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[wakupmom]

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ps,Janka,hope your interview went well.Its probly too late now but according to the calms i have(val)you can take it during the day but it MAY cause drowsiness,so best to test it out when your not doing a great deal xx

[betty boop]

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Hi all, 10.30 pm and horlicks again .......... will feel brilliant tomorrow .........

Thanks again all ............

[OverIt2007]

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Hi everyone. Its the end of day 2. Actually It is day 3 AF for me, but I am not counting Sunday. I work where alcohol is served, and I am sneaky enough to make myself a drink if I feel like it. I've tried really hard to not drink while working, for the fear of losing my job. After work I felt a little like getting a bottle of wine, but the feeling wasnt really that strong at all. Just a thought, and then I quickly said "No". But like Emily said, the rest of the week will be tougher. Im pretty sure I can do this. Im feeling pretty strong. It might be because as I said earlier, If I DONT do this I would feel like the asshole. Hey if this happens to work, I highly recommend that each of you start your own thread, and then all the rest of you support you. I think the accountability factor is going to make me do this this week. I've really never felt accountable before to anyone. Goodnight all. Thanks for your support, and I am supporting you all too!

[bear73]

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hello - I am strugglig getting past day 3/4 too. I was on day day 3 yesterday and had a glass of wine.
So today is day 1 for me, I have also stopped smoking so justified it that I needed to do something to 'treat myself'.
I can fee lthat I dran kyesterday, or I may be getting a cold but I am wuzzy headed.I need to get to bed earlier too, fell asleep on sofa after 12.30 - addicted to dvd series at the moment, I need to restrict myself a bit I think!
5 days seems much more doable than 30 in 1 go, I can hopefully roll a few 5 days together to make 30.
good luck all.

[betty boop]

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Overit well done!!!!

Bear73, one glass of wine is probably better that you would have done so keep up the hard work ......

Day three for me ... yippeeeee ....

Love & Hugs, BB xx

[maxman]

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gunna have a crack

[betty boop]

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Welcome to the 5 day thread Maxman .....

[emily]

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'overit' I'm counting Sunday as day one because I would usually have had a bottle of wine to round off the weekend.

Stange thing happended today, day off work so myself and a couple of others climbed one of the uk's highest mountains today, it was very tough but we managed it. On the way down from this feat of physical endurance I started to think of how I would love to get a bottle of wine tonight, why? well it's day 4 and also after such an event I have always celebrated with alcohol, why? stupid really, the craving feeling did pass but I thought it unusual to hit on the way down from such an event. I think what happened is I knew deep down that's the way the night would usually have went (we didn't get home until just after 6.00 pm) but there is no way that it was going to.

I took two of the kudzu tablets (no-one has came back to me about my prev post, I think I'll post the question in the holistic section) came onto this site and there is no way I will be drinking tonight but yes as the days are going on it's getting harder, Friday will be my big challenge and I'm a bit scared about it. That will be day six for me.

[uda]

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Hi everyone,

Still with you - day 5 for me. Emily, I know what you mean about the 'celebrating' thing. It's a hard one to break because celebrating with alcohol is socially acceptable and even expected. Is there anything else you really like doing that you could do to celebrate? Have a really nice meal, maybe, or let off some party poppers, anything really?

I try and stay away from 'celebrations' at the moment. During my last sober stint, I did go to parties and it did get easier not to drink, though I always left early!

Hope everyone is having a good day and welcome to everyone who's recently joined.

Uli

[wakupmom]

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Day 4 for me too!
Had some wierd dreams last night,that i had a drink.So relieved when i woke and it was a dream.Funny how it plays on the subconsious.
Well done to all,i understand what you mean when you say it gets tough.I think its a strong mental thing.Just stay strong.I think these first few days are known to be tough.

EMILY,Congrates on both counts.I did answer your question on previous page.You must have missed it!I am sure you'll get better info on holistics

[PinkLady]

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Can I jump aboard? I am behind you guys --- only at 2 now, but I could use the extra push to get through the weekend coming up...

[crystalclear]

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I blew it

I could not make it over the 3 day hump! What is really wierd is that I drank 1/2 as much wine as I used too, and woke up feeling as if I drank twice as much wine as I used too!

I am convinced that it has something to do with the subliminal messages from the abstinence CD's I am listening too, several times a day. I can tell you this, I am back to day #1 AF and hope that I choose to stay abstinent from now on. It was soooooo not worth it to drink yesterday.

Kudos to all of you with the strength and wisdom to abstain, I hope to stay with you all this time! Take care, Crystal

[OverIt2007]

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Hi everyone! I am just getting home from my job at a country club. I work where alcohol is served, so that can be a challenge. I had a really really shitty day today. Started off great! But then about mid afternoon I received a text message from someone I have been dating, that I really really like. Well, I get a text message DUMP. ruined my day. But went to work and grumpily made it through the day. Too tired to drink really, but the thought was definatly on my mind. Im glad everyone is doing so good. Im thinking about all of you!

[janka]

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wow! you are very strong OverIt ... congratulations on another af day .. i'm done with 3rd af day, but am happy about being abs for 17 out of the most recent 19 days. i have to look it it this way, because i get so frustrated with the single digits and starting over!!! whatever .. stay well and take good care, j

[OverIt2007]

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Oh Janka. Thank you, but I am not strong at all. I might be able to muddle through this week af. But I am dreading the weekend. I cant make any promises there, except that I will try to manage, and try to do better than before. Its so hard to break the habits. I have total respect for people like Retteacher, and Gabby, just to name a few on here. I feel I have such a very long way to go, but I hope we can all try to make this journey together.