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    #61
    Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

    Dear Enough! part of the problem does come from appearing so ?well put together?. You have to keep up appearances. You cannot afford to show any cracks and for a long time I have been deluding myself that I can overcome this on my own just as I overcame many other difficult situations in my life and even helped other people. So I set my own trap ? not voicing this earlier.
    workaholic, shoeaholic and yes ... alcoholic

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      #62
      Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

      Hello everyone...so so glad to read all those wise words from you all...for first time in ages I don't feel so goddam on my own. I've been reading and posting occasionally for a while now, but right now this is so important to share this battle with peple who really do seem to understand...keeping me steady on these wobbly legs for sure!
      Nearly time for bed at the end of Day 3! Can I hear a WHOOP?! :H
      Extremeley scared about tomorrow though...haven't passed Day 4 in over ten years...always my stumbling day...
      Let's stick together...we are beating this...x
      ...peace and quiet....and a cup of tea.....heaven:h

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        #63
        Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

        Hi Queenbug, and WHOOP to you! Stay close to the forum tomorrow and we will all be here with support and encouragement. Good night.
        While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us.
        Benjamin Franklin

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          #64
          Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

          Queen! Congrats and HUGE WWWHHHOOPPPP! I am off tommorrow and will have my thread up and check it every half hour if you need a boost. Days off are extra tough for me the wine calls for me early. I plan on taking my boys somewhere where no alcohol is avail. Tonight will not be easy either as I love to drink and cook dinner. Who's kidding I like to drink and do everything.
          No more. No more. No more.
          Enough!
          Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results. Albert Einstein

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            #65
            Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

            Checking in almost 9pm and had a busy but great evening with my boys so far.
            Made dinner- sober
            cleaned up- sober
            had a little water fight and laughted together - sober
            can actually have some dessert because ice cream and wine would be gross -sober
            going to watch a movie - sober... Will actually remember how it ends
            will check posts a little later.
            Enough!
            Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results. Albert Einstein

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              #66
              Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

              :thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::HGood job, Enough!
              drinking while cooking dinner is a huge trigger for me, particularly at weekends when I have more time and cook lots.
              Last night I politely refused my husband's offer of a wine glass and stuck to perrier, lime and mint. After he went to read the bedtime story to our son I did not sneak in a quick 1-2 glasses, as usual. I poured some more perrier, I took the Ipad back to the porch, I read all your posts again and smelled the linden trees in the air. How come I haven't noticed it over the weekend? (I was wasted). Then I read the remaining part of an interesting Vanity fair article - NOT from the beninning, but from where I left off the previous night ... hooray I remembered ... because I was sober.

              I am on to day 3 ...

              WOOP for Qbug
              workaholic, shoeaholic and yes ... alcoholic

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                #67
                Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

                Good morning! Today is my day 4
                after a somewhat better but restless night sleep I feel amazing clear today. I am off from work today with my boys and feel up a day at the park, swim, hike, you name it. I feelso different today I almost want to cry. I am not a crier!!!

                Last night I remember the shows we watched and tucking my boys in afterwards. I can't tell you the last time that happened! I asked my boys if the had a great night and even though it was only spaghetti and tv he replied .... No not a great night an amazing night.
                Wow! What I screw up I have been.
                Here it to conquering my day 4! I would love to hear your stories.
                Enough!
                Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results. Albert Einstein

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                  #68
                  Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

                  Well done Enough and fantastic to hear your positive thoughts. Today is day one for me and I hope to be able to experience some of your joy in a couple of days!!
                  Never put off to tomorrow what you can achieve today!

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                    #69
                    Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

                    Thank you snap! Stay with me on this thread for support as needed. Before you pour a glass read the thread from the beginning. It had been very tough couple days...a looonngg time coming. Now I have a reward.
                    Best of luck!
                    Enough!
                    Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results. Albert Einstein

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                      #70
                      Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

                      I will share something personal. For the past few months I have had awful dreams. Very vivid dreams about me being overwhelmed by unpleasant surroundings and not being able to remove myself from those surroundings. An analysis of these dreams is the booze is the unpleasantness and I am consumed by it.

                      No more... Last night my dream was I was up at our family cottage where we will be in real life in two weeks. All the dream was ( that I remember ) was someone said to me " so we see you have cut down a bit" and I replied " oh yah... A little more then a bit" I remember it exactly. I woke up feeling proud and in control for the first time in a vey long time.
                      Enough!
                      Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results. Albert Einstein

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                        #71
                        Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

                        Well done Enough! I'm so happy that you're doing great. Here I am on day 7, I can't remember the last time I went a full week without alcohol. I'm feeling so much better, and for once do not feel totally overwhelmed by problems. I'm making plans and tackling things one step at a time.

                        Keep up the good work!

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                          #72
                          Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

                          So glad to hear everyone is doing so well! Can't believe I'm on day 3! Last night was a big test for me. While we are away at the beach, drinking is a big focus. Something to dive into early much earlier than at home. So I quickly went for a run in the early evening, came back, and felt great. But of course, I really need to find distractions for when it calls again.
                          I probably ate a bit more for dinner than I normally do, but it kept the craving at bay.
                          Sleeping last night was much better. I actually woke up early & took a swim in the ocean at 7 am. It's been a long
                          time since I exercised in the morning! These last 2 days I've actually been happy to see my kids running in at 6 in the morning. Now that's a change!
                          There is so much good to come from letting go of the drinking.... God I hope I can keep this going. My emotions range from feeling so strong, to feeling scared to death. One day at a time.
                          Holding tight on day 3 here. Good luck to all of you today and tonight. Reading everyones stories, tips, struggles & successes helps so much.

                          New shoes

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                            #73
                            Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

                            Hi again Enough - have just read the entire thread as suggested and I can see how amazing the support is here. I plan to stay and join you all if that's OK. I've been swallowing 1 or 2 bottles of wine a night for years and its ruining my relationship with my husband-to-be (or not to be if I don't stop!!)

                            I did stop drinking for a couple of months at Christmas and everyone commented on how well I looked, my skin had a glow and my eyes no longer felt puffy all the time. How stupid to have gone back down the slippery slope again. I actually rang AA today and someone local is going to call me and take me along to a meeting (I said I didn't like the idea of going on my own!!) I wonder if having that support as well as this will help me after years of failure.

                            Thank you all again for this fabulous thread! :thanks:
                            Never put off to tomorrow what you can achieve today!

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                              #74
                              Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

                              Snap... I have had 15 plus years of this crap. I made it to day 6 about 2 years ago but have not missed more then a day since ( a day I was most likely too sick ).

                              Please... Please join us. I will do my best to help get you to day 2 if you help me get to day 5

                              Deal?
                              Enough!
                              Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results. Albert Einstein

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                                #75
                                Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

                                Hi Snap - welcome to the group. I know that what helped me the most the first few days was always having a bottle of water or a glass of ice tea nearby. Everytime I started craving alcohol I had another glass of ice tea. I think day 4 was the worst and I treated myself to a hot fudge sundae rather than buy more wine. I'm working on day 7 now and am feeling great. Another thing that helped was just signing on to this site, the people here are amazingly accepting and supportive. We've all tried to fight this disease alone, now we're doing it together.

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