Join the Army Against Alcohol - October 2017

[mollyka]

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Morning all - smashing letter Tony - the fact you can see so clearly where things were heading will stand to you - no denial there!
Monday morning - best arise and face the week

[JackieClaire]

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Good morning.
Just read the letter, Tony.........brilliant. :applouse:

We got Bess's blood tests back and her liver enzymes are slightly raised.......we're putting it down to her grand age of 13 not that she's sneaking around drinking vodka. Vet says there's nothing to worry about.

[Rusty]

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Great news about Bess, Jackie!:sohappy:

Good Morning To All,

Tony-read your letter in the Nest. EXCELLENT! Welcome back!

[satz123]

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Afternoon yous lot :thumbsup:
[MENTION=23019]tonyniceday[/MENTION] - welcome back.
Young Satz is on day 1 again too - but I've been using tough love ...... didn't work ....... he wouldn't come home - FFS was getting a train to Galway.
Drove home drunk eventually.
Now i'm listening to a radio programme where a lady's son committed suicide 'cos he couldn't beat the alcohol and felt useless and a failure - a loner.
ALL of the things young Satz is now.

[Rusty]

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[MENTION=9094]satz123[/MENTION]:hug:I am so sorry for you and your family. I hope young Satz stays safe. Frightening, isn't it? That was my family's biggest fear when they confronted me about my drinking...that I was driving drunk and I would injure myself and others. I drove drunk so many times I can't count and it is a MIRACLE that I didn't kill myself or someone else. I was running out of chances and I knew it, eventually. :-( So proud of you for staying sober through all of this sadness.

[Tabbers (a.k.a. KTAB)]

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Afternoon all. Tales of drinking here folks, lest we forget, it is so easy to take just one sip again and so it begins.

Tony I am glad you posted again, it takes courage to come back again in my book.

Benji, I know things are bad and you are sad and very worried but there is no point in projecting forward, you will drive yourself back to the bottle thinking that way.

[rustop59]

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Afternoon all. Tales of drinking here folks, lest we forget, it is so easy to take just one sip again and so it begins.

Tony I am glad you posted again, it takes courage to come back again in my book.

Benji, I know things are bad and you are sad and very worried but there is no point in projecting forward, you will drive yourself back to the bottle thinking that way.

Well said Tabs. Hugs Satz and look after yourself. Think its even harder when it's your kids. Know I would rather be going through stuff myself than seeing them suffer. On a happier note, glad Bess is ok JC.

I have decided to give up sugar and today is Day 1. I need to loose about a stone but can't seem to motivate myself. Eat well, exercise, gave up the grog but eat waaaay too much sweet stuff. Saw somebody on Late Late show at weekend who lost 11 stone by just giving it up. Now she had a lot more to loose than me but think the psychology of it might work for me. I can eat anything I want except sugar so I don't feel deprived. Now if you told me I had to give up biscuits, cake, chocolate etc a list of stuff I would feel deprived and go on a binge. Remind anyone of anything else? Hmm, will see how it goes.

[JackieClaire]

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Ahh Satz, pet. Wish I could come up with something, you're doing the right things.

[satz123]

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Well said Tabs. Hugs Satz and look after yourself. Think its even harder when it's your kids. Know I would rather be going through stuff myself than seeing them suffer. On a happier note, glad Bess is ok JC.

I have decided to give up sugar and today is Day 1. I need to loose about a stone but can't seem to motivate myself. Eat well, exercise, gave up the grog but eat waaaay too much sweet stuff. Saw somebody on Late Late show at weekend who lost 11 stone by just giving it up. Now she had a lot more to loose than me but think the psychology of it might work for me. I can eat anything I want except sugar so I don't feel deprived. Now if you told me I had to give up biscuits, cake, chocolate etc a list of stuff I would feel deprived and go on a binge. Remind anyone of anything else? Hmm, will see how it goes.

Not to rain on your parade Rustop - but there's fecking sugar in EVERYTHING. Sausages, Ketchup , Pasta Sauces, Cooked Ham, ......even fruit is mostly sugar.

[Guitarista]

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Hello Troopers,

Thinking of you and young Satz, Satz. Hope the new week brings some healthy developments on this front.

Thinking of you Tony. Go git it mate.

No sugar or less sugar sounds a good idea to me Rustop. A decent hit of that stuff can mess with my mood the next day if i don't understand why i've woken up feeling depressed or hungover. Nice quick fix though.....err, like something else.

It's world mental health day tuesday 10th October. So whether you're going off yer rocker, or feeling peaceful within, remember to git some self lovin' in, you savvy?

[JackieClaire]

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Hello Troopers,

It's world mental health day tuesday 10th October. So whether you're going off yer rocker, or feeling peaceful within, remember to git some self lovin' in, you savvy?

Lost my marbles years ago........

Seriously though thanks for the reminder, very relevant in my family.

[RunningCourage]

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Evening troopers -

just did a quick squizz-read back, so, welcome back Tony - I'm arsie, good to meet you.

Dr Satz - thinking of you and young satz. Hope he finds himself a good path to journey along - he got well ace support/wisdom/kick-up-the-japsie from Doc Satz. :hug:

3 days to go ... then a WHOLE WEEK OFF :yay: Been very tired this past week... and then after hols have two weeks of late night reh's with the musical-theatre-singing-group until performance. It'll all be grand while I'm there - being about peeps outside of work is good for me, just I is so tired!

and hello mr G - yep, good to be reminded tomorrow is world mental health day.

Right, off to tea and toast it and get the kip in.

[IamMary]

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Hello,
Isnt Bess a great age JC.. your kids must have been teens when she arrived..
[MENTION=9094]satz123[/MENTION], sorry to hear that, would love to have a magic wand to wave for you. Try not to wreck your head with those thoughts..youve said it yourself many times, if you can do it, anyone can. Tomorrow is a new day.

I have decided to give up sugar and today is Day 1. I need to loose about a stone but can't seem to motivate myself. Eat well, exercise, gave up the grog but eat waaaay too much sweet stuff. Saw somebody on Late Late show at weekend who lost 11 stone by just giving it up. Now she had a lot more to loose than me but think the psychology of it might work for me. I can eat anything I want except sugar so I don't feel deprived. Now if you told me I had to give up biscuits, cake, chocolate etc a list of stuff I would feel deprived and go on a binge. Remind anyone of anything else? Hmm, will see how it goes.

Good for you Rusto. Loads of good books out there on the topic, keep us posted. NS had a good thread there for a while. Where is NS these days?

Tired myself Arsie.. my yawns are too big for my mouth! reading Tonys letter, then bed.
Night xx

[satz123]

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Jesus Mr D'Arsey you go to the leaba awful early for a youngfella :egad:

Young Satz is back to try again - GF is done I think. So another bridge burned ..........
So at 36 he's back home with Mammy, lost every girlfriend he's ever had and has no contact with old friends and only talks to random ol' lads in the pub. Now he'll have to give up the house he has with GF too.
How awfully sad for alcohol to do this to what was a very nice sensitive man.
( I can say that - even if he is my son)

[Rusty]

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Ohhhh Satz...

How awfully sad for alcohol to do this to what was a very nice sensitive man.
( I can say that - even if he is my son)

Yes, you CAN say that! Hopefully he can see the light very soon as he has MANY good years left to be sober and happy. He's lucky to have you as his mum. I'm in your corner and thinking of you.