Katie's 30 day challenge! anyone wanna join??

[neart]

Katie's 30 day challenge! anyone wanna join??

Molly - I love the beach so much, even though I can't swim But being near the sea and hearing the sound of the water clears my head and calms me so much - I'd highly recommend it :beach:
(ok, beaches in Ireland don't have palm trees or sun, but still it was close)

[Spinning J]

Katie's 30 day challenge! anyone wanna join??

Good morning Hikers! Welcome ellie may . Day 34 for me today. Oooh to live by the beach, Molly and neart you are so lucky! Off on my hols in a few days so will get my beach fix for the year. Can't wait . Have a happy AF Tuesday everyone. xx

[ellie may]

Katie's 30 day challenge! anyone wanna join??

Thanks Neart and Spinning J. Day 2 today and feeling quite good so far (long way to go)!! It's so nice to see you all doing so well and have a fab hol Spinning J xx

[Spinning J]

Katie's 30 day challenge! anyone wanna join??

Thanks ellie may. Keep going you are doing great. First few days were bad for me then I just felt better and better. Hope you have a good day. x

[patricia]

Katie's 30 day challenge! anyone wanna join??

Hi, Hope it's okay if I join - another attempt - June failed miserably and it's been a couple of weeks since I had a break of four days - back to a bottle of wine a night and last night had one glass out of another bottle as well so I guess it's about time to try really hard again. Good luck to you all - it's always comfortable to log on and know that you're not alone. Px

[techie]

Katie's 30 day challenge! anyone wanna join??

Day 81 - Have a GREAT one everyone. Welcome Patricia!

[aussie13]

Katie's 30 day challenge! anyone wanna join??

Hello All! Trying to figure this out cos I really need 2 stay stopped!

K9Lover;853428 wrote: I'm with you Katie! Come on....let's do it!

My name is Chantell & I am trying really hard to be AF. I really like the community spirit & hope that I can become a 'member' of something as life isolated by drinking is not good. I have people around me all the time. At work especially. Though no one knows the inner turmoil I am going through. I feel physically exhausted from my emotions running riot. I have been AF for 79 days & that fantastic. The longest I have EVER gone. I started drinking when I was young so its been 12 years & now I am 28...
I have faced a DUI charge & am now on a good behaviour bond. I cannot believe I sunk so low. Doing all the things I promised myself I wouldn't- drinking cheap nasty liquor. Hurting my husband repeatedly. I am not sure I will have a husband if I pick up another drink. I really do not think I have it in me to detox again. I had seizures & it was dreadful.
So far I am staying AF by doing it a day at a time, not going beyond that & even just practicing delay tatics (e.g. I wont have a drink until at least 4am & by then usually the craving has become a little less intense...) Also staying busy & spending time doing all the stuff I wasn't doing when I was drinking like writing bday cards, letters, emails, facebook replies, even opening postal mail & paying the bills! I really need as much help as I can get as this is the only place I can say all this without being completely inappropriate...:new::new:

[aussie13]

Katie's 30 day challenge! anyone wanna join??

Katie?

I am new to this site though I think your quote below your foto is so fantastic. I really will try to do your 30 day challenge. I am 79 days (or 80 need to check) well since 13th May 2010, in any case. This is the longest I have EVER done it. I am 28 and started drinking at age 16.From the off set I was a blackout drinker & just couldn't stop. It was very hard to get this long though the fog is beginning to lift & my depressive state has improved somewhat... As a woman I would love to be a mother...I cannot drink again. It was v hard detoxing I had 2 seizures & woke up with ambos reviving me. I don't have it in me to do again. My MRI and EEG tests on the brain showed damage so its scary for someone my age to already have done that much damage. I am in Australia (Sydney) are you???

[aussie13]

Katie's 30 day challenge! anyone wanna join??

I will really try to do the 30 day challenge. We can do it! We are strong & sober women!!! Lets Go!

[neart]

Katie's 30 day challenge! anyone wanna join??

Hi Chantell, welcome! :welcome: I am quite new here too, but everyone is so welcoming and fantastic - it's a great place to check in every day. If you go to Newbies Nest (i don't know how to do a link, sorry) and check in there, you will find many welcomes Fair play to you for 79 days - that is incredible! I am on Day 20 myself, longest in I don't know how long.

[aussie13]

Katie's 30 day challenge! anyone wanna join??

We must become the change we want to see- Mahatma Gandh 1869-1948
Life can either be accepted or changed. If it is not accepted it must be changed. If it's not changed it must be accepted.
A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future and accepts you just the way you are...
Change is the essence of life. Be willing to surrender, for what you may become...

[aussie13]

Katie's 30 day challenge! anyone wanna join??

We must become the change we want to see- Mahatma Gandh 1869-1948
Life can either be accepted or changed. If it is not accepted it must be changed. If it's not changed it must be accepted.
A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future and accepts you just the way you are...
Change is the essence of life. Be willing to surrender, for what you may become...
I just got these quotes for some all round inspiration. Thanks for the advise. I tried to go to live chat though didn't seem to know what to do. I probably sound so dumb but in high school when everyone was chatting on pc's I was partying becoming a pisshead!!! hehe- funny then, not now ;( Its great u have done 20 days AF. I think its 79-80 days 4 me, in any case since 13th May. I had a v rough time (described already) & do NOT want 2 go through that again. Is it your plan 2 b a social drinker or abstinent or not decided??? i am not sure. i would like to know if the hypnotherapy, medication described means you are able to drink normally (whatever that means!!)
Thanks for talking, Chan

[aussie13]

Katie's 30 day challenge! anyone wanna join??

neart;925519 wrote: Hi Chantell, welcome! :welcome: I am quite new here too, but everyone is so welcoming and fantastic - it's a great place to check in every day. If you go to Newbies Nest (i don't know how to do a link, sorry) and check in there, you will find many welcomes Fair play to you for 79 days - that is incredible! I am on Day 20 myself, longest in I don't know how long.

To Neart (this is reply 4 u)
We must become the change we want to see- Mahatma Gandh 1869-1948
Life can either be accepted or changed. If it is not accepted it must be changed. If it's not changed it must be accepted.
A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future and accepts you just the way you are...
Change is the essence of life. Be willing to surrender, for what you may become...
I just got these quotes for some all round inspiration. Thanks for the advise. I tried to go to live chat though didn't seem to know what to do. I probably sound so dumb but in high school when everyone was chatting on pc's I was partying becoming a pisshead!!! hehe- funny then, not now ;( Its great u have done 20 days AF. I think its 79-80 days 4 me, in any case since 13th May. I had a v rough time (described already) & do NOT want 2 go through that again. Is it your plan 2 b a social drinker or abstinent or not decided??? i am not sure. i would like to know if the hypnotherapy, medication described means you are able to drink normally (whatever that means!!)
Thanks for talking, Chan

[aussie13]

Katie's 30 day challenge! anyone wanna join??

Its not a failure. I believe we can do this!!!

Patricia
You are trying & that counts for a lot...Maybe you can use what I try the 3Ds (Distract, Delay, Decide). I usually say I wont drink for the next hour when I have a craving and then distract myself and get BUSY on the net, call a friend, go get a bite to eat. Oh and milkshakes help. Something about the milk (babies sleep from it) at least thats what a good counseller told me to try. Now I have put on 3 kilos. Haha but AF!
We must become the change we want to see- Mahatma Gandh 1869-1948
Life can either be accepted or changed. If it is not accepted it must be changed. If it's not changed it must be accepted.
A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future and accepts you just the way you are...
Change is the essence of life. Be willing to surrender, for what you may become...
I just got these quotes for some all round inspiration. , Chantell


QUOTE=patricia;925270]Hi, Hope it's okay if I join - another attempt - June failed miserably and it's been a couple of weeks since I had a break of four days - back to a bottle of wine a night and last night had one glass out of another bottle as well so I guess it's about time to try really hard again. Good luck to you all - it's always comfortable to log on and know that you're not alone. Px[/QUOTE]

[neart]

Katie's 30 day challenge! anyone wanna join??

Chantell, good quotes alright - you should look at the quotes page - so many words of wisdom there I am 30 yrs old and have tried and tried (and tried...) to drink in moderation, to alternate one alcohol for one water, to sip, etc etc, and no matter what, I'd always end up getting plastered some night (not every night, but enough to land me in hospital with a concussion and stitches amongst other things). So, what I am working on accepting at the moment is the concept that maybe drinking just isn't for me. It just doesn't work for me. I did read somewhere that even if you want to become a moderate drinker (or try), that you need to have a long period of sobriety first. I just don't trust myself to stop once I start, personally.
I haven't tried the live chat yet - computers are not my forte
Have a good look around the forum, you'll find loads of info, and if you're not sure, just ask. I don't know enough about the supplements and meds to advise, but there are many more knowledgeable people hanging about here