DRY 10!!!!

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Welcome! This is the thread for those of us who want to abstain from alcohol. We are all at different stages of our journey, and many of us have some hiccups along the way, but we are committed to an exciting, fulfilling, joyful life alcohol-free.

Previous thread is here.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/relationships/2485290-DRY-9?pg=1

Everyone is welcome!

I'm glad it's not just me - though also not glad, as it means we've all put ourselves in some really crazy situations. Thank goodness we're all ok!

jelly I've just started having fruit and veg smoothies for bfast and am loving it! Don't think I know how to run (!?!) but in a few months' time maybe I'll have enough oomph?

orange I've done the snog-best-female-friend-while-drunk thing too. More than once . Not since I've been married, but I definitely did get into many very interesting situations (facilitated by alcohol) in my younger days, including one-night-stands with completely unappealing chaps.

The other day my younger daughter (this was in early December) asked me when I dropped her off, "why do you smell of wine, Mummy?" At the school gate . I have never done the early-morning drinking thing. This was just me reeking of fumes from the night before.

WAS/IS THIS REALLY ME?!

(It feels good to get this out btw...)

Afternoon all :) New Chief Medical Officer UK drinking guidelines out today! My reaction? And if anyone is interested the film Amy (about Amy Winehouse) is on C4 tonight at 9pm. She died of alcohol poisoning so it might strengthen the resolve of anyone wobbling later.
My drunken horror stories are too many to recount but the one that particularly sticks out became known as 'my Courtney Love' night oh how everyone laughed at my antics!

You have to share lucy I have some shockers. I'll post them this evening when I feel twiddly thumbed!

Yes you must share, Lucy. What happened?!

Oh a New Year's Eve party where there was too much MDMA after the host had served neat spirit cocktails!! I passed out by 10.30pm - they tried to rouse me for the chimes & I sparked back to life about 2am. Have patchy memories of smoking spliff, doing black vodka shots, throwing up all over jeans & then falling asleep in the bath at dawn. Had to be carried downstairs and put in cab to go home as was unrousable Came too about 4pm & proceeded to drink red wine to manage god-awful come down & hangover. They all said I looked like Courtney Love - hence the nickname - and I was a hoot for all of them to have a laugh at

Aargh, Friday night - I can see I'm going to have to spend it in the bath!

I've worked so hard this week and it's hard to break the link between that and 'deserving' a drink. DH is looking a bit wistful, I know he'd like a glass of wine and a bit of music while we cook dinner.

Have you another nice AF drink to hand Alastrante? Nothing to stop the music going on though :) Ride it out as the urge usually passes in 10-15 mins.

I do Lucy - and yes to the music! You're right. It's just such a strong urge. I'm hiding in my office for the moment...

Well..my bath is running. .
Worst drunk stories.. this was the most frightening.. getting drunk at a neighbours and bringing the kids home late then after they went to bed I went outside for a cigarette and slipped in the ice and smashed my head against garden furniture. How I wasn't knocked out I don't know. It was at least minus ten. I wasn't stupidly drunk either but drunk enough to make the stupid decision to wear ugg boots on ice. I dread to think had I knocked myself out I would have died.
On a 'funnier' note a group of us went on a night out 'preloaded' got to the city centre and within half an hour we had to go home again. The jury is out on that one as it was odd for all three of us to be in such a state at the same time. We all woke up in my lounge at 8am the next morning. I do sometimes wonder if we had our drinks spiked but we shouldn't have been that drunk to begin with.

lucy that's an absolute shocker of an NYE!

Hmm went to another AA meeting today. Different sort, different people, same place. This one made me feel sad rather than uplifted. Feel quite down about it. Listening to the shares was very moving. Oh well, now feeling my emotions without the filter of alcohol I suspect. On the bright side have 3 new people to text if I need a bit of help and chatted to one of them after :)

Yes Lucy, i am going to retire to bed and watch Amy - thought if nothing else it would be aversion therapy :( Poor her :(

oooh lucy only just read your story !!!! Eeek !!! Not good :( Poor you :(

Yes not one of my finer moments Dona - and probably the worst No idea why I thought stopping might be a good idea
Glad yes I think the film will be aversion therapy & I agree so sad
Yep feeling our feelings can be hard but it does get easier

I'd rather feel my feelings, sober - than live without them, as a drunk

Taken me 40 years to realise that!

Took me until the end of last year to really get it too glad & I'm 47 so you're not alone lovely :)

I don't post often. In fact just once since stopping on xmas eve. Thought I was doing so well. Went back to work on Monday and today on the way home all I could think of was having a drink. I had already arranged with OH to meet me for shopping at 7. But went home and read MN for over an hour, including some of the previous threads. Went shopping and bought NO ALCOHOL. So sat here sober. Just want to say THANKYOU to all you posters for keeping me dry.

Well done dunfortoday :)

OH Any is so sad :(
I wasn't really a fan at all but such a sad story of her short life

Heartbreaking Glad
Well done dunfor!! :)

Excellent film. Very very sad.

Amy not Any. Fat fingers on my phone!

Oh if only she had carried on like that when she won the Grammy. She looked amazing :(

Aw its such a shame about Amy, was the film sad? I didnt see it. Did it make u more determined to keep strong?

dunfor theres something a bit speacial about connecting with other girls who get it. Well done today. I was the same, its been on my mind for a couple of days, but im not giving in... not tonight x

Oh God I am not sure I can watch the end of this. I knew a bit about her dad but ffs! Can understand why she was the way she was tbh :(