Reasons Not To Drink/Davie's Days

[Emmy]

Reasons Not To Drink/Davie's Days

:goodjob: Davie :goodjob:

[mighty mouse]

Reasons Not To Drink/Davie's Days

Davie, I really like reading your thread. Writing it helps you and reading it helps me! When I read all the different posts it seems everyone is a bit different about how they come to terms with what they decide to do. You are doing so well with all the AF days.
You are going to figure out what is right for you. the more AF days will give you more to compare life to the AL days. Whether you'll mod or whether that won't work for you. It's all about learning... I'm trying to do the same also.

wishing you the best, MM

[Davie Souter]

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So disappointed with the match tonight - Ireland out of the World Cup deserved to win played great didn't deserve to go out to a goal that should have been disallowed for handball.
Ran through the whole gauntlet of emotions through the game - I'd say the neighbours think they are living beside a madman :H

Slightly darker reason not to drink at No. 13
Reasons not to drink.
1) Absolutely nothing positive comes from me drinking
2) My most difficult times from childhood to adulthood have been as a direct or indirect result of my own or someone elses (father's) alcohol abuse
3) Alcoholism is progressive - I don't want to look back in 1,2,3 or more years to be further along my downward spiral having wasted this opportunity to nip it in the bud while I still can.
4) I have a relationship of fun & mischievous (spelling?) with all my nieces and nephews and I want dearly to retain this. However I don't ever want them to feel sorry for me or embarassed by me. I want them to always be proud of me and know they can rely on me. One way to achieving this is to stop pissing my life and hard earned money away at the weekends and start to reach my true potential.
5) No more dark (almost suicidal) thoughts after a binge - guilt about the hundreds Euro spent, making a fool of myself and missing work - and asking myself why have I done this to myself again?
6) No more blackouts wondering how I got home - dreading what I have said and done.
7) I can be loud, obnoxious, rude and arrogant when drunk. I don't want people to see me like this as this not the real me.
8) I know my life will be far more happier, fun and prosperous without AL
9) I want to prove to myself I have the balls and willpower to be different to the herd and do this
10) Because I woke up this morning and it was a beautiful day and I was so happy to be able to appreciate it.
11) AL has taken far more from me than I have ever gotten from it.
12) I want Monday to be like every other day of the week not a day to dread and just get through due to a hangover. Life is too short to be wasting days.
13) No AL means no recreational use of illegal drugs.

[JackieClaire]

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Hi Davie,

Never tried illegal drugs as someone once told me I had an addictive personality so I tried alcohol. And then some more and then some more......

Dreadful decision by the ref. Would say more but the only words I can find seem to begin with F.

Love Jackie x

[Tulipe]

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Hi Dave,
I look forward to reading your new thought for the day. I agree that we have to be careful not to replace one addiction with another. Recreational drugs is clearly a nono.
Keep up the positive thoughts.

[Davie Souter]

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Hi,
Another long day in work then the gym (again).
In relation to No.13 below use of coke while drinking is very common place in Ireland generally and my home town. Coke is very easy to get a a hold of. In certain circles within which i have drank it is the done thing to use coke when on a session and I have to admit that I did more than my fair share of it. Luckily it was only a weekend supplement to drinking thing for me, only did it when socialising with certain groups and never got addicted. However I realised that aside from the cost of it was pure and simply a sleazy sleazy waste of time and a road to nowhere. I realise one way to ensure I don't go down road again is not to drink.

No.14 is an Oldie but a Goldie and so so true.


Reasons not to drink.
1) Absolutely nothing positive comes from me drinking
2) My most difficult times from childhood to adulthood have been as a direct or indirect result of my own or someone elses (father's) alcohol abuse
3) Alcoholism is progressive - I don't want to look back in 1,2,3 or more years to be further along my downward spiral having wasted this opportunity to nip it in the bud while I still can.
4) I have a relationship of fun & mischievous (spelling?) with all my nieces and nephews and I want dearly to retain this. However I don't ever want them to feel sorry for me or embarassed by me. I want them to always be proud of me and know they can rely on me. One way to achieving this is to stop pissing my life and hard earned money away at the weekends and start to reach my true potential.
5) No more dark (almost suicidal) thoughts after a binge - guilt about the hundreds Euro spent, making a fool of myself and missing work - and asking myself why have I done this to myself again?
6) No more blackouts wondering how I got home - dreading what I have said and done.
7) I can be loud, obnoxious, rude and arrogant when drunk. I don't want people to see me like this as this not the real me.
8) I know my life will be far more happier, fun and prosperous without AL
9) I want to prove to myself I have the balls and willpower to be different to the herd and do this
10) Because I woke up this morning and it was a beautiful day and I was so happy to be able to appreciate it.
11) AL has taken far more from me than I have ever gotten from it.
12) I want Monday to be like every other day of the week not a day to dread and just get through due to a hangover. Life is too short to be wasting days.
13) No AL means no recreational use of illegal drugs.
14) I have never regretted not drinking but have often regretted taking that first drink.

[JackieClaire]

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Hi Davie,

No:14, That 1st drink is only an arm's reach away.

What's your plans for the weekend? I'm going to try be a bit more lively and not slob about eating chocolate.

J x

[Davie Souter]

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Hi Jackie,
For the weekend I will be doing beautifully mundane things like cleaning, washing, shopping, training in the gym, wathcing the X Factor, watching the football, strumming my guitar, eating plenty of food, sleeping, reading, maybe a spot of babysitting and last but not least posting on MWO - and I'm looking forward to each and everyone of these things.

Get stuck into your chocolate I eat a lot of it at the weekend over coffee and chats with my sister. Thank god I burn most off at the gym!!

Thanks for all your help.
DS

[redhibiscus]

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You know, that is so true. I have never regretted not drinking. I mean, the next day I have never said, "I wish I would have had more," or "Darn, why didn't I drink last night." Thanks for your words of wisdom. I have to check out your list every day, whether I comment or not. Strength and hope.

[lilmea]

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Good to see you still going strong Davie. Keep up the good work.

[dill]

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Davie, I have not stopped in here for a while so I must say that I "hear" a huge difference in the tone of your posts since your first kind of 'shaky' almost fearful sounding posts. You sound so much more upbeat, confident and just plain positive!

I liked your #14 very much. I'll keep that one in mind!

[mario]

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well done davie, you seem to know & be acting upon what you want. keep up the grate work and enjoy your weekend.I will be watching x-factor myself in a very isolated part of mayo.cant wait.:-)

[Davie Souter]

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Hi Everyone,
Thanks to all for the support.

Dill - I'm naturally a confident and upbeat person. After a weekend session I tend to be down for a few days. So hopefully as I progress down the AF road this will be even more evident.

Mario - hope your'e shouting for JEDWARD!!. No musical talent whatsoever but they are young fellas giving it a go - so hats off to them plus they are from just a couple of miles down the road from me. Reckon Olly will win.

[mario]

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yes davie you have to give them there due.
ya ollie looks good(as in singing)
jedward are not far from me either,i am in dublin 10.
Whats your overall plan davie,is it abstinence or ?

[Davie Souter]

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Hi Mario,
In terms of plans I have to be honest I am still a little bit confused. My initial goal is 30 days but really my target is AF until Christmas. At that stage I want to weigh up my AF experience and see how I want to move forward. I'm not sure moderation is for me but to be honest I've never really tried to moderate in that I have never gone out and tried to limit my intake to 4-5 drinks. It always been my attitude that if I'm out I'm full steam ahead for the night.
What I'm hoping is that my days AF will direct me going forward. If life is much improved and happier AF I do not see the point in drinking full stop.

On the one hand I can see the attractiveness of moderation but on the other I don't want to leave myself exposed to the pitfalls of drinking which I have experienced to date.

Trying to type here in work so a bit muddled but hope it makes sense.

Thanks
DS