpy - but at least I haven't got a hangover on top of it all!

gugg I cure for that would be extremely helpful!

How is everyone else doing?

Well done bobbly! As they say you never regret that drink you didn't take.

If that cure works with dc also I think they should get straight on it.

Unfairly woken up with what feels like a hangover. Yucky sinus, headache thing the kids have smit me with. Beautiful day here so will get organised here and get something done before the rain hits again. Hope all are well and have a good day.

So did everyone have a good weekend?

I found it hard for some reason? 130 odd days in and I'm sick of being 'good' or something. I'm looking at Facebook and seeing heavy enough drinkers on it and getting a bit jealous. Jealous that they can drink and somehow not make such monumental fuckups that I have. That they can drink and not have the crippling anxiety the next day. Yet its those reasons that kept me slogging on. I know its best for me not to and on the whole I don't miss it the majority of the time but feeling a bit like I'm becoming one big bore.

Time to do something nice for yourself last gleaming You are NOT a bore and 130 days is amazing! Is there something you could book to do that would put a zing back in your step? :)

Morning all
last well done on getting through a tough weekend. 130 days is brilliant. Stick with it.
Morning Lucy

I found the weekend tough going too. My mood is rubbish at the minute and I'm finding life tough. All the stuff that was always there that I used to hide from by drinking....I have had to battle the little voice in my he'd saying "go back n, just have a drink and you'll feel better" and it has been a very strong and persistent voice this weekend, but I didn't give in!
busy week at work ahead. Am going to just take it one day at a time.
How is everyone else getting on?

Morning everyone

Mind if I join you? I've been a lurker on these threads for months, and posted on one of the earlier ones (under a different name) but haven't joined in as I was jealous of everyone and felt like a failure as going one day without wine seemed an impossibility.

But I'm on day 9! And feeling great! Hope you all have a lovely day

I have been absent for far too long . Have been really busy and reflective and neglected the thread, so sorry. All still OK, will update and catch up later, promise! x

Morning all :) Welcome Purple and congrats on day 9 Approaching day 600 here - how the bloody hell did that happen? [wnk]
Bobbly that voice will be around for a bit but I promise you it does disappear - completely!!

Interesting thread ... I've been wanting to stop / cut down on alcohol for years now. I'm not in a good place with it at all at the moment and I can't imagine having a day without drinking. It is wonderful to see you all succeeding with it though and I'll keep watching ...

Thanks for popping your head in BadWool. I couldn't imagine it either but it's amazing what we can do when we put our minds to it :)

Hurrah, well done purple. Big welcome to you and glad you're feeling good about it.

600 days is fantastic lucy, do you have anything special planned? That's half the problem, with moving house, sicknesses, watching money and other commitments I haven't had some 'me' time in yonks. I fear I'm going to turn into one of those mothers that only talk about their kids! Think I was a bit blah as speaking to the sis who doesn't have dc and spent yet another weekend doing interesting, sporty things with actual real-life people that have double figures in their age :)

Good for you bobbly. Yeah I get that, it's hard not being able to hide behind a bottle anymore and having to face up to things.

I was in London at the week-end and met up with the lovely TeapotDictator from this great thread. Also bought a lovely new china for my herbal tea, some morello cherry cordial and caramel and sea salt dark chocolate :) A collection of little sober treats

morning all
purple wolf welcome
lucy morello cherry cordial and caramel and sea salt dark chocoalte sound divine!
last I get what you mean. with 6 dc aged 17 to 7 I do feel my whole life is either work or kids.... I did recently go off to a garden show( I know, rock and roll!) on a Saturday ON MY OWN and it felt like I was playing truant! Had a great day though - even bought an ice cream just for me!! Could you treat yourself to a day doing something you like just for you?

ok. more positive here today.
we are in the middle of Y6 SATS, GCSEs, and A levels in this house though so stress levels running fairly high! Just need to breath and stay calm. At least I'm better able to deal with it all without hazy evenings and hungover mornings!

Have a good day everyone.

Morning all
Still here
Good to see the rest of you are as well AND some new people [waves]

Sounds lovely lucy. I was wondering how teapot was getting on, good to hear she's still around.

6dc, eek bobbly! I feel naked and strangely light on the odd day I get to go out without holding onto two little hands and hoiking a large changing bag. Good luck for all the exam stress.

I'm on enforced sofa rest tomorrow, am getting a steroid injection in my foot and have been told to keep off my feet for at least 24hours - does that count :) It shall be torture for me however. I hate sitting doing nothing, especially since my kindle has broken. Have to laugh at ds, when explaining to him 'but who's going to cook me my dinner' with an aghast look on his face. I can see where his priorities lie.

Hi y'all, nothing to report, no more AF days :( but who knows what today will bring... like bobblypop I feel my life is permanently ALT plus eating too much :(

My biggest problem is knowing exactly how to start stopping. I don't think I can do it cold turkey because I'm drinking too much and it can be dangerous. But cutting down is proving difficult too. Such a trap. I read on an AA website recently that people with alcohol problems feel 'bewildered' by it and I really recognise that. I don't know how or why it's happening and I feel depressed about it every day.

If you are drinking over 15 units a day BadWool then it's dangerous to stop suddenly and as you say you need to taper. Don't know what your poison is but if it's wine, could you do spritzers, if's beer could you do shandies, if it's spirits could you alternate with just the mixer? You need to get under that 15 units to be safe. If you need addition support I suggest your GP or local Drug and Alcohol Treatment services :)
Teapot is really well Last :) and waves to Glad
Bobbly all from Saino's :)
Sigma lots of early nights as will stop you eating, and will at least help with the LT bit and I tend to feel less angry if I'm not tired all the time too :)

Oh hell, definitely over 15 units a day. Just got to find a way of having the willpower to cut down as one drink inevitably leads to another and I don't know the timescale of cutting down.