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[pierst]

Got to start sometime, looked at AA and not into religion and all why do i need to quit and take up someting else. Stopped smoking 1.5 month now and doing fine so time to quit the booze. When you wake up and cant remember the night befor this must meen something.
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[JackieClaire]

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:welcome: perst

:goodjob: on the smoking so now it's time to start tackling the alcohol.

Have a look in the tool box link below to get your started.

https://www.mywayout.org/community/f1...box-27556.html

Keep reading, then read some more, keep posting and let us get to know you.

J x
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[pierst]

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thanks will give it a try and let you know how it is going. Feeling a bit uncomfortable as it aproches the time I normaly rock up at the bar where I know wy wizzer will be waiting

[madmans]

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Hi Pierst . I'm on day 19 AF , I did'nt think i would make it this far but i did , this is a great site , use it , read and post for help and as they say ODAT

[Choochie]

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:welcome:Pierst,

Glad you have found MWO - lots of wonderful people here who will help you all they can.

The toolbox link that Jackie gave you is a good one. Do you have anything like L-Glutamine to help you with cravings? There are lots of good tips scattered throughout the site, so be sure to read all that you have time for!! Also, post your questions and stick close to the site so people can help.

Choochie

[K9Lover]

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Welcome Pierst!
I look forward to getting to know you and sharing in your journey. You CAN do this!
K9

[pierst]

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THanks for all the support - made the weekend and now for the hard part the working week.

[JackieClaire]

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:goodjob: on the weekend pierst,

If your normal routine during a working week is a quick stop at a bottle shop perhaps try a different rout home.Just a thought.
Jump on here as soon as possible whe you're home and just read and read and read. It saved my bacon many a time in the early days.

[hillsidetime]

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Hey Pierst, congrats on making it through the weekeend. Keep adding those sober days together.
Hill

[pierst]

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Day 5 - I joned a gym and went to a resturant and ordered a virgin mary. Quite a shock to the system. Couldnt stay long, I am sure this will get better later.

[madmans]

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you are doing great, it does get easier

[Choochie]

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Sounds like you're doing well, Pierst. Keep going - it gets better!

[pierst]

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Still sober, the next isse is the wife hates it after she moned I was drinking too much. She want something in the middle. Is this posiable, I go to bars and drink cool drink or water or virgin cocktails, why would I need to drink if not to get drunk?????? any sugestions on how to handle this situation.

[madmans]

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Not sure what you asking? Does she want you to go to bars with her and not drink? . If so it's a bit unfair of her to complain about you drinking too much and then draging you to a bar. Tell her you want to stop drinking / need to stop and let her go to the pub herself if need be. right now you are doing great do'nt let anyone stop you

[hillsidetime]

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Hey Pierst, my wife also did this for a while. She of course wanted me to stop drinking a 1000 times, and she nearly left me over this issue (I could not live without my kids), so when I finally stopped, she was happy. Than after a few months, she started in with the "well can we at least have a glass of wine with a nice meal" etc. I think she had romance, or her ideal meal, linked with wine and eating. In addition, she started to feel guilty about her drinking any alcohol - because I wasn't. Anyway, I have maintained that it is her decision if, and how much she would like to drink, and I don't have anything to do with her decision. She no longer even considers asking me if I want a drink, it is past. Ironically, she rarely drinks anything anymore.

The thing that she does not understand, and may never, is that I don't want a beer, I want 12.

Hill