DRY 7!!!

[mollyonthemove]

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

Digging in garden sounds like an excellent plan. Dealing with rowing DCS is bloody exhausting and stressful - no doubt about it. The only thing is, if you dull the pain with drink it won't help you handle the situation any better (as you well know) and will just make you feel shit tomorrow. Day 9 is brilliant - you are making fabulous progress. Can you go to bed early and watch TV on a laptop later? I find that a really good way to relax sometimes - a bit antisocial towards DH, but sometimes I just need to get away from them all!

Oh how badly I want to go to bed early too.

Just a thought..... we have talked over the course of the DRY threads about sober resources, for those who have just joined us, some of these may be useful... we have shared so many fabulous resources in the past year or so!

livingwithoutalcohol.blogspot.co.uk/ - a very successful blog by Mrs D, with a sidebar blog roll call which detail fabulous blogs.

Our very own Lucy's blog
ahangoverfreelife.com/

The Bubble hour, an American podcast which many people on here really like
www.thebubblehour.com/

The famous, fabulous Belle. I am on her various challenges. She is a terrific, generous sober penpal.

tiredofthinkingaboutdrinking.com/

Also, I have used this self-hypnosis thing on youtube... good to fall asleep to and really has helped me with cravings.

missy one of my favourite evening drinks is Belvoir ginger cordial with dry ginger ale, a squeeze of lime and some fresh mint.

bobbly I hope the gardening helps your stress. :)

Have a great evening everyone.....:)

Brilliant corn those resources will keep me occupied, thank you!

Distraction is the key I'm finding - tonight I'm through my danger zone I think, day 4 almost down. Well done Bobbly, 9 days is awesome

Evening all! Thanks corn for the blog name check
Nice to see you merse and welcome fresh and Missy :)
Not in a great place today as close friend lost family member suddenly and unexpectedly yesterday - and yes alcohol was the culprit Will be back when feeling less downbeat. Suffice it to say I f**king hate booze right now

Well I'm back from my mum's and I done it. Only had diet coke

Now just getting the baby to sleep then it's bath and bed.

Thank you for your encouragement and replies x

lucy thats so sad. Just another reminder of the evils of drink. Hope you are ok.

Well done missy, that's a great success - enjoy your relaxing bath.

Thank you Fresh. In bed now and not a drop has passed my lips. Hate the craving feeling though

Imagine how great you will feel when you wake up tomorrow Missy. :)

Lucy I am so very sorry about your friend's family member.

Lucy - really sorry to hear that news. Bloody alcohol has a huge amount to answer for.

And well done Missy! Ignore the craving and enjoy a good night's sleep. I think the early nights in sobriety are great. Add loads of sleep to no hangover and you get a seriously perky person in the morning with decent skin/no puffy eyes etc.

And just catching up with thread now. Hope you are feeling better about the diagnosis, Corn. Can only imagine how tough that must have been and how much mental adjustment has been required. I guess good in a way to know the situation now ,though, so you can plan accordingly and make sure all needs are met. We know so much more about different types of SEN now - it is wonderful what provision there is and how children can be helped and not feel stigmatised .Anyway - just offering support and hope you feel calmer about it now you've met others in the same boat in RL and been able to discuss things.

Right - way past my bedtime…. Was out at a v. boozy dinner with old work mates. Fun, but I find it shocking now to see how much they put away. Don't feel jealous, just slightly bored once they all get pissed and start swaying/droning on.

Morning everyone, baby slept terribly and I feel like I have a hangover ha ha.

Work this morning and then home to do housework this afternoon.

Then trying to ignore the craving this evening.

Morning all. So sorry Lucy - it's awful when people you care about die and it so could have been prevented

loads of positivity buzzing around here today Unused to get that hangover feeling but not soon goes!
must get up ! thoughts to all x

I hate this Tablet hardly any of the above makes sense!

Morning all - waking up fresh never gets old. Especially when there is a 6 month old to chase around all day. Hope you get to rest at some point today missy, it's horrid when they sleep badly. How old is your LO?

merse those boozy dinners are bizarre sober aren't they? I went to a few when pregnant...made a sharp exit whenever shots made an appearance!

Lucy, I'm just reading your blog, it's great - so well written and truthful.

So sorry to hear about your friend's family member Lucy

Being up and down is to be expected Corn. I was a mess after getting the call from the child development clinic about ds's blood tests even though I had been told by a paed there was definitely something going on so I expected something. Ended up on antidepressants and diazepam (and turned to drinking very, very hard then). Knowledge is power but I do tend to take it all with a pinch of salt now, especially on the internet as you read about the worst. It's good to be aware of problems that may arise so you can intercept them earlier, and become the best advocate for your child with regards to school but they aren't all set in stone. My child is an individual and I'll just cross those bridges as I come to them.

Welcome to all the new people and well done merse and molly, some really great milestones there.

Have to run, loads to do today but will catch up properly later x

She is nearly 10 months old and teething.

Well work is done and I popped Asda for tea bags as I'd run out . This is when I normally plonk a bottle in the trolley but I haven't today

Knackered though so I doubt I'll be getting much housework done.

Fresh thank you :)
Mood lifting as time moves me on.
Keep going everyone - it's so worth it! I'm 2 weeks away from 600 days

600 days!

Gosh. :)

Wow Lucy that's impressive well done

Thanks ladies - got a bit to go to catch up with merse though

600 days! Wow!

I've had my first real cravings tonight, I knew it'd happen - Thursdays are normally my 'first night of the weekend'. It was hard but I cooked my dinner early as that nearly always stops me wanting a drink. For some reason I always like a drink on an empty stomach - quicker effect maybe?

Anyway, another day down. Keep on keeping on everyone

Stick with it, Fresh. You can do it and try to just keep it in the moment. Know what you mean about drinking on an empty stomach too…. Are you noticing any changes in your skin/eyes? I found it made a huge difference as I'd been so used to being quite puffy every morning. Even my rings felt looser when I wasn't permanently dehydrated.

Go Lucy - 600 days is just fabulous. I am really impressed with you going public about it all and writing so eloquently about the booze crisis facing our country.

Thanks merse :) Just sick of it being the elephant in the room, especially when I've nursed so many and seen the devastation it brings. Not to mention my own personal experiences. This week has bought it all roaring back and just makes me even angrier and want to shout about it even louder

I feel much healthier, it's incredible that it's noticable after on 5 days. I've lost 2.5lbs since Sunday, proving not only was I drinking my calories but eating badly as a result as well. My wedding ring is looser and my skin is plumper if you know what I mean. Like you say merse, I'm clearly less dehydrated.

Despite all the above, I know for sure I'll still get the craving tomorrow night - it's so ridiculous how powerful it is when I can name a long list of reasons not to drink! As you have said though, it's one day at a time.

I wish I could lose weight!!!! I went crazy on sugar and chocolate so put on a stone.

When I put the links in my earlier post, I was reminded agin of the hypnosis video on youtube. I have started using that again- and it is currently having a dramatic affect on my cravings.... I listened to it yesterday and have literally had no thoughts about alcohol, except for a vague sense of bewilderment as to why I would even want a glass of wine. I still have obsessive thoughts about alcohol usually so it is quite restful. I have also ordered a cd from amazon. Maybe it will be useful to others? Hmmmm. might try self-hypnosis on the binge-eating next....