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    Where to Start?...

    Well, i'm on at least a bottle of wine per day. Sometimes i even start the bottle just after lunch, depending on work commitments. I recently started a new job where i have to start at 7am. I promised myself i would give up drinking, but you know what? I just learned to drink earlier, so that my hangover would dissipate earlier. Tonight i am planning on getting into bed by 8 pm so i don't have a hangover tomorrow. I have just submitted a query for becoming a foster parent as kids are what's missing in my life!

    another problem is, i have so many bottle shops around me. It is almost impossible to give up living here... (my concern is that if i lived away from alcohol, i would end up drink driving to find it, or buy it in bulk anyway)..

    I dunno... I know i need to stop (cognitively, in my "mind"), but i cannot... And, in some ways, i don't want to. Alcohol is my only friend. It doesn't let me down like other people do (i know you will probably say it does, but it doesn't feel that way...).

    Sorry for ranting, i know it's very irresponsible of me to post here. I wonder what withdrawal will feel like? Today i went to the cinema and at about 3pm, felt nausious... I figured it was the beginnings of withdrawal.
    One day at a time.. Sometimes it's one minute or one second at a time.. Most important thing is to look ahead and don't look back!
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    #2
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    Hi Change,

    Alcohol is not your friend. It is a liar and a thief, and it want's to kill you, physically, spiritually, intellectually, emotionally, financially. It will suck out your soul, and spit it to the wind. You say in some way's you don't want to stop? That's a big problem right there. I work in bar's as a musician, and plenty of grog around me. But it doesn't worry me now, because i've made my mind up to stop, and stay stopped. My thinking was my problem, not my drinking. Try one night a week off the booze, and see how you go. If you're worried about withdrawal's, try and track down a doctor who has knowledge/experience/willingness in working with addict's, and get a plan together.

    Best wishes, G-bloke.

    'I am part of all that I have met, yet all experience is an arch wherethro', gleams that untravelled world whose margins fade, forever and forever when I move'

    Zen soul Warrior. Freedom today-

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      #3
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      I'm with you change. I've been here for nearly a year & all that's happened is the recognition that i have a problem.
      so want am I going to do about it?
      Well,my strategy will start with 2 AF days per week. Gotta try it at least.
      Second, control at home by myself - that's when i go, wtf, drink as much as i want no-ones looking.
      Third,& it's a while away, control at social events.
      Everyday i wish to stop;
      eveyday doesn't happen.
      but as so many here have said, it ain't no magic pill,it takes WORK.
      I'm going to try Change
      Tomorrow I'll have an AF day.
      I just need safety in numbers so the more peeps who might help me the better.
      My hugest thanks be to my Underoos friends (Missy,Bridge,MrG,Reggie) & my Army friends (KTAB my secret crush,Mario,Chilli,JC,Spuds,Stirly,Neva Eva,& of course Zen who will now impart her wisdoms to me.)
      I recognise now that DAILY help is needed for me.
      That said, all I need to do is read the great posts on here & so many others give me reasons also.
      Change, stick with me.

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        #4
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        Okay Beagle, i'll commit to one day AF Friday... And, that's only because i am meeting up with somebody on Saturday, and of course, we have to vote. I never thought of starting small, like one or two alcohol free days per week. I assumed i would have to go hammer and tong.

        One small motivating factor is that i hate my parents and never want to become dependent on them. In a way, that motivates me to get some control over my life, so that i have control.
        One day at a time.. Sometimes it's one minute or one second at a time.. Most important thing is to look ahead and don't look back!

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          #5
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          Actually, i'll try to commit to 2 AF days per week.
          One day at a time.. Sometimes it's one minute or one second at a time.. Most important thing is to look ahead and don't look back!

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            #6
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            I'm so happy to see this commitment to start for you both!!
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            Thoughts become things..... choose the good ones. ~TUT

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              #7
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              good stuff change.i'll go 2 also today is Wed,& tomorrow Thurs (no-one accused ME of being stoopid :nutso....so lets just look at that huh.
              Nothing today,nothing tomorrow.
              i simply can't look ahead too much myself as it gives me huge anxiety (not only thru al,but other stuff also).
              I'd love it if we can check in change with each other,if you're ok with that?

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                #8
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                beagle;937992 wrote: good stuff change.i'll go 2 also today is Wed,& tomorrow Thurs (no-one accused ME of being stoopid :nutso....so lets just look at that huh.
                Nothing today,nothing tomorrow.
                i simply can't look ahead too much myself as it gives me huge anxiety (not only thru al,but other stuff also).
                I'd love it if we can check in change with each other,if you're ok with that?
                Yeah, go for it beagle. I could even give you my phone no., i live in Melbourne.

                I'm going to do tonight AF.
                One day at a time.. Sometimes it's one minute or one second at a time.. Most important thing is to look ahead and don't look back!

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                  #9
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                  jaysus change i've realised i've lost a day & it's actually THURS today & tomoz in Friday ! Feck i've been in a grey zone....
                  yeah pm me your number,i'll pm you mine - we're only 2 hrs behind you here in Perth - until bloody daylight savings come in!
                  For now though I've got sheep to shift after making lunches for husband & worker,having a very strong coffee to try & kick-start my thinking.....
                  bloody benzodiazepines.

                  oh well,here's going for an AF Thursday huh!

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                    #10
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                    beagle;938044 wrote:

                    oh well,here's going for an AF Thursday huh!
                    Haha, you're funny beagle! Sheep to shift!! What a different life we have

                    Here's to starting Thursday :goodjob:
                    One day at a time.. Sometimes it's one minute or one second at a time.. Most important thing is to look ahead and don't look back!

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                      #11
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                      hehe change - the farmer has a wife....ME!
                      as for shifting sheep - it's a bit like saying "sam the sheet-slitter" over & over & over.
                      i've been having widdle niggling thoughts about wine but still feeling so rat-shit from the pills i think i can stay with the plan.
                      nearly witching hour for you change?
                      hang in there for us both ok?

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                        #12
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                        Good on ya Change and Beags! Behind yis all the way!
                        "It's not your job to like me, it's mine!"

                        AF 10th May 2010
                        NF 12th May 2010

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                          #13
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                          One2, you are one of the best people i've ever "met".
                          thankyou.

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                            #14
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                            Just think about today Beaglebint.

                            Not 2moro or feckin yesterday....just today.

                            Just do today.

                            Here if you need a pal xx
                            "It's not your job to like me, it's mine!"

                            AF 10th May 2010
                            NF 12th May 2010

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                              #15
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                              aahhhh,you might put a widdle tear in me eye One2, :l.

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