Anyone in the First Week of Their Unpteenth Quit?

[Ginger999]

Hi Kradle! Good to see you. Stay close, we enjoy the company. If you come across the dream guy, shoot me his name. I find that kind of stuff fascinating. Here is the link to SS's blog: http://grannygetssober.blogspot.ca/. I enjoy following it too.

Chief, Yep - whimping out and heading to warmer weather. We will be back in a few weeks for Thanksgiving and Christmas then off again for three months. Hubs is really stepping out of his comfort zone to leave this early. I just made the suggestion and asked him to think about it. Now he's talking about golf next week and hiking. I think we are good to go. I'll make sure to check in often. And of course.... Always room for a stowaway or two!

[paulywogg]

I'm back again too,drank like a fish on Halloween,drank a few hair of the dogs yesterday,feel like total shit today,cannot figure out the key to stop relapsing,it isn't funny at all! whoever said its easier to maintain the quit than it is to start over was right on!

[Ginger999]

Sorry, Pauly. It is so hard to get to that place of absolute determination to quit. That's why we come here to share and talk it through. Have you ever tried any of the meds people talk about on this site? It might be worth checking out, if you haven't. You just haven't found what works for you yet. Before you drank did you think about MWO and the people here or the toolbox? Besides MWO and what I'm learning here, my age (58) has a lot to do with this quit. I just couldn't bounce back anymore and would lose days to drinking. At my age I don't have time to lose days! Another thing that really helped me was my hubby's support. If he were a big drinker and wanted me to drink with him, I'd be doomed. Fortunately, he's neither. I'm really lucky. You can certainly PM me anytime you need to talk one to one. I'm not sure how much help I'd be but I'd give it my all!! Take care and stay close. You can do this!

[Chief]

Hi Kradle and Pauly! I'm glad you are back with us. What matters is that you never quit quitting. The fact that you know you want to quit means a lot. We just have to find what will motivate you and make quitting easier than continuing to drink. Like Ginger, I just got to the point where I wasn't really enjoying drinking anymore. Like the words in the song, "Hangovers hurt more than they use to".... I hated myself for the person I had become. For years I told myself that I was controlling the drink, but I finally shot straight with myself and admitted the drink was controlling me. So on the night of May 18th after drinking all day, I looked at the man in the mirror. It came right down to 2 choices......either I continued to drink and live miserable....or I quit. It was as simple as that. 2 choices. No bullshit. No what ifs. No moderation. All or nothing. Take it or leave it. 2 choices.

We all have the power to do this. The mystery is what does it take for someone to get in the right frame of mind and go after it like it was the only thing on earth that was important. To get the mindset that drinking just is not an option. No matter what.

That's the mystery. I don't have the answer. I'm just so happy that I found myself there. I want you to get there, too.

Keep coming here and sharing. We'll do everything we can to pull you up out of that hole.

Don

[BeachGirly]

Hi,
In Nuevo Vallarta at the internet cafe at the resort. The others are all out eating and ....
I did eat, and enjoy the wonderful dinner and atmosphere...but knew I had to leave.
Even though this is my family I am travelling with, it is a very "drinking" group.

I feel myself mad at them, sounding all stupid, but I am also still jealous. It was too early in this quit to take on a trip like this.

Today I am strong, and I am thinking about the friends I have met here already and feeling all your strength.
Please continue to send good AF vibes.

thank you

[Ginger999]

Hey BeachGirly! Thanks for checking in. When I started my quit back in May I had several trips one after another with a group of great people but heavy drinkers. That first trip was brutal. I was going to be away from a computer so I printed out several pages from MWO just to go to and read when things got rough and it did get rough. I was no way ready but I made it through it knowing everyone here was pulling for me. We are pulling for you now! Hold tight to your quit. You know this is the best thing you can do for yourself. Check in when you can and know that we are sending you AF vibes. Stay strong and stay close.

[Kradle123]

:heartbeat:Hi Ginger, Pauly, chief, BG - Mexico sounds nice. :exclaim:

The rains have started here in good Ol Seattle. Are you staying warm and dry Ginger? Do u go to AZ for the winter or am I thinking of someone else? matts down there of course for anyone following that part of. My life!

Pualy , dots and Sun wrote DO NOT DRINK on the Steppers thread and for whatever reason that just felt so good,,, struggling over here but that helped ALOT.
PAuly big hugs to you my sweet. :heartbeat: the only thing that kept me out of the 'aisle' was trick or treating with my kids and being so fricken tired and one too many kit Kats.

Stay close honey.
Home and in bed with Neyflix
Hugs and heart

[BeachGirly]

Oh Ginger - THANK YOU!!!
Good advice, as always, and I am feeling the vibes.

I KNOW this is the best for me...I can have a huge amt of fun AF (wish the others saw this aw well)

TY, TY, TY

Hugs for a great eve for you!

[Ginger999]

Hey Kradle,
Yes we head down to AZ. We are starting to get some rain here too. We are in Central WA so never get as much as you westsiders. Matt is in AZ?

[BeachGirly]

Thanks gang for support - as much as hub is onboard, he doesn't really get it. "Just stop"

But - he did buy me a candy bar I liked as a kid, to help me. /so sweet.'

[SoberSoul]

Hi Everyone. I am really glad to see you all here. Kradle and I go way back and we've connected on the phone. Whenever I drank which was always, I tended to skulk away from her wise words. Hey Kradle!! I'm back, sober and have put in 5 months including a two week blip. So glad you are on our thread. We are the repeat offenders but here's hoping we have repeated our last offence.

BeachGurly, you do what's right for you and we all know what that is. If you give in and drink, it may not be the end of the world but one thing I know for sure; you will regret it. Just imagine yourself having to start at day one again because we all end up back here trying to quit again. We are problem drinkers.

Ginger, so happy you are leaving soon and that hubby is so supportive. I hear ya when it comes to not too many days left to waste.. :-)

I am sailing right along and have found a real nice A/F red wine that I dilute with lemon water. The combination makes it tastes a little dry which is what I am always hoping for in a N/A red wine and have never found. It's actually a nice accompaniment to a fancy dinner. For anyone who is interested it's called Carl Jung Selection and it's made in Germany. As a rule, I drink lemon water and tea all day and evening but for a treat, I really like this and it's about time I found a decent one.

Hey Don, you are such a help to everyone. Thanks for sticking around even after you got things under control. You too Ginger. I am in Canada and I haven't seen snow yet. You guys beat us to it this year. I'm sure we'll make up for it though.

[Chief]

Hi Everybody,

I'm so glad and proud of you Beachgirl, for staying with us. It would be easy to use being in Mexico as an excuse to drink. Takes guts to stay the course like Ginger did and still does. SS, it's so good to hear you are sailing along and back with us in AF land. Also want to say Hi and give support to Kradle and Pauly....keep it going! Let's all just keep helping each other down the road. Any lurkers out there who want to hop on, please feel free. There's always room for one more. Strength in numbers!

[Chief]

BG, I find myself uncomfortable being around people who are drinking and seeming to be having a good time. I always think they sound stupid. I think I get upset because I know I use to look like that and didn't even realize what I looked like to a sober person.....

Kind of embarrassing.....

Also, I think it might be some kind of internal warning system going off when I'm around drinkers.....it's like..."Warning, Warning!"....lol.

[Ginger999]

Evening all.... Where is everybody tonight? Things are good here. Have a full day tomorrow so we can get out of town Thursday. It will be in the high 70/low 80s where we are heading. Looking forward to putting the heavy coat away early!!

BG, How's it going? How is everyone else doing?

[Kradle123]

Home in bed tonight...tough day. Hello sweet Sober..I've missedyou and your blog is awesome...just finished the last entries:hug: are you in a bed yet??

Ginger, yes Matt is in AZ. I can see why you head down there for the winter. Are you south towards Mexico ? Matts about ten miles from the border and it is very beautiful down there.

Chief, BG so good to see you. It's a double edge sword to see people drunk...glad it's not me and feel so badly for them...

Sleep tight everyone:heartbeat: