December Army (Chrimbo) 2016

[IamMary]

Good points on drinking thoughts.. think Im normal so - well normal within these web walls!

Only (always) drank whiskey if sick, hot with sugar. Smelt better than it tasted. Of course, now there will be gallons of the stuff poured into the xmas cake, over the puddings...

Evening.
There's an advert on TV that's driving me nuts at the moment............picture a row of spirits, gin, voddy, rum etc...........all £15 per litre it shouts............then in teeny weeny writing underneath............please drink responsibly. FFS.

Yes, hilarious, why do they bother...

Sounds like your loving student life Satz!

Starty, stop feeling guilty, you navigated around a tricky night with excellent results.

[starty]

Morning all! Yep a dodgy night for sure was definitely best avoided. One of my colleagues put a live vid on fb which was quite funny actually but really reinforced why I did not want to be there. In the background of the vid there was a man having a wizz against the hotel wall :egad:

[mario]

Good morning starts & all to drop in .

[mario]

Sometimes I relive the thoughts of when I was going out drinking, Especially when I returning home late, & all the memories are of being sick & wanting to lie down & wish it was all over. usually I them days I was also living alone in my old self pitying world, thinking the world was so unfair to me & why can't I be like him & her & them, For me it's important never to forget where & how far i have come , It helps me to be stronger & to keep on going,Were all human we all have our faults it's progress not perfection.

[starty]

Me too Mario, when drunk that awful feeling of being unable to move properly especially when you needed to. The dread of the morning wake up and checking yourself to see how bad you feel and the dread of knowing you had to get going and act normal. I never ever want to feel that way again. Or being in places that I am not comfortable and drinking to make myself so. That is a biggie for me. Parties do that for me. Watching the vid made me so happy I was not there

[mario]

Yea its great, for me anyway, to look back & see how far we have come, we are entitled to give ourselves some credit and say well done :-)

[JackieClaire]

Morning luvverlies,

Mine was always the promises I made myself at night that tomorrow would be different and knowing the only one I was kidding was myself..........rinse and repeat.
We're the lucky ones.......we got to the other side.

Went to bed ridiculously early for me at 10pm and slept through til 9am............must have needed it. Going up to see the extension that my SIL has made on their house........quite looking forward to it. Got a Jenny asleep upstairs..........girls night out last night so she stayed here..........wasn't the usual clashing and banging about and talking loudly on her phone so must have been quite civilised.

[IamMary]

Well I don't miss that moment before I opened my eyes when I woke up and I'm piecing together how much I drank, any arguments, time I got to bed at, so I can prepare myself for how I'm going to feel for the next few hours..
Rince and repeat...

[madonmehndi]

Hi all, I too am thankful for having gotten off the endless merry-go-round of making myself promises I knew I wouldn't keep, every single morning for years and years I would wake up saying thats it, no wine for me tonight and then I would find myself, as if by magic, in the local Tesco or Co-op buying my staple one white, one red as if my life depended on it - No more though, I am FREE!!!!!!!!!

[porqoui]

Hi ARMY....just wanted to pass this thread onto you all. Please help me spread the word....:smile:PPQP

Prayers for Mick and his family...

https://www.mywayout.org/community/general-discussion/93449-prayers-mick-family.html

[JackieClaire]

Evening. Ta for the head's up PQ. He's a good man is our Mick.

[starty]

the lack of 'comfort' is/was a very big one for me too Starty -- however -- be it age - or sobriety - or a combination of both - nowadays rather than meeting that sense of dis-comfort head on I do what you did last night -- I avoid mostly -- I think clearly through what a night will probably be like - who will be there - how much obligation will be on me to make small talk etc.. and then I decide whether I want to go or not -- and with the VERY rare exception I go or don't go to suit myself... it IS my life - and if people don't like it --- tough....


oh yes yes yes -- the weakening of the resolve as the day goes on -- the rationalising WHY that bottle/bottles are actually NOT such a bad idea and how tomorrow will be a much better day to re-start my life -- on and on and on ...... nonsense!!! welcome to d'Army btw --- xx

Just been utterly and totally out of my comfort zone! Had to drop mr s at a gig and it's pissing down pitch black and I got lost ! Gotta do it all again when I pick him up later :egad:

[JackieClaire]

Hate driving at night, in fact hate driving. Even those refresher lessons I had years ago did nothing for me. Managed a few trips out but just wasn't worth the anxiety.........if Mr JC's not about I get the bus or a taxi..........much better for my nerves and the fact I don't live far from town helps.

[starty]

Hate driving at night, in fact hate driving. Even those refresher lessons I had years ago did nothing for me. Managed a few trips out but just wasn't worth the anxiety.........if Mr JC's not about I get the bus or a taxi..........much better for my nerves and the fact I don't live far from town helps.

I don't normally mind if I know where I'm going but not in the dark with horrendous weather
Told him to get a cab but he dint want to and I owe him loads of lifts at unsociable times

[JackieClaire]

You'll have the roads to yourself apart from taxis if its anything like round here. Most people have got the sense not to drink and drive these days especially at CHrimbo.
Get into yer jammies and get the dogs in the car. Make it a trip out.