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    #16
    Monday, January 8th...

    Good evening everyone.

    I think a few of us are glad that the weekend is over. Day 12 AF for me today. I posted somewhere yesterday regarding my new bedtime ritual of putting a '0' on the drinkstracker but it got lost when the site went down. It would be a total shame if I were to spoil it with any other figure, so I'll just have to stay sober.
    Thanks for your posts today. They are always interesting to read.
    Birdman...It says in the book that people who undertake the entire program have a better chance of success than those who only do parts of it. Everyone is different though, and I think personally that a lot of people won't like the hypnotherapy, others might not take the medications and so on. All I can say is ,whatever works for you or me is the right way. There is a huge amount of scope for 'tweaking' the program to suit yourself. I am trying to get on the program proper, but, as yet I haven't managed to get much of the stuff together. I'm doing OK though as things are but I don't want to take anything for granted. I will be keeping this up for the rest of my life, so I want to do it properly.
    Tonight if the rain stays off for a while, I'm going for a run around the town. I used to do it quite a lot, but not for a few years now, so I shall expect some soreness in the morning.
    I hope you all have a great Monday.

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      #17
      Monday, January 8th...

      Hiya All,

      Absville is certainly buzzing today..Great stuff..

      Quick rant before i nip out to footy..
      I went to the doctors today...Explained everything..Poured my heart out....And he didnt look one bit intrested...Infact halfway through me telling him everything he got a phone call...And before he even knew who it was he asked me to leave the room....."20 mins i was stood in the corridor....Then not even an apology...Just said he had a patient..IM A PATIENT...

      So i went to tell him about sleep and cravings...and came back with anti depressants....I'm not even depressed...K"?bhead...Excuse my french..

      I've not had a proper chance to read through everyones posts today...But gonna have a bath after footy...get my ginger ale..and catch up...Cya later folks:l
      I don't care who you are...Your not walking on water while i'm fishing..
      One drink is too many... A thousand is never enough...Sober since July 2nd 2009

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        #18
        Monday, January 8th...

        Hi Everyone,
        I am very happy it is Monday. Friday and Sat nights were very tough and I kept thinking that if this is what abs feels like then i don't want to do it BUT ....it's Monday now and I feel so much better.

        This week I'm going to try to improve what I'm eating. Last week whatever passed my lips,as long as it wasn't alcohol, was ok.In one week I have a reunion with some former co-workers, some of whom I haven't seen for 8 years. The pants I want to wear are a bit tight so some serious work has got to get done this week. Vanity is perhaps not the most noble goal in seeking sobriety but if it's the wave i have to catch this week then so be it. Clearly, wine and the foods that tend to accompany it, will not be in the program this week.

        Onward ... I think things are looking better.

        Will check in later to add a 0 to my drinktracker.

        Janet

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          #19
          Monday, January 8th...

          Macks............Docs can be a pain, can't they? Do you have another one you could see?

          What did he give you? Do some research on it. Just put in the name of it and google it! There is also a lot of info on this site under research

          God bless you......don't give up!
          :h Nancy
          "Be still and know that I am God"

          Psalm 46:10

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            #20
            Monday, January 8th...

            Hi Macks!

            The NHS truely sucks.

            Don't let the b#@?$*#s grind you down.

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              #21
              Monday, January 8th...

              Let me get this straight.....???????
              Macks, the doctor asked YOU to leave the room and then let you stand in the corridor for 20 minutes????

              No wonder he thinks he needs to give his patients anti-depressants. They probably are depressed after waiting in the corridor for 20 minutes.

              Time to find another doctor. Tough as it may seem there are some decent docs out there. You expect decent service in a restaurant. You should get decent service in a medical office as well.

              Good Luck

              Janet

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                #22
                Monday, January 8th...

                Maybe he was hungover Macks? lol

                My Grandpa used to call them PRACTICING Physicians.....

                Sorry he was such a jerk.

                -Kim

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                  #23
                  Monday, January 8th...

                  Hi all,

                  Gee, absville is getting big!! There is no way to remember all the names, so today I won't even bother. Today is Day 8 AF for me and I am very excited about turning 10 this week. The first time I decided to try for abs, it took me SO long to make it for 10 days. I guess that was back around May? After my first stretch of 60 days AF, I started to moderate and then got very sloppy when family life went to hell. So, it has been a good while since I have made it 10 days, so this will be quite pleasing. Also, it is not nearly as torturous as the first time I made it this long, so I must be doing something correctly.

                  As far as sleeping issues go, I have found 5-HTP very helpful. Also, melatonin. Sometimes I take a bit of both. With the 5-HTP, I often am yawning within 30 minutes of taking it. For someone with longstanding sleep issues, this stuff is just a miracle to me.

                  Happy abs day to everyone,
                  Pansy

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                    #24
                    Monday, January 8th...

                    Well hello everyone again.
                    I hope we all get through another day unscathed. I'm off to bed, but not before I stick another '0' in the DrinkTracker. Thanks again for all your help.
                    This is a great place.
                    Love

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                      #25
                      Monday, January 8th...

                      Good night Pauly

                      Atta boy.


















                      Birdman

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                        #26
                        Monday, January 8th...

                        Each of you are so profound!

                        How can we stay steadfast without each other.......for me at least, I cannot.......thanks much, my

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                          #27
                          Monday, January 8th...

                          Hey Macks, your doc needs help. Watch for those antidepressants! Check out what he has prescribed for you. Some of them actually increase the urge to drink. While you might have some mild depression, you might be better off using a medication like SAMe and the Amino Complete that you can get off this site. I'm weaning off SSNI antidepressants at this point, because there is a correlation between increased drinking and the use of SSRI antidepressants and SSNI antidepressants for some people. This is certainly true in my case.

                          Do you research and certainly be open to a doc with a better bedside manner!

                          Hugs,

                          Kathy:l
                          AF as of August 5th, 2012

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