August- Come One, Come All

[gyco]

August- Come One, Come All

hi Luk,got to say ,hows school,i do read your threads,very interestin lady,you have wisdom beyond beleif,but cant figure out your own pains,you ll help everyone else and you ll leave You to the end,whats in your heart,mind and soul,id like to no,share ,rid of the pains ,that follow you today,poet unknown gyco

[gyco]

August- Come One, Come All

gees i like your wisdom thankyou

[Nurseindistress]

August- Come One, Come All

Penguin

Hello all,
Did manage to stay AF yesterday--mainly by coming here when I was so tempted yesterday evening. I feel so much better today than yesterday. I, too, have dinner plans tonight and don't know if I can be out at a restaurant and not drink. That would be a first for me, and I don't know if I'm up to the challenge. This thread is really great though--for me 4 AF days out of 8 so far this month is good. Thank you everyone for this place and all the support.:thanks:

[A Work in Progress]

August- Come One, Come All

Nurse, does "going out to dinner" mean going out and eating with people who drink, people you usually drink with? If so... how does that fit in with your overall plan to get free of alcohol? Just wondering if you have really thought this through...

best wishes,

wip

[Sunbeam]

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Just checking in.

Another perfect summer afternoon, and I'm hearing Big Al's call. I believe this post will enable me to stay AF, but I HAVE to go outdoors.

[tlrgs]

August- Come One, Come All

hi there just wanted to say hi stay strong and think positive and happy awesome day everyone

[Sunbeam]

August- Come One, Come All

Yay! I made it through another summer afternoon - AF! Thanks for being there.

[tlrgs]

August- Come One, Come All

way to go sunbeam

[Nurseindistress]

August- Come One, Come All

Penguin Report

Where is everyone? We need to report in!
I went out to dinner last night and had one glass of wine. It's bad that I had it, but it's good that's all I had. The funny thing was, while I was drinking it I just started getting so sleepy that I was wondering if I even enjoyed it! Not planning to drink today, or even to put myself in a place where I am tempted. Hope everyone else is doing well--if we can all do better in August, imagine how good we'll be in September!:H

[tlrgs]

August- Come One, Come All

hi there everyone just checking hope all is well happy sunday everyone

[A Work in Progress]

August- Come One, Come All

More2? Just wondering why you are hiding the fact that you are NOT drinking?

wip

[keeta]

August- Come One, Come All

not doing so good here....not binging, but drinking , dammit....fuck...why is this so hard? I was doing SO well...it is too easy to fall back into addictive behaviour...bad habits HAVE to be broken dammit, AL, you think just because you win this time you win??? NO.....you can kiss my ass al....i hate you, and it is time you let me move on, leave me the hell alone. i am done.

[CS04]

August- Come One, Come All

Keeta,
have a glass of water and PM me. Take a deep breath - or 2. I know it is hard. I am there too.

We are all here.
xoxo, CS

[Sunbeam]

August- Come One, Come All

Keeta,
I think I may be in the same place as you. I thought I could breeze through this August comittment, but after two AF weeks, crash. I have too much unstructured time in the summer. I'm learning more about my habits and triggers, how to deal with them, what doesn't work. Now, my husband is gone for a week. He is supportive, though he doesn't nag me if I slip. His presence definitely helps me stay in control. He is happy that I am working on this problem. I have made teriffic progress since joining here. I am now just trying to get through the month best way I can, with the least drinking, and look forward to a more structured schedule in September. I will stay honest by posting everything on Drink Tracker. Otherwise, why would I bother coming here?

[1967]

August- Come One, Come All

i have a friend visiting which is why i've not been around.
he leaves this afternoon and then things will be back to normal.
back to the quiet life i suppose.
it was nice to have someone to go to the beach with, have dinner... etc.
i hope everyone is hanging in