DRY 16

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If you're quitting alcohol for a brighter sober future come and join us here. A very welcoming bunch supporting each other every step of the way.

Link to Dry 15

http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/relationships/2726334-Dry-15?msgid=65047780#65047780

Keep reading. Please.
I've got to go for now but someone who knows you better will be along soon I hope.

its thank you for posting :) It really helped. About to get in bath.
The refuge of would be soberistas!

Come on sobersarah, ride it out girl.
DO NOT feed the wine witch..... God she's such a clever, manipulative bitch. Don't fall for it, she will not solve your problems or help you in anyway.
Come on sober you are stronger and better than that. You have to starve her. You know you do ....
Your daughter needs you and whatever is happening, it will be a lot worse dealing with it if you factor booze into the equation. You'll feel shit for starters

Now in a lavender scented salt bath with candles. And drinking chocolate. And bubble hour on my headphones. And MN on my tablet. . Feel safer now. Fuck you Wine Witch/Wolfie/Whatever. Not driving to get wine now.

Thank you, all of you. I felt helped and supported, regardless of who actually posted. And thank you to those who did actually respond xxx

Well done sober
Look how strong you are. Feel that power.
Fantastic work

sobersarah well done :-) you rock!

I was in my car, key in the ignition, posting on my phone :( to say I wanted to get wine :( I really, nearly drove to get wine. After that many days! After nearly 360 odd almost consecutive days! FFS!
ODFOD Wolfie. Thank you Dry thread you really, really helped
raises bubble encrusted hot chocolate cup to you all

sarah - too new to this chat to add anything useful that hasn't already been said, but #handhold...

Also need to realise when things have fallen onto a new page - doh!

There's a lot of things I need to get the hang of currently...

Glad you're in the bath, and drowning the damn witch..... (think Wizard of Oz... I'm melting, I'm melting!!)

Made my running friend scream obscenities at a hill today to stop her walking rather than running, she's from a super posh back ground so it was funny to hear her exasperated cries of bum, bottom, butt cheeks, posterior - it all got a bit silly, and we made it to the top of the hill still running.... She then proceeded to up the pace and try to kill me... But another 2.5 mins quicker than the last time, so all good.....

So Wine Witch, i give you bum, bottom, arse, butt, posterior, cheeks, booty.....

BG thank you xxx

I am muttering Fuck you Wolfie on repeat at the moment while I dry my hair after a lovely bath. Really trying not to think of the fact that I am sober and could therefore in theory get in my car and drive 5 miles to the 24 hour shop to buy wine.
ODFOD Wolfie I am not getting in my car now. I am in my PJ's in bed and all cosy with hot choc and Tom Hiddlestone in High Rise on my tablet in bed with a hot water bottle and hot chocolate and chocolate ( did I mention chocolate?)

sending you an enormous WELL DONE and positive sober thoughts sarah you are an inspiration

Sorry I wasn't in earlier sober I was at an AA meeting....really glad you were able to get through it, now not having lifted that first drink....are you drunk?

User why would you think that ? Pretty rude to ask that tbh

No. I am not. That is pretty rude though, to ask. :( Why would you even ask that?

I think I had made it very clear - I was teetering on the verge of going off to buy alcohol but had not actually driven off to buy any when I posted
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Sorry sobersarah think I may have put that forward wrong, it's from something I was saying earlier in the thread-

if you don't lift the first drink then you can't get drunk, - tonight you didn't lift the first drink, so there was no way you could get drunk!!!!

I profusely apologise for not making it clear!!!

maybe welcome on board....you won't regret it.

Welcome Maybe is this your Day 1? Never mind, just don't drink.
Be kind to your self, don't drink and read the thread for advice

Sarah - well done that's amazing!!!!!!

I see what user was trying to say but agree it's worded and/or punctuated badly and coming across all wrong but he is trying to say because you didn't lift the first drink you are not drunk are you

It's so bloody annoying when wolf is comes to call just as strong as day one sometimes....why is that I wonder? Does it seem stronger because we aren't expecting it maybe? I remember getting like that with cigarettes and would get really strong cravings much further down the line when I really wasnt expecting them so they totally caught me off guard...

You beat Wolfie tonight - kicked arse!!

Well done sober sarah and well done to
The lovely supportive bunch on this wonderful board. We rock ! Sober how are you feeling today ? Plenty of TLC required.

Welcome maybe

Welcome maybe and well done on day 4!

Feeling bright and positive today, plus OH is definitely going to drive to collect me from my work do on Friday so my safety net is restored. He is a good egg

Views please! I am setting up a local support group for women who have/had issues with alcohol and who are/ trying to be sober. I am hoping it will offer what I needed and still need. At this stage I am going to make it a women's group. It will not offer any kind of counselling or group therapy. It will kind of be a real life version of what we have here. If I called it Sober Women Together and then the name of the area it will cover - would that be an ok name ?