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[johnc46]

Hi all just found and joined the forum. I have recently cut back on drinking, in a normal week i was having 5 bottles of wine 2 to 3 bottles of whisky 8 pints of beer plus going to my local club and having anything up to 9 large whiskeys a night. This is the first time I have written down my alcohol consumption and even I am shocked.. I am determined to be able to drink in moderation and think I can depend on you lot for support, at the moment I am suffering from withdrawal. but I am sick off feeling horrible in the morning after drink.

[Janice]

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Hi John and welcome to MWO!!! This is a great site and you will get lots of support whatever your goal is - moderation or abstinence. Its good to have you with us!! Janicexxx

[tlrgs]

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hi there john welcome

[My New Beginning]

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:welcome:
You will find support here. Just keep coming back and reading and posting!

[Thankful]

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John :welcome: Congrats on your decision to want to be heathly and sober!

Drink a lot of water over the next few days to help with the withdrawal. Staying hydrated is very important and it will flush out your body faster.

Read a lot of the posts out there. There is a lot of great advise and inspiration out there.

Good Luck!

Love, Me
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[Noelle]

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Welcome John! Don't forget to come back and post some more. It really helps!

[Victory]

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Welcome

Welcome John yes keeping a tally can be a big shock. :goodjob: for taking the first step. See you around the boards. Aunty Vic

[livingfree]

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welcome John

Stay with it John - a few days from now you'll feel much better !
Liv

[mello]

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Hi John

I am new here too and determined to moderate. I am sick of the hangovers in the morning and the disappointment i feel with myself when I get wasted for no good reason. I am on day 3 without and although today was hard I am determined to do 5 days at least initially. I really wanted to buy a drink on the way home from work today in fact my body was screaming for it but held out. Try the alchohol tracker i was put onto it and it helps. Chin up.

[johnc46]

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Thanks for the welcome it was so good to read your replies I now feel I have lots of support. I didnt realise that other people felt the guilt about having a hangover and feeling so down in the morning. Thanks again its just a few hours since I joined but I feel I am being cared for with so much warmth. john

[Kirova]

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We all have our own versions of what you're experiencing, so you're in good company. Just take it a day at a time -- you can do this, John.

[tea]

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Hi John, a big welcome to you. You will find all you need here to help you over the first wee while, keep posting and ask absolutely anything you want. You have found a great place to be, a place you will never ever be alone in no matter what.

Lx

[Cinders]

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John,

:welcome: from me, too!!

Yes, like you, I look at what I used to down in a week and it is frightful. A tad higher than the AMA suggests as "safe" consumption. I still struggle and fall but am doing so much better since being on MWO.

Have you read the MWO book? If not, consider it, please. It is not a very expensive download at all. (About the cost of a bottle of booze...)

Then you can develop your own plan. That is important. You must come up with a good plan and try to stick with it. A few stumbles along the way are to be expected but nonetheless, you cannot wrestle this darn monkey without a plot to get him off your back.

Good luck and very glad you are here with us!!
Cindi

[elsie17]

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Hello John, glad u found this site,I really believe it will help. Its only my second day af, but I feel more positive having stumbled upon MWO.Keep up the good work.
elsie17

[AMELIA]

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Hey John...WELCOME.
Yep, that is a lot of booze. You have found a wonderful site here. Keep on posting and keep on being mindful of just how much you were drinking.
Good luck and see you around!
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