The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Go Sober For October?

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Hello, 'tis me, Mouseface, welcome to the Bus, aka Gerarld.

We're a bus full of various Babes, from those who are as dry the Sahara, those who drink in moderation, those who binge drink and can go for weeks without a drop and then fall arse over tit (pardon the french!) straight off the bus and into the sidecar, and then we have Babes who try every single day to give up.

The thing is, we all do 'this' ONE DAY AT A TIME and with passion too. You have to WANT to stop with every fibre of your being.

And that's what this bus is about. We support each other. No matter how many times you fall of the Bus, we'll always be here to scoop you back up and listen.

So, come and join us. Lurk, or grab a seat, make sure you're comfy and enjoy the journey as we talk about the dreaded drink, plus everything from how expensive Tena Lady's are, to what's in the slow cooker!

We don't judge, this isn't a competition, it's our lives.

And if you'd like to read the last thread, HERE IT IS

Plus, if you'd like to see where the Bus started out, you can RIGHT HERE

Hope to see you soon xx

Oh dear. Well I fell out the friffin' door last night. No details needed but I'm going to sit at the back with a bag on my knee and think about how ILL I feel and why.

Reset- Day One.

I'm at Day 6. Stopped after work last night to buy some food for the weekend and wine diddnt make it into my basket. I diddnt even dream about it all day at work.

No chance for me to drink tonight either so this will actually be the longest I have gone without alcohol in since 2012.

Hi all and welcome dearfriend

Well, we went to the pub to eat last night. I had one beer. Then DH went to the shop and bought beer, wine and cider. He didn't ask, he just went and bought it, and I didn't complain and did drink 3/4 of the wine (he had a glass of it and all the beer and cider). I alternated with water and feel I did ok, considering. ..

Anyway, I am struggling with the idea of never having a drink again. I'm considering taking a leaf out of your book Ruby and saying no drink at home, and telling DH that and that I don't want him to buy me booze or offer to buy me booze any more.

Feeling fine this morning though, but planning an AF day today

Well done, 13!

I went to the shops last night and also wasn't tempted to buy wine. I never have a problem getting to 5-6 days (I used to!); for me, that is when the anxiety and embarrassment from last time I drank (even though nothing bad happened) begins to recede. That's the threat point.

13 that's good :) and hi dearfriend :)

Good day everyone, welcome mydearfriend and congrats all for surviving Friday night. I had a drink yesterday but I didn't drink at home after much agonising and arguing with myself. I was aware that I was making deals with myself, which someone talked about earlier on the thread.
I have massively cut down my drinking in the last 2 weeks but yesterday was a hard day.
I want to stick to the no drinking at home rule, because if I can do that it will keep my alcohol consumption within healthy limits without affecting my social life. I still want to be able to go out and be crazy sometimes. Actually typing that makes me wonder what am I doing? I'm a mid forties mother of three with a responsible job. Maybe that's why I need to go crazy sometimes to check that I'm not dead, I don't know. Anyway here's to another sober day.

Taking it toe by toe today. Have been out at a garden party type thing, my DH had a beer and asked me whether I wanted anything to drink (I had tea). That was great because I was able to come home and make pancakes for the baby and have a bath (usually if I had a drink in the afternoon that would be it for the day... not that the baby wouldn't get fed, but I wouldn't be making anything special, I'd be thinking about getting her to sleep so I could have wine and veg in front of the TV). Did some writing this morning. My ambition is to write a novel, even if it's shit. When I drink I put that right off.

Had a really good week.
Stayed off the wine mon - thurs.
Had a glass of wine with a takeaway last night, but stopped after one.
Have discovered a new favourite drink, San Pellegrino Limon & Menta. Gets me through the wine witching hour!
I found I slept better too. Long may that continue.

I'm drinking wine be now. I couldn't cope with this evening without it.

Something happened, 13, or is it the Saturday feeling?

Something I'm currently doing.

are you ok 13? sounds like things are tough right now....
Actually not drinking tonight as have horrible period pains and wine is the last thing I could stomach to be honest. I'm fifty fucking three!! I should be done with this shit

I never knew this was here! I finished drinking everything in the house two days ago. So I am two days dry as of right now. Today we went to Tesco and I got a bottle of Sherry and one of those cans of daiquiri. Where was my self-control. I am so disappointed in myself.

But I haven't touched either and I deliberately finished everything so that I'd stop.

Concise ... just throw it down the sink. Yup, the whole bottle of sherry, and the Daquirai.

Sounds like a waste? Well the money is spent, so now you have a choice about throwing it away and waking up in the morning feeling good (but wondering why you chucked £7 or so down the sink) OR you can drink it and wake up in the morning feeling shitty (and wondering why you wasted £7 on booze).

I'm so glad I found you guys. All your words might as well have come from my mouth. On glass of wine no.2 but it's ok because it's a Saturday night, right?

You mean sink it or sink it? :)

Sorry to hear some of you are struggling tonight. Can you do the thing of waiting an hour when you get the urge for more and then seeing if you still want it then?

I'm feeling a bit virusy today but did lots of baking and made dinner. I had two G&Ts again tonight and came to bed early. No wine even though I used some in cooking!

Hey all. Posted briefly on the last thread so checking in here.

Had two weeks off it and last night got leathered. I was a bit upset about something and as per usual I reached for the crutch. Feeling like shit today, tired as I woke up at 4.30am and my hangover anxiety is back with a vengeance. Fucks sake I need to catch a hold of myself. I was sleeping brilliant and feeling great last week and now I've wrecked it all over again.

Morning all

Ozzde try not to beat yourself up. Just "bookmark" the beer fear for next time...as you say, was it worth it?

Good advice concise to pour the booze away. It's sunk costs. The money is not coming back whatever happens.

Hope everyone is ok. I had a quiet day with DD yesterday. We had a cheeky Maccy Ds and watched Strictly on catch-up from last week. Now my x has left, I won't have any complaints about watching it so we can make it a new Saturday night tradition. I had a couple of glasses of AF wine which was pretty rank but stopped the cravings. instead of falling asleep with her, I had a bath and watched telly on the iPad in bed. Small things but my evenings are better without drinking.

Thanks Ruby, really not worth the horrors the next day. I'd be an anxious sort anyway and drinking makes it ten times worse. On the plus side I didn't do anything stupid like text my ex Your evening sounds lovely and reminded me to get some Becks Blue for next weekend.

Feeling slightly more human after a slice of cold pizza although now I'm battling heartburn too. Might go for a walk and get some Coke - only time I drink the stuff is with a hangover.

Day 8 AF here. Been on a day trip with my daughter and DH. Doubt I will have any trouble sleeping tonight!

Dystopian hope you had a fun day and are relaxing now!
Ozzle full fat coke is/was my go to hangover cure. Cold pizza sounds good too. I hope you are feeling a bit better now. That "what did I do last night" feeling of dread is the worst. I have had it too many times. I have made a tit of myself more times than can be brushed off as a one off. I just want to be able to enjoy myself without that :-/

Hi all. In bed with a cup of tea. Had two glasses of wine earlier so not a bad weekend booze wise.

In bed here. Cup of tea and AF today. Quite an achievement as I was getting to the point where 'the weekend' was any evening from Weds - Sun and on Sundays is probably start on the wine at lunchtime.

Also I was worried about DGS today as he was unwell. I would normally drink on that but I didn't. My chronic illness is causing me pain and I'd normally comfort myself with wine too. I've also been abstinent with food so feeling good all in all. One day at a time....