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rubyrocco
rubyrocco

So in my previous post I mentioned I had gotten to the point of drinking a bottle of wine daily. 


About a week ago I became ill with the flu. I spent about two days sleeping it off until I felt better. Walking home from work that day I automatically went to buy a bottle of wine and stopped myself cause I realised "technically I've gone two days without a drink." So I left it and came home to watch movies and just drink tea. 


Overall I have had a drink twice this week. First one was when I had a fight with my ex boyfriend and I just automatically reverted to my usual remedy. However I didn't enjoy it and I felt really guilty. The second time I was out for dinner with friends and when the waitress asked for our drink order I automatically ordered a glass of wine. I was pleased to discover I didn't even enjoy it and ended up leaving half of it. 


So going from 7 bottles of wine a week, this week I have had one bottle and half a glass. Not totally clean and sober but still a massive step up for me.


I was worried at first what I'd do with my evenings if I wasn't drinking but I'm finding I'm even enjoying just sitting in front of the tv with a cup of tea. Today I went into the shop to pick up cat food and found myself heading to the wine aisle automatically and actually stopped and told myself "no what are you doing" and I picked up a bottle of lemonade instead. 


Baby steps but feeling good!

msmermaid
msmermaid
Good for you in thinking these things through. That was a huge step for me. I also found a replacement drink I would go to if I had thoughts of drinking. It was a cup of hot tea or a ginger beer that helped me. Keep on cutting back and eventually you will realize you don't need it.
TailorSailor
TailorSailor
It sounds like these are all steps in the right direction. Great news.
Community Leaderbobinmaine
bobinmaine
This reminds me of something my counselor drilled into my head repeatedly, "Think about the consequences of your actions before picking up that drink!"

I love seeing her advice in action! You're doing great! Keep it up!

God Bless
1is2many
1is2many
it is just a habit. Thing for me was I needed to find something to replace the booze. I found a sober life that makes me happy if im happy then why do i need a drink?
1-2
Why dont you drop the booze before the road goes back to 7 a week again. I could try to moderate but it was actually worse and more agonizing than just cutting it out completly. Good Luck!
rubyrocco
rubyrocco
Thanks guys. At work today and already made a to-do list to keep me occupied at home and looking forward to getting stuck into it and rewarding myself with that pint of ice cream in the freezer instead of a drink.

1is2many - I am trying to drop the booze, not moderate it. Fights with my ex were always a massive trigger for my drinking which is part of the reason I broke up with him. I haven't heard from him in a while so when he popped up again, it triggered me and I lapsed. The morning after I woke up and felt so guilty for drinking, I contacted him to tell him I will no longer be in contact. It just isn't worth the risk.
Edge11
Edge11
Baby steps are good. Keep up the good work and happy holidays.
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