What I HATE, LOATH, and JUST CAN'T STAND about drinking.

[Doggygirl]

Well, we've got the "What I love about my AF life" thread to go back and read when we need a little extra motivation to stay AF (the carrot). For me anyway, I think I might need a "what I hate about drinking" thread too for those moments requiring motivation (the stick).

Repeat yourself and/or others as much as you want. When AL comes knocking sometimes we forget (at least I do sometimes) how BAD that bad stuff really is. So here goes!

I hate myself when I pour a drink at some early hour like 7AM. I'm mortified that I did it at all, much less in front of Mr. Doggy. (no sense trying to hide it from him) I would die of embarrassment if any clients or friends or family ever saw me do it.

I also hated "needing a nap" (aka passing out) at 3 in the afternoon as a result.

AF life is SO much better!

DG
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[greeneyes]

What I HATE, LOATH, and JUST CAN'T STAND about drinking.

I shall bite what is left of my tongue. OK. I had to delete that. I'm sorry. I am having a rough spot. I am just off the top with stress levels.

[Evie.Lou]

What I HATE, LOATH, and JUST CAN'T STAND about drinking.

Mornings really sucked for me....i needed a hair of the dog as soon as I got up to get myself dressed.I rarely drank at night , I tried to stop by 5 (about the time most people start).I do everything backwards.....Dislexia I guess !!!!EVIE

[KateH1]

What I HATE, LOATH, and JUST CAN'T STAND about drinking.

Hey, Doggygirl,
My favorite, motivation thread is the one that MM wrote called The Comittee, have you read that one? It always wakes me up to what is really going on!

XXX Kate

PS If I knew how to post the link to the thread here, I would be happy to do it. But, alas, I am not that adept at technology........oh, where oh were is Cindi!!

[Tiny]

What I HATE, LOATH, and JUST CAN'T STAND about drinking.

The money I have spent

The weight I have gained

[Thankful]

What I HATE, LOATH, and JUST CAN'T STAND about drinking.

The disappointment in my nieces eyes and the pain that alcoholism of others has caused her life.


Love, Me
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[Theme2be]

What I HATE, LOATH, and JUST CAN'T STAND about drinking.

Hope for Hopes roots that lead me, because this body is tired.
This mind is without spirit.

Because of this suffering.

This is a battle like I have ever known.

Sorry I dont give much.
I have much to offer.

K

[retteacher]

What I HATE, LOATH, and JUST CAN'T STAND about drinking.

Alas, there are so many things I hate:
1. Drinking wine out of coffee cups.
2. Not remembering whole, long periods of time.
3. Drinking hard & fast while my husband was taking a shower.
4. Heavily drinking before company came to my house.

I'll be back w/more. This is a great reminder. Thank you DG for thinking it up.

Mary

[SpiritGirl]

What I HATE, LOATH, and JUST CAN'T STAND about drinking.

1. I hate the smell of stale alcohol in my pasty mouth the morning after.
2. I hate forgetting conversations I have with my children.
3. I hate going into work late with blood shot eyes.
4. I hate the dehydration the next day
5. I hate the 30 pounds I've gained.
6. I hate the puffy face and bloated hands and belly.
7. I hate staying in bed on a sunny beautiful morning because I'm too hungover.
8. I hate the overwhelming guilt that wakes me up too early in the morning - gnawing at my heart like a dog with a bone.

I could go on and on...I wish I could quit...

[Miss Behaving]

What I HATE, LOATH, and JUST CAN'T STAND about drinking.

DG

thanks for this - today is a timely reminder ......

• forgetting stuff - where my keys are, when and where I am meeting someone, having people tell me really important stuff about things that are going on in their lives and not being able to remember;
• not getting work done because after a few wines I didn't care any more;drinking lots of juice (which I dont like) because it hid the vodkabeing scared that my brain doesn't work properly any more ...

.... this and more to come

mame

[one of 7]

What I HATE, LOATH, and JUST CAN'T STAND about drinking.

good thread to keep me on the straight and narrow

• yes, the morning drinking was bad but being sick by noon because i'd already overdone it was worse
• hiding the bottles
• chugging the drinks before my husband got homemy marriage breaking up because of my drinking, i'm now alonethe money i've spent on Al that could have gone to much better things

Oh yes lastly my personal favorite....looking forward to seeing a play for ages, then being so drunk when i went to see it i can't remember a thing! and the darn ticket was very expensive. what a waste.

[caysea]

What I HATE, LOATH, and JUST CAN'T STAND about drinking.

Not being able to remember so many things about my children growing up.
Time wasted in such a destructive way that became a lifestyle.
The emotional scars that remain.I could say the hangover's but they are gone after a day or two.The negative memories remain and have to be dealt with.
The effects my behavior has had on my relationship with my wife over the years
A thought just came to me that you younger people who are fighting this fight don't realize the cumulative effect years of abuse brings with it physically and emotionally.I remember saying I am not as bad as him looking at a fellow worker but now realize the lifestyle i lived was so destructive to myself and other's around me

Stay Healthy

[mickyshell]

What I HATE, LOATH, and JUST CAN'T STAND about drinking.

Hi spirit girl, i can identifi with and probably add some too.......

1. Making promises to my children, which, after the hangovers gone, dont then happen because drink seems like a good idea again.
2. taking the kids to school with a minging hangover, most mornings and wondering if it's obviouse to everyone, or am I hiding it well?
3. dont even mention the housework!
4. the amount of currys I eat because it's all I want when I have a hangover.
5. teh example it must be setting for my children, who all of a sudden are nearly teenagers.....what happened to the time?
6. The fact that i looked after my brother through alcoholism, who then died, and I still drink. MADNESS.
7. It makes me smoke. (or does wanting to smoke make me drink?)

BUT HOPEFULLY NOT ANY MORE!!!!

[mickyshell]

What I HATE, LOATH, and JUST CAN'T STAND about drinking.

:new:Hi spirit girl, i can identifi with and probably add some too.......

1. Making promises to my children, which, after the hangovers gone, dont then happen because drink seems like a good idea again.
2. taking the kids to school with a minging hangover, most mornings and wondering if it's obviouse to everyone, or am I hiding it well?
3. dont even mention the housework!
4. the amount of currys I eat because it's all I want when I have a hangover.
5. teh example it must be setting for my children, who all of a sudden are nearly teenagers.....what happened to the time?
6. The fact that i looked after my brother through alcoholism, who then died, and I still drink. MADNESS.
7. It makes me smoke. (or does wanting to smoke make me drink?)

BUT HOPEFULLY NOT ANY MORE!!!!:thanks::goodjob:

[on my way]

What I HATE, LOATH, and JUST CAN'T STAND about drinking.

I hated loosing my damn wine glass. So, I?d pour a new one. Invariably a family member, usually a kid would come holding glass number 1 and ask if this was mine. Meanwhile I would be holding glass number 2. DUH!!

Maybe we should have a thread listing the most ridiculous places you?ve left your drink.

omw