A 7.5 day pact :)

[sunshine_gg]

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Great, Kimberley... USE us! We're here and pulling for you! :l

[vlad]

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sunshine_gg;701955 wrote: Glad you joined us Vlad! Soooo.... errrmmmm... why not 12??? :H

Because that's the day I go on holiday, but then I will be driving all day, so who knows there might be a Day 12 yet.

[Determination]

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Oh, I hope this doesn't mean that you aren't still trying the 30 day commitment! I get so much support from Sunshine's posts and Kimberly's posts....

I can get to 7 days, but the last 2 weeks, on day 8, work gets stressful and I resort to old habits - even though I don't really want AL. Need to find alternatives for handling stress.

So, I am going to be your cheerleader on the 7.5 days - and continue to try to do the 30 day commitment.

Kimberly - I know what you mean about asking for help - I HATE asking for help too - for anything. I'm not sure why....but perhaps turning here when I am stressed at work is what I need to try to do.

[sunshine_gg]

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Same here.. Determination.. I'm with you on that! VERY hard time asking for help, or even accepting help when it's offered. Need to change that, me thinks.

Nope, I'm not giving up on 30 days, nor am I changing my mind on staying AF for good. But, it doesn't hurt to break things up into little digestible bite size chunks

Well, onwards and upwards, dear ones. Failure is not an option!

[startingover]

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vlad;701944 wrote: I'm with you on this Sunni. I'm doing 11 days from 24th. And Starty, don't ask me 'why not 12?' :H

Why not 12 Vladdie? :H

[startingover]

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Kimberley;701954 wrote: Hey all, I had to put back my starting this due to being in such a mess I was scared to stop drinking. I got a home visit from my doctor yesterday who gave me a small supply of librium, so I stopped last night.

I am feeling awful today as I barely slept, but I am grateful to be starting back on the AF journey with you all. I don't spend enough time asking for help on here (I am not good at that), so now that Sunny has given me a kickstart with support, I will be posting ANY TIME I feel weak, so you may see a lot of me.

I will try to support you all as well.

Big hugs Kimberly, asking for help isnt easy but its great to know you are giving this a go.
Lots of water to help you through OK ?

[startingover]

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sunshine_gg;701994 wrote: Same here.. Determination.. I'm with you on that! VERY hard time asking for help, or even accepting help when it's offered. Need to change that, me thinks.

Nope, I'm not giving up on 30 days, nor am I changing my mind on staying AF for good. But, it doesn't hurt to break things up into little digestible bite size chunks

Well, onwards and upwards, dear ones. Failure is not an option!

Your attitude is totally inspiring Sunni. I love it !!

[sooty]

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I'm still in the pact - always try and keep my promises - that's why this is such a good idea.
Well done for starting it sunshine.
Good day for me today, determined to be AF and feeling good with myself and so happy happy happy not to have a hangover!
See yous all later - have a good one folks

[Kimberley]

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Hey Determination,

Good to see you on here too. Yes I do want to do 30 days - I actually want to do forever - but I need to take smaller steps at the moment as I am feeling very vulnerable. Just about everything in my life at the moment is up in the air or depressing me.

Job changes, extremely ill family member, I have to go and have an operation, I broke up with my boyfriend and I have to move house as well - and as I no longer have the bf I am trying to cope with it all on my own and I am not getting enough support at work as my boss is off long-term sick.

By October many of these things will have been resolved hopefully, and then I hope to start plotting longer goals. But for the moment I need to take baby steps so at least I know I can achieve them.

Talking about asking for support, I finally asked my mum to come and stay with me on Friday (my parents live 8 hours away in the middle of nowhere), so she has agreed to come over for a week just to be with me. I am happy about this

Lots of love to you all - I will still post on the 30 days as I have some good friends there now as well. Hopefully we can still do Fight Club in September!

[sunshine_gg]

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Awesome.. that's wonderful news! Does your mum know of your struggle?

[Kimberley]

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Yeah my ma does know my history - she has seen me in withdrawal, in detox, not caring about myself and finally trying to get better.

She knows I have had lapses but I have never told her about it affecting my work sometimes - I don't want to as my parents are so proud of the fact that I have come so far. I really have come far compared to where I used to be - drinking a litre and a half of gin a day and lying in bed. But I am not doing as good as they think, which is why it is great that I can come here and be honest.

But I need to sort out the binges now, as they are becoming dangerous and affecting more than just my weekends. I have told my ma that I have been struggling a lot lately and although I won't go into details about what happened over the past few days, I will let her know that I need some extra cuddles and support.

[sunshine_gg]

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:l honey

I'm so glad you reached out to your mom! I'm sure it will help tremendously to have her there with you!

[spedteach]

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Lots of love and support coming from out here in the wilds of new mexico.
Am so tired of starting over, over and over and over.
My last binge was horrible, seemingly unforgettable, but I do forget all the gruesome details eventually and do it all over again.
I need to post more, to try hard to not isolate which is my favorite place to drink.
On day 19. I put a poker chip in a jar every morning I wake up sober, every morning I put more distance between me and alcohol. It's a REALLY BIG jar.
Thanks y'all for bein out there.
Spedteach

[Determination]

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Kimberley -

You need to cut yourself some "mental" breathing room - that is ALOT on your plate right now! You are doing great doing the best that you can under those circumstances, and kudos to you for calling your mom to stay with you.

Any step forward is a good thing and sending lots of hugs to you for all the stress in your life. I can't handle job stress without going out and drinking - I'd be exactly where you are with all of that stress, so I can totally relate to your struggles.

I'll try to check in more often in case you are on and need somebody to chat with - it is the last I can do to try to help you out!

[Kimberley]

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That's a good technique Sped. Post away, I will be too! I am off to bed now - tomorrow will be day 2 AF and I know I will feel better than I have today so it's all good.

Night fellas and fellesses Zzzzzzzzz