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

hi there, quick check in from me , now sitting on day 145 in the SOber House. So glad to hear so many are still on board and was just looking, we are going to be on DRY 17 in the very near future.

FDor those of you who came on to do dry January only, why not stay with us for February too? you know your body and mind will thank you for it.

Hi chaps. Hope everyone is having a good weekend. I've been really craving the wine this weekend, I think it's because DH went out on Friday and Saturday nights and I was feeling a bit jealous. In the end I've decided to practise a bit of sober smugness since he is hungover and it's definitely helping my mood.

Hi Balibabe, I think that flying really messes with your body in the short term - you bloat and get very tired (well I do, and look like shit too). I'm sure you will bounce back soon.

hi userformally - well done on 145!
Hi Rrross

Good night everyone.

Hi there, just want to thank you all, this is the post I really needed to read.
I'm proud to say I'm on day 5 now.

It is possible and I can hardly believe it but I have been here before and succumbed.

I'm tempted to email some close friends and tell them what I'm up to but then I think they know how bad it got for me. I was always the most pissed person at the restaurant/party and said some vile things.

When I think about it I think I married my ex husband as he has no sense of smell and I remember thinking, 'well he won't smell the wine on me''.

I think I will get some professional help as well. Thanks Vidorra for checking in

Well done all.... think it's day 63 here, but would need to check - was 2 calendar months on Saturday! Yah!

A loooooong day for me, so only craving my bed!! Bed, sweet bed!!

Onwards!

Just a quick check in today. Had the most horrendous headache yesterday to the point dp was actually a bit worried about me I looked so ill. Gonna give screens a break the rest of the day. Totally sucked feeling like I'd the worst hangover in the world without doing anything to cause it

So pleased you are still with us never. Well done on 5 days, professional help is a really good idea, get as much of a support network around you that you can.

Good going on 145 user, the days are clocking up rightly. You too, on two months BG.

I do love that sober, no hangover smugness Rrross

Another sober weekend clocked off for us all Have a great day everyone.

Hi everyone,
I'm new to this thread.

I'm nearly 36, married with 2 DD's aged 4 and 7.
I have been worrying about my drinking levels for the past 2 years. After a particularly hard time, i began drinking more than i used to and it has steadily got worse.

It all came to a bit of a head this weekend. I got so paraletic and was so ill, i still feel awful now. I am so ashamed.

I've also got a lot of ongoing health issues which have diagnosed in the last year; an ulcer and a hiatus hernia which are onviously aggravated by excessive alcohol. Plus i have had borderline ovarian cancer, with another tumour due to come out any day, followed by surgical menopause.

I NEED to start taking better care of my body. I want to be around for my children as long as possible.
I also suffer with depression and the alcohol can't help that either.

I've tried moderation - only drinking Friday, Saturday and Sunday but i just can't seem to know when to stop once I've started.

My Dh has also noticed how much I've been drinking and is concerned.

That feels so good to get that all out.

I just need to hear positive stories of those that have stopped and how better your lives have become.

Thank you for reading xx

Shall I start a new thread so we don't get lost? Only thing is I don't know how to link from here to a new thread and I wont know how to link from the new thread to this old one.....

Hi Spurgle and welcome to the thread, sorry to cut you off so to speak but I have now created DRY 17.

PLEASE ALL JOIN ME ON DRY 17

link here

Oh no, I was going to start the next thread so I could post a load of useful links in the first post and then it would stay at the top and not get buried. Oh well ...

Oh gosh sorry Sarah

I must have missed that.....it's really annoying that mumsbet don't have an edit function for me to edit the first post! We could try contacting them and asking if they can remove my 17 thread and you can start the new one?

Sorry.....

No worries, I have emailed them :) Its going to be fine :) And thanks for starting the new thread :)

And they have fixed it :) ( well, sort of :) - anyway the helpful list post is now there at the top of each page :)

Hi im new to mumsnet; I have now finally realised that I need to stop drinking I don't drink all week when I'm working but I do on a Friday and Saturday - I'm 44 years old and am in a happy relationship for the past 6 years and have a 14 year old son when I drink I don't know when to stop and I get in such a state that I don't want to go home it worries me and I have now realised it's having a bad effect on my son and partnet who I both love dearly as they worry about me and as my son said to his grandma he wants to fix mum - i dont understand why i do it and what triggers it off I am a lovely kind hard working person yet it's like I want to ruin everything when I drink - does anyone have any experience of this?

littlebear

There's lots of us on here in the same position, but we're onto DRY17... I don't know how to link you to it - but there's a link a couple of posts above yours....

Welcome - there's loads of help and practical advise on here.....