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well i have to go back in for bloods on monday, to check out my liver. she was hesitant to prescribe anything for depression just yet. she said she'd prefer to give me zanex in the mean time as apposed to cambral or anti booze. she suggested a one to one counseling option and showed me addiction specialist groups in the area and AA meetings. So it was good. I had been putting it off so I'm glad i went.

souls

Amazingfun wrote: »

Hugs Souls....not to worry. We're all here for ya anytime ya need us

souls

Morning routine
202 situps
7k run (27 mins 51 secs todays time)
5 X 10 12 kg dumbells

Face Everything And Rise

souls

An engagement party Friday AND a wedding yesterday done sober. Not bad. Ive done it before and never really enjoyed the occasions as much, but this time everything went really well! Someone mentioned Sparkling water and lime here as a drink option, well id recommend,was a nice refreshing alternative,particularly as i dont drink fizzy sugary drinks!

Although I've had a couple of slips since January 1st, Ive taken note and moved forward! I have a calendar in which i write down my achievements for each day
i.e exercise routine, note of gratitude and a positive sentiment. I have to say February was a very positive month! Heres to a successful March!

One day at a time

souls

souls wrote: »

An engagement party Friday AND a wedding yesterday done sober. Not bad. Ive done it before and never really enjoyed the occasions as much, but this time everything went really well! Someone mentioned Sparkling water and lime here as a drink option, well id recommend,was a nice refreshing alternative,particularly as i dont drink fizzy sugary drinks!

Although I've had a couple of slips since January 1st, Ive taken note and moved forward! I have a calendar in which i write down my achievements for each day
i.e exercise routine, note of gratitude and a positive sentiment. I have to say February was a very positive month! Heres to a successful March!

One day at a time

I should add that they were two different couples and that i wasn't at the worlds fastest 'getting hitched' ceremony.

Arbing dog

Well done souls! Keep it up lad!

souls

souls wrote: »

An engagement party Friday AND a wedding yesterday done sober.

You're braver than I with all that socialisation. I find it ineffably painful when I put myself in an environment where alcohol is flowing. I never, ever feel pressure from others to drink no matter how often they ask me but I do, as sad as it sounds, feel a sense of loss - a sense that this is as good as it gets for the rest of my life. The days of drinking myself carefree into oblivion are over. This is, we all acknowledge, a positive thing yet there remains a sense of loss for the less serious, younger world that I've now moved on from. At home on my own, I don't feel that sense of loss. In a crowd of drinkers I feel it.

lufties

souls wrote: »

An engagement party Friday AND a wedding yesterday done sober. Not bad. Ive done it before and never really enjoyed the occasions as much, but this time everything went really well! Someone mentioned Sparkling water and lime here as a drink option, well id recommend,was a nice refreshing alternative,particularly as i dont drink fizzy sugary drinks!

Although I've had a couple of slips since January 1st, Ive taken note and moved forward! I have a calendar in which i write down my achievements for each day
i.e exercise routine, note of gratitude and a positive sentiment. I have to say February was a very positive month! Heres to a successful March!

One day at a time

Well done souls, From a different perspective..its great taking one day at a time but don't live your life like you're sacrificing something, your really not. Alcohol removes natural fears and replaces them with false ones and insecurities.

I was out earlier for dinner with work colleagues, they were on bottles of kingfisher and me on ginger ale, I did feel that temptation initially, but after a refreshing swig of the ginge ale that temptation faded and I was grand.

Booze is indeed a scam. Keep up the good work

souls

This week has being very trying.. however I've put nearly 40k worth of running in to focus my mind.. A sober week Im suitably exhausted. goodnight everybody

thomqs

im 2 days sober, the pull is strong but god so help i will fight it!!!

souls

Im thinking metaphorically but you know that film cast away with tom hanks and when he eventually makes a raft with a sail to break through the waves to the open ocean well thats what it feels like at the minute. the mind is racing I've gone from suicide,to prison, to fighting on to watching telly to going for a run to having a cup of ginger tea.. Jesus Im going to sleep!haha

Arbing dog

Stay at it souls you know your able. I've recently moved away for work and fell off the wagon, more in an effort to meet people than to actually get drunk. But I feel I'm back to square one now and need to start again. Onwards and upwards is the only way to look at it. We all have our crosses to bear.

Arbing dog

Stay at it souls you know your able. I've recently moved away for work and fell off the wagon, more in an effort to meet people than to actually get drunk. But I feel I'm back to square one now and need to start again. Onwards and upwards is the only way to look at it. We all have our crosses to bear.

souls

Arbing dog wrote: »

Stay at it souls you know your able. I've recently moved away for work and fell off the wagon, more in an effort to meet people than to actually get drunk. But I feel I'm back to square one now and need to start again. Onwards and upwards is the only way to look at it. We all have our crosses to bear.

I know exactly where your coming from Arbing Dog! Although I've cleaned up my act considerably! I have had a few slips this year, just trying my best to stay conscience of my problem and not get complacent. Any change in the status quo could be cause to be extra careful. your change in work for example. just dont be hard on yourself and start over.

Sunnyisland

Live for the moment, yesterday is gone and we can't change it, tomorrow has yet to come and we will deal with it then, keep up the great work folks, we all know it's not easy but it can and will be done according to us.

souls

Thanks Realies

souls

A beautiful day spent with family and friends … Ive so much to be grateful for.

Queen-Mise

Just booked flights to UK for a funeral. A 14 girl who died of cancer.

I used to drink with this girl's mother (and not in a good way), I stopped drinking whereas she didn't. The mother died of alcoholism 7/8 years ago (age 43), her liver disintegrated/was breaking apart around her body. Never heard the likes of it before.

I am going to view it as a positive that I am able to go and honour the two of them.

souls

Day 1.

Im not going to stop trying! I cannot control my drinking. I refuse to fight it anymore.
When i binge I'm a danger to myself and others. I feel if i don't succeed in this quest its prison or an early grave!
One drink and I'm gone, saturday rolled in to sunday into monday morning..

Im scouring through old threads for advice, and I'm coming across many new tips as well as some old words of wisdom.
Never give up is my mantra.

souls

Keeping a diary at home now, to keep on track. Friday is always a tough day especially in the first week! I made my bed, put out a wash, done 20mins weights training, I'll get a walk in before work. 9.30 to 7pm is the shift, i will buy my large 1ltr times 4 fizzy water pack along with some fruit to keep me going through the day. at around 5 (everyday) but more intensely on a friday i begin to get irritable, this could be tiredness, stress,hunger, (possibly because i was hungover before, but i am on day 4 now so thats not the issue) .. After work i need to stay focused. Go for a run if i need to, call up to my parents for dinner, whatever it has to be. Target no.1. is reaching Day 7!

Kunkka

Alcoholism or "problem drinking" is due to a physical allergy and a mental obsession. You need to address both from the very start if you want to have a real chance at long term sobriety. I find talking to other people in the same or similar situations to be very helpful. Best of luck

souls

7 days!
And sure i only ran 37.5k in that space of time!
Knew I could do it!

Sunnyisland

Souls 7 days is 7 days, going by your posts here you have got that commitment and knowledge to stop, keep at it you will do it:-)

souls

Well im just out of treatment since friday! Hands down the best decision of my life! Ive learned so much and now have a fantastic foundation on which to live a fulfilling sober life,one day at a time :-)

Anybody really struggling and is serious about stopping I can't recommend treatment enough,pm me for more details as im sure iim not allowed mention specific places?

Its great to be home and also touch base with everyone here! It would be lovely to hear how everybody is doing? So grateful for the advice and support iive received on this forum and looking forward to the next step on my journey!

S :-)

petes

Excellent news souls, very happy for you, onwards and upwards!!

I'm a month sober and a month without lifting a drink.

I have ups and downs every week but after years of doing the same thing week in and out its hard to fill the time, the weekends especially. I look forward to work on Monday and don't look forward to the weekends at the minute, u have lots to do during the week in and out if work.

Hear an interesting analogy at an aa meeting yesterday, a member was saying how he got off the lift before rock bottom, no one has to hit it to know they need help.

I hit it but my lift kept going another bit as I drank on what happened for me to hit rock bottom.

Don't know how I stopped but that last binge I had to or I'd say I'd be dead!!

I'm thankful for the support I have from family and have a couple of friends that know the whole story so grateful for that. I'm also grateful for the people in aa and that program as I can see it has worked for some people. I go, I share, I listen. Sometimes I get nothing from them but sometimes I do.

It's also good to post in here, good peeps! Trust me I'd never use the word peeps in real life :-)

Physically, an awful lot better, sore arms and legs but that's from playing badminton and not from falling over drunk. Did that a few times while at home on my own and had some hefty bruises to show for it.

Mentally, I'm half there but if that's all I get its okay as I still have some things rattling around that will take a long time to deal with.

Every day without a drink is a better one.

I'd say you are glad to be home souls and best of luck to you and to anyone who has a problem. I'm on the mobile so I'm not going to go back a few pages but how long was your treatment if you don't mind me asking?

souls

Hi petes!

Well done on staying off the drink! It feels great doesnt it!? I mean physically ive seen the differences rather quick! Mentally its been longer for me but its getting better by the day!

Im going to meetings quite a bit myself, I find them of great benefit!

I was in treatment for a short but comprehensive 6 weeks! Aftercare starts tomorrow for a minimum of 12 weeks (i plan on doing a lot more).

Today i have a doctors appointment and a meeting with my councilor. Im going to a meeting and will do a small shop later.

Taking it easy but not being complacent for me is the plan today!

S

petes wrote: »

Excellent news souls, very happy for you, onwards and upwards!!

I'm a month sober and a month without lifting a drink.

I have ups and downs every week but after years of doing the same thing week in and out its hard to fill the time, the weekends especially. I look forward to work on Monday and don't look forward to the weekends at the minute, u have lots to do during the week in and out if work.

Hear an interesting analogy at an aa meeting yesterday, a member was saying how he got off the lift before rock bottom, no one has to hit it to know they need help.

I hit it but my lift kept going another bit as I drank on what happened for me to hit rock bottom.

Don't know how I stopped but that last binge I had to or I'd say I'd be dead!!

I'm thankful for the support I have from family and have a couple of friends that know the whole story so grateful for that. I'm also grateful for the people in aa and that program as I can see it has worked for some people. I go, I share, I listen. Sometimes I get nothing from them but sometimes I do.

It's also good to post in here, good peeps! Trust me I'd never use the word peeps in real life :-)

Physically, an awful lot better, sore arms and legs but that's from playing badminton and not from falling over drunk. Did that a few times while at home on my own and had some hefty bruises to show for it.

Mentally, I'm half there but if that's all I get its okay as I still have some things rattling around that will take a long time to deal with.

Every day without a drink is a better one.

I'd say you are glad to be home souls and best of luck to you and to anyone who has a problem. I'm on the mobile so I'm not going to go back a few pages but how long was your treatment if you don't mind me asking?

souls

72 days sober today.
1 day at a time.

Bonniedog

Sixth day and feeling better already. Thinking positively and have gotten a few things done that I just wouldn't have been capable of a week ago. A run at the weekend and going out with the kids teams next target.

Under no illusions as fell off before but think I am in better place now.

souls

Hello All
I havent been online in a while (mainly too busy with aftercare,appointments,meetings,etc) but I just wanted to wish everybody
a happy sober christmas and peaceful new year! S

Amazingfun

souls wrote: »

Hello All
I havent been online in a while (mainly too busy with aftercare,appointments,meetings,etc) but I just wanted to wish everybody
a happy sober christmas and peaceful new year! S

You too Souls, wishing you the very best, you've had a tough journey getting to this stage and I am delighted to see you 'trudgin the road' with the rest of us lunatics now :P....Hope 2016 is the first of many sober and beautiful years for you