Bored, is it only me?

[Ellaq]

Bored, is it only me?

Thinking it is forever may be detrimental for you at this stage. Set yourself short goals, like 1 day and build up to 7 days. See how good you feel after 7 days will inspire you to try for longer.

Often the idea of something is scarier than the reality. Believe me I have felt this way about a lot of non AL related things in the past.

[she]

Bored, is it only me?

Thanks Ellaq, I've just never achieved beyond a week without a drink. Well, not for many years. There's always a good reason to start again. I know though that the answer is inside of me and I've just got to find it.

[she]

Bored, is it only me?

Don't people write beautifully on here? Willowfrond you made me laugh and cry. I hope you make the progress you deserve with your son. I have three children all of whom I love and they have all suffered when at family get togethers, I drink too much. I have told them I won't drink at any future get togethers but the thought scares me. So I thought best to try on my own as a practice ... and I can't manage that.

It's interesting too how many people seem to be female, although that's an assumption. I feel I've had plenty of stressful times when bringing up a family, working, divorcing etc and have used those times as a justification for drinking. My Mother had far more stresses in her life but never would have turned to drink to combat them.

Maybe boredom is just another justification, I am now retired so no stress there, children are grown and gone so no stress there so now I have to find another reason for such weakness.

I'm new to forums so am finding it difficult responding to various comments from various people - I seem to spend a lot of time lost! But, thank you all.

[available]

Bored, is it only me?

Hi SHE nice to meet you. I dont know about beautiful but from the heart and truthful so yes u r right beautiful. I would not be to day 8 tomorrow without this site and the lovely, wonderful people on here. I have not not gone 8 days AF for i dont now, i cant remember. It has affected my work, my kids, my life and i wass only going down down down. Now i am exercising again and waking up without that feeling of dread and being anxious and tremors.

Dont worry about what u write it can always be that someone has answered your post that makes them happy as maybe they need someone to know we are all here.

goodluck and we are all here on and off, i alway have this site open just in case i need to be close to some understanding