5 days AL free

[JackieClaire]

5 days AL free

:goodjob: on 7 days


You're doing grreat MG,

Love Jackie xxx

:l

[Suni]

5 days AL free

I will stay strong and let the beast die a slow death.

Strong metaphor too. That's just what is required. Good Luck MG.

[peacenik]

5 days AL free

keep on mg...

[Doggygirl]

5 days AL free

:yougo: MG on a week sober!! I love the quote that Suni pulled out of your post. Take that AL!!

Strength and hope,
DG

[gilbert]

5 days AL free

hi i am new here 37 year old my name Tracey got 3 young children and i need to stop drinking every day i say i will not have a drink then on way back from the school run i head to the bottle shop again and by 7 pm i am asleep on the couch i feel so ashamed

[Doggygirl]

5 days AL free

Gilbert, I can relate to the daily grind of promising myself I wouldn't drink, only to break that promise day after day after day after day. It's hard to quit, but it CAN be done. If I can do it, and so many people here can do it, so can you. One day at a time. Hope you stick around!

Strength and hope,

DG

[mg72]

5 days AL free

Gilbert,
I am so new into being AL free that I cannot give advice others on this thread can. However I can tell you that nine days AL free has been eye opening in a very positive way. The hard part is resisiting the brain telling you how good a drink would be. I have read two books that have helped me. I can give you their titles and authors if you like. Being on MWO has been a strong support group with many excellent ways to help us.

Jakeclaire, Suni,Peacenik and Doggygirl,
Thank you once again for your support. I am now nine days AL free. Yesterday was a hard day because I kept getting thoughts about future social events. I kept thinking I could not enjoy myself or keep some friends without drinking. As always the urges went away after a while. Today is better and I will be strong and not let the my crazy brain fool me into drinking again.

[JackieClaire]

5 days AL free

:welcome: gilbert,

Have a good read around the posts. We've all been in the same boat as you at one time or another.

Please keep coming back and let us know how your doing.

Love Jackie xxx

[JackieClaire]

5 days AL free

Hi Mg,
:goodjob: on your 9 days.

Of course you can give advice!

As you're at the beginning of this journey you can tell it like it is. Sometimes we forget (well I do) how hard these early days are. But one thing I do know is I never ever want to go back to that dark,hopeless place.

Have you got a plan for your weekend?

Love Jackie xxx

:l

[mg72]

5 days AL free

jackieclaire,
Yes I have a plan for this weekend. Tonight we will have friends and family coming to our house for pizza and soft drinks about five o'clock. We will not offer AL to adults at our house. Afterwards we will take grandchildren and children to halloween outing at local petting zoo. Tomorrow night my wife and I will give out candy to trick and treaters and not sure about Sunday night yet. It is encouraging how fast my urges have decreased in such a short time. Even if they come back this weekend I will not give in to them. For me they always pass if I do not drink anything. I am committed to starving the beast. I know it never dies completely but can become a non issue if I don't give in. It has been a great ten days AL free.

Let me know your plan for this weekend. Are you Al free at this time?

[Doggygirl]

5 days AL free

Mg, great plan and great attitude. You can do it!

DG

[higherground]

5 days AL free

Congratulations mg72. I have been drinking for 35 years and would never have thought that I would get to this place where I cannot stop. Wine is my drug and I'm ready to give it up in hopes for a better future. I am on day three and my goal is 30 day AF at which point I will evaluate. I don't think I can drink moderately. One weekens my resolve and leads to another and another. Keep on going! You are an encouragement to all. My pride would have never let me land on a website like this in the past, but here I am today because I need help. Hard to admit, but oh so true.

[Doggygirl]

5 days AL free

"welcome: highground. I can relate - I too had a 30+ year drinking career and in the last several many years, wine and vodka were my drugs of choice. I was a daily drinker - not that the frequency seems to matter. It's the inability to stop once started that matters, I think. And I certainly lacked that ability to stop for a very, very long time.

I will celebrate 1.5 years sober in November. For many years I just couldn't admit there was a problem. Once I knew there was a problem, I struggled for a very long time to "get it together" to get sober. What a difference!! I have my life back. It is worth every bit of effort it has taken to get to this place. I was suicidal in the end, and now I look forward to each new day. If I can do it, so can you.

Strength and hope,

DG

[Emmy]

5 days AL free

MG~~:goodjob: I'm 33 days AF ... I think I'll join you and go for another 30 in NOvember

Congrats Doggy , thats amazing !

Hope EVERYONE has a Happy Safe Halloween....:l Em

[Doggygirl]

5 days AL free

Emmy, congrats on 33 Days AF!! That ROCKS!! :yougo::yougo::yougo: I love the OctSober and NOvember,etc. challenges you guys are doing!

DG