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[Margaret345]

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I made it through another day! It wasn't easy but I made it.

[Miss Behaving]

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Excellent!!! Well done you!!

Someone once said to me "True self-esteem comes from overcoming adversity." I try to remember that every time I fancy a drink!

[NoraC]

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Margaret Good Job!!:goodjob:

[Panno]

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Well done, keep it going

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

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Hello Margaret, good going on getting through yesterday, it does easier. Take it ODAT, one hour, one minute at a time if needs be. Come here and read/post when the cravings come calling, it helps. Have you put a plan of action in place?

[sapphire1]

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Well done Margaret.......keep it up...dig deep you can do it:goodjob:

[Pride before Fall]

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Hi Margaret,

Not to sound like a broken record, but I so relate to everything you're saying, even the liquor section of Costco (cases and cases of "happy" juice--oh, the thrill!).

I don't know if this will help you with your cravings, but I listen to a self-hypnosis CD almost every day (not the MWO one--just didn't care for the narrator, and found the cost prohibitive), and have struggled less with them than some people in the early days. Your call, but worth a try:

Alcohol Addiction Hypnosis Cd Cds Self Mp3 Hypnosis Alcoholic Abuse Alcoholism Binge Drinking

Steady on! xoxo Pride

[Dewdrop]

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Well done Margaret :goodjob:

It's amazing how much easier it gets with a little bit of AF time under your belt, I bet you are starting to feel better and can appreciate waking up in the morning with no hangover and a clear head. I'm only 35 days AF today and already I feel like a different person who sudenly has a life to look forward to instead of only thinking of where and when I'm going to have my next drink - it consumed all my time one way or another.

You are doing really well so keep posting and letting us know how you are doing.

Dewdrop :h

[Doggygirl]

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Good for you on another day Margaret!

DG

[Margaret345]

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It's that time of day for me again, the afternoon is when my cravings really kick in. I want so bad to sit outside with one glass of wine and relax. I can not have just one glass though. After one glass the urge to drink the whole damn bottle becomes so strong. I just need to remember that.

I'll hang out around here for a little while until the cravings subside.

[Margaret345]

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Just want to note for my own record, headache is finally gone! I am on Day 6 and my head is starting to feel really clear, no pains today.

[FancyC]

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Hi Margaret,
You can do it! Maybe a project to keep your mind busy? MWO is a good one. Best wishes to you, sending good thoughts of strength your way.

[Doggygirl]

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Margaret345;970100 wrote: It's that time of day for me again, the afternoon is when my cravings really kick in. I want so bad to sit outside with one glass of wine and relax. I can not have just one glass though. After one glass the urge to drink the whole damn bottle becomes so strong. I just need to remember that.

I'll hang out around here for a little while until the cravings subside.

Hi Margaret. I had one of those "duh" moments probably about a year ago about the "just one drink" thinking. I realized that in over 30 years of drinking, I don't believe I EVER had "just one drink." If I were in a situation where more than one was completely inappropriate (i.e. a business lunch) I couldn't WAIT to get the hell out of there and get to a bar or home to do some REAL drinking. "One" never did squat for me - not even when i was 17.

What I really want to do is get rip roaring drunk if I'm going to drink. And that takes a lot more than one. Once I really thought about that it made the "wouldn't *a* drink be nice...." fantasy a lot more like...a fantasy. Cuz that's what it is and always has been.

Staying busy was a huge help to me early on. And now I just sort of keep on with a busy lifestyle that I love.

DG

[Margaret345]

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Thank you Fancy, DG and Sheri. So true Sheri. If alcohol companies used footage of their biggest consumers, lol, sales would surely plummet. Being wasted is not a pretty site, especially for me. I always dreaded seeing my friends wedding photos, knowing that as the reception went on I would have that glassy-eyed, dishevled look. It being so obvious to everyone but myself that I drank way too much of the free wine.

Another night in! I had an opportunity to go to an amazing industry party tonight at the Four Seasons. There would have been a huge amount of food and drinks, and lots of fun socializing, but I stayed home with my family. I just couldn't risk being around all those glasses of wine. The chardonnay would have been all I could think about. Pretty sad, huh?

On to day 7!

[Margaret345]

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By the way, my family doesn't know that I have decided to stop drinking. My husband means well but he would discourage me from saying that I am done drinking. He is an enabler of sorts.