Just Starting Out...for the thousandth time

[j-vo]

Just Starting Out...for the thousandth time

You're so welcome, Frances! You can pop in here any time. Anyone is welcome. I love feedback.

[Kailey]

Just Starting Out...for the thousandth time

I read it too, and enjoyed it. Thanks for passing the link on, j-vo.

[daisy45]

Just Starting Out...for the thousandth time

J-vo, thanks from me too. Gonna read through this blog a bit at a time.....good for checking what's ahead and that we all feel the same in so many ways.

[j-vo]

Just Starting Out...for the thousandth time

Kailey and Daisy,

I'm glad you got something out of it like I did. I agree. There's a lot of good stuff ahead, and I like the fact that it's appreciating "normal" living, not some exaggerated and blown-out fantasy.

jvo

[Eloise]

Just Starting Out...for the thousandth time

Hey this is inspiring! i will be sure to subscribe to it as I am really needing inspiration!

[j-vo]

Just Starting Out...for the thousandth time

Eloise, I'm so glad you're back!!!! You are welcome to chime in here or visit the Loamers thread, too. I'm in the Newbie's Nest, too. I liked that blog and also check out a podcast entitled, "The Bubble Hour." You can google it. I'm not sure if it's weekly, think it is, but these women have on great guests. You can download the podcasts and listen to them whenever.

How have you been?

[Eloise]

Just Starting Out...for the thousandth time

Lots of travels j-vo & jetlagged....will check back tomorrow!

[j-vo]

Just Starting Out...for the thousandth time

Sounds good Eloise!

[Eloise]

Just Starting Out...for the thousandth time

Its getting towards 'that time,' but will be busy (and probably stressed) until 6 and on my own for the evening. Putting it in my head that I must not even consider a glass of wine as I know the end result.
Keep repeating to myself ' u never regret it when you don't drink'. So I won't drink. Not sure counting is the best plan though as it tends to make me anxious and start obcessing over the idea of wine or not to wine.
No Wine.
I do not drink anymore.
I am happier when I do not drink.

[j-vo]

Just Starting Out...for the thousandth time

Eloise,
Whatever it takes to stay away from that bottle just one more night. Take it one day at a time, as yes, it increases one's anxiety levels when we try to think of the future. Just think of today.

What kinds of distractions do you put in place at that witching hour/s? Can you go to the toolbox (below my signature) and read through that thread. Yes, it's very long and it has so many great ideas. Come up with a Top 10 list for yourself; things you can do at that time where you get antsy. You can always come on MWO and post or chat. I know we're not in the same country, but I can skype, thanks to Ava! Let me know how I can be here for ya, lady!

[Eloise]

Just Starting Out...for the thousandth time

Thanks j-vo. In the clear for tonight & tomorrow should allow time to pop on here and do some reading. The supplements really help me a lot. I am still sort of surprised about this, but it is 100 percent fact. Very tired, off to rest and thanks for your support... Much needed support might be more like it.

[j-vo]

Just Starting Out...for the thousandth time

El,
If the supps work, that's great! Everybody has different tools in their box, and it seems as though the supplements are what your body needs.

[j-vo]

Just Starting Out...for the thousandth time

Little Beagle posted this in response to Pinecone's "Giving it time" thread in Just Starting Out...

Thanks Pinecone.
I had a really long drinking dream last night. It just felt so REAL. I even passed out and awoke in my dream. Oh no I have to start over, I thought. It really was a devastating thought. And then I really woke up, yet that feeling of how terrible it would feel to give in and start the struggle over has continued throughout my day. I truly am grateful for those times when I did just "hang in there" because it was the only thing I could do, the only way I could get through it.
Many days I still just hang in there, and not on just the al front but on other areas of my life that haven't been so easy. This has at least taught me perseverance.
Just Hang In There my friends.

I want to thank LB, because it just struck me as I read this that a relapse now would devastate me so much more than it ever had. In the past, I didn't care when I got to that point of "I don't give a shit" attitude. I never knew what it felt like to like myself as I'm discovering now and how it feels to see things through sober eyes, So many times, I didn't give it enough time. If I'd only pushed just a bit longer, I might have gotten to this point a long time ago, what they call the "switch." Even though I had those slips (sorry, NS but had to use that word), it didn't affect me as much as it would today, because now I know what it's like to like myself. Keep pushing through the days, because that switch will happen for you. Give it time!

[Eloise]

Just Starting Out...for the thousandth time

I think its all the kidding myself I am really sick of. One more wine does matter, I do have headaches the next day, I do feel groggy when I should have energy. Life is what you make it.

I feel better when I do not drink.
I am not missing out by not drinking.
It is worth it.

I will spend some time in the tool box this afternoon during the witching hour, before I head home to make dinner. I will start a list in my notebook to have it handy. If Quitting has to be a new hobby to make it work, so be it. Before I thought, wow this is time consuming & annoying. Hangovers are worse.
I will give it the time required today.

[j-vo]

Just Starting Out...for the thousandth time

El,
Giving it the time required will be so worth it. I'm glad you're taking the time and doing this. The hangovers do get worse as our bodies can't handle it, nor can our brains. There's interesting research about what alcohol does to our brains. Oh, I remember what you can listen to. The Bubble Hour with John Kelly as a guest. Gratitude and acceptance of who we are is key! You're doing great!