An older drunk back on day one. Who's with me?

[Guitarista]

An older drunk back on day one. Who's with me?

mama bear;1258496 wrote: Mr G spot you continue to inspire me, love

Hiya Mama! Good to see you.

You know, it is you who inspire me. :h

[mama bear]

An older drunk back on day one. Who's with me?

so sweet!

[blondie]

An older drunk back on day one. Who's with me?

Hi again

Talk about deja vu - here I go again! I have started on Topa this time, so even when my brain tells me I can do this easily on my own, I can ignore it and pop another pill. Boy does it get tedious, yet it's all my own choice!

Looking forward to progressing with your support (again!)

Hi-ho :-)

[scottish lass]

An older drunk back on day one. Who's with me?

G - this thread helped me more than you will ever realise, I was prepared to leave MWO but these posts sorted me out and showed me the way - thanks!

[broken halo]

An older drunk back on day one. Who's with me?

Hi everyone!

Reporting in, hope everyone is doing well. I have been focussing on my fitness in between work so haven't had a lot of online time. I feel really good right now, no cigarettes, no AL since my slip. I met a colleague yesterday that I hadn't seen for a long time, she said I looked fantastic and had a 'glow'.

The truth is, right now I feel fantastic and I don't want that to change. I have noticed a few changes in my thinking and behaviours and I don't want to jinx it, so, suffice to say, halo is doing all right at the moment.

G - this thread helped me more than you will ever realise, I was prepared to leave MWO but these posts sorted me out and showed me the way - thanks!

I couldn't agree more SL, and glad to see you are still here!

Blondie good luck with the Topa.

Gman, your post was awesome, I am glad to be alive,free and healthy. I have really been pushing my fitness and getting a real buzz from seeing how healthy I actually am in spite of everything! And without sounding big headed, my colleague was right. I do look great! :H

Mama, molly, nice to see you here

Juja, Av, Free, Clock, where are you? Please post or pm to let me know how you are all doing. You were all such a great support group here!

Love and hugs to all my friends here, onwards and upwards people! :h




Today 12:39 AM

[Guitarista]

An older drunk back on day one. Who's with me?

Greetings all!

Scottish Lass, glad you're sticking around. This site is just an excellent resource no matter which way i look at it. If i don't post and just read, read, read, i always get something back, a light bulb moment, and/or at the very least, realise i'm not alone on this journey. I'm always getting new idea's, or reinforcement from what i read here, that helps get my boofhead thinking back on track.

Good to see you Blondie! Keep us posted as to how you go won't you.

Halo, you star. We know the truth. We know what we feel like when AL isn't in our life. For me, it's about breaking through the first few (hours) days, then weeks, and then onto the business of happy sober living. But, like you are experiencing, we can also take back our lives immediately on day 1, day 2, or day 4/5 and start living. We don't have to wait for a month or more of sobriety.

A glorious friday morning here around 10.45 a.m. and blue sky's. Had a great gig last night in a little book shop. A book shop that sells grog. lol. Some nice food, which always keeps the band happy! A beaut sleep in today too. Chilled and relaxed here, and of course.......happy cause i'm sober and on track. :h

L8tr, Yo!

[broken halo]

An older drunk back on day one. Who's with me?

Good day everyone and happy weekend!

G, the gig sounds like fun, but a boozy bookshop? We don't have such things in the UK, which is probably just as well! You are so right in what you say about taking your life back and doing it as soon as possible. I have found that even after one sober day, my mind and my body start to feel energetic and positive, if that makes sense.

Saturday morning here. Cleaned the house, now off to the gym.

My finances are looking better since I quit the cigs and the booze so I have decided to go shopping and treat myself to some new clothes and things I always put off getting myself because they weren't a 'priority'. We all know what the priority was!

I hope everyone is feeling calm and happy and have a wonderful weekend everyone :l

[available]

An older drunk back on day one. Who's with me?

hello hello BH and Mr G. i am still here but no motivation at the moment, sigh.
My aim is to come back from hols and get my life back on track, well i can always have a plan
Mr G what band are u in? Where do u play at in Melb? if u dont want to tell all good. I need an interest lol. god on u for not drinking.
giving up cigs BH how long for? that is my next achievement i think. been doing that for way too long.
al starting to affect my work again so definitely need to get back on track.
take care one and all
xx

[broken halo]

An older drunk back on day one. Who's with me?

Hi Av!!! Good to see you here. Are you off on holiday then? Where are you going?

I've been off the cigs for four weeks and two days. TBH, it's not as hard as I thought it would be. I used patches and an inhalator for the first couple of weeks though.

I am sorry you don't feel motivated and I know how it feels when AL starts affecting your work. Hopefully you'll be able to change that soon. So good to see you! :l

[sunshinedaisies]

An older drunk back on day one. Who's with me?

Good Morning everyone!

Good to see you all here - BH - so well done on the cigs - THAT is my next quit - I am going to England to see my mum on March 12th and I would love to have quit by then. How long did you use the patch for and what is an inhalator?

AV - you HAVE to have the motivation - or you will never do it. You have to have the need and the want - I KNEW I would do it this time - my motivation was that I was fed up with paying out for Guinness and having to buy it every day, and although not waking up with a hangover, waking up with a not clear head!! I love being AF and know I will not go back - THAT now is my motivation for staying AF. You will get to that point - and when you are ready, then you will know it.

Blondie - how are you doing with the Topa - you posted on the Topa thread but haven't been back - how is it going? There is so much support here on this web site - any time you feel the need, come here and post or read, - feel free to PM me any time if you want to....

jan - great that you are doing so well - I am SO proud of you - and Happy Birthday!!

Jane - you too - awesome on the 30 days!! Really well done!

Molly - good to see you back on the boards again - and doing so well too. You can be an inspiration to everyone now!!

Satz - and SL - how are you both doing? Pop in and post and let us know - we are here for support.... G is amazing at the support he gives so you know you can always come here.....

Where did everyone else go? How are you all doing? Come back and join in.....

Hugs to all - have a wonderful day,

Sun X

[FreeFly]

An older drunk back on day one. Who's with me?

Hello everyone,

Just checking in. Been AWOL for a while but it's been right. For the most time AF and enjoying life. I have "indulged" at some points but not in the way I used to. I have to watch anything that triggers my addictive behaviour and dare I say it, but MWO was playing into that. Sorry! Just wanted to say hi anyway. I'm not so much lurking but do check in now and again to see what's happening on this thread. Broken, you sound like you're doing great and thanks for thinking of me - that meant a whole lot! AV - have a great holiday. G - you're sounding great. Happy hello to everyone else

[scottish lass]

An older drunk back on day one. Who's with me?

Hi sunshine and mr G - hanging in, reading a lot but not posting - am ok, tough weekend for many reasons. I know AL doesn't help things at all, but it is hard to stay away when all else is a mess - the temporary comfort seems to help, then the regret strikes.
I am working on my resolve to sort out my stupid brain - I know what I want and I know that i can do it, but the weak moments won this weekend. Not drinking today and will work hard to get some days in a row - it is harder to think about drinking when the AF days have mounted up - breaking a small streak doesn't feel so bad.
Thanks for caring - wil read often, but probably not post too much, time will tell - I do appreciate the support - a TON!

[broken halo]

An older drunk back on day one. Who's with me?

Good to see you all here - BH - so well done on the cigs - THAT is my next quit - I am going to England to see my mum on March 12th and I would love to have quit by then. How long did you use the patch for and what is an inhalator?

Hi everyone

Sun, an inhalator is little plastic thing that holds a nicotine cartridge. I t feels a lot like holding a cigarette and has been a great help, especially in 'smoking' situations! I hope you manage to quit before your trip, my Mum is so happy that I've stopped!


Free, so good to see you posting and you sound as though you are in a good place. I totally understand what you are saying, but please, don't be too much of a stranger!

SL, good luck with stringing those days together. Each day that passes you will feel better and better.

As for me, it is definitely decision time. Which 'me' do I really want to be? The active, healthy, outgoing me who is clever, well organised, fit and excellent at her job?

Or the 'me' who drinks alone and struggles with believing all of those things because I let AL control me.

It is, as our American friends would say, a no brainer.

It's all there for the taking, and only I can screw it up. Hope everyone is doing well, I wish you all would post though! :l

[blondie]

An older drunk back on day one. Who's with me?

Hi all
Good to see the positive AF people here and sorry a few struggling (like me!) I said on the topa thread that I stopped taking it due to severe headaches and the cravings came right back and I was back at square 1. For some reason, I thought I had some will power, but it's def the Topa helping, so am back on it today. Complete insanity!

[Guitarista]

An older drunk back on day one. Who's with me?

scottish lass;1261317 wrote: Hi sunshine and mr G - hanging in, reading a lot but not posting - am ok, tough weekend for many reasons. I know AL doesn't help things at all, but it is hard to stay away when all else is a mess - the temporary comfort seems to help, then the regret strikes.
I am working on my resolve to sort out my stupid brain - I know what I want and I know that i can do it, but the weak moments won this weekend. Not drinking today and will work hard to get some days in a row - it is harder to think about drinking when the AF days have mounted up - breaking a small streak doesn't feel so bad.
Thanks for caring - wil read often, but probably not post too much, time will tell - I do appreciate the support - a TON!

Hi Y'all,

Scottish Lass, it is hard as we all know, but boozing will always be a very, very short term fix, which soon enough increases our stress levels, our anxiety, depressive outlook/negativity, and shoots our central nervous system to pieces every time. What's usually left is not some one who can cope, nor a problem thats gone away, but whats left is us as a shivering wreck. Stick with it, and feel the fear of giving up something we mistakenly believe we need to cope, socialise, survive, or the biggest lie, be happy, and go for some quality AF time for yourself. Step by step, or some folks just decide to be done with grog tomorrow, and that's that. But we have to find our own way out of course. Great to see you as always, and rack up those AF days of freedom.

Keep it going Blondie. You must be just a little pissed off, but good to see you going for it and taking action.

All good here. Relaxed, feeling good, and getting on with it.

Hi BH, AV, SD and FF! :h

And warmest greetings to everyone. :welcome: