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question for the ladies

LostGirl99
LostGirl99

so - just want to know if when PMS sets in is it  10 times harder to say "no" to the booze? I made it but it was insanely difficult... good night my friends

stickywick
stickywick
No, not for me. After the obsession to drink left me; I rarely think of booze. I think of drinking when I'm listening to a speaker; or if someone opens a huge bottle of wine in front of me but its a passing thought not a craving.
PMS makes it harder not to commit homicide (sort of kidding) but not harder to stay sober.
LostGirl99
LostGirl99
Nice- thanks
ScarletAngel13
ScarletAngel13
ditto to Stickywick. I had no problem staying sober during my TOM or PMS. And never once during menopause, hot flashes and night sweats - as bad as that is - have I even thought about alcohol.
seaQ
seaQ
Getting older, & seeing so many friends suffering from various illnesses made me appreciate good health, and Question WHY would I risk my health on stupid booze buzz?!? I have vowed to drink moderately for decades & it's obvious by now - by menopause time - that moderation is not gonna happen. So I have to Quit drinking for the health's sake of that older woman I see in the mirror and wonder WhoDat?!? LoL gray hair & wrinkles are my next battle HaHa!

Day 13 for me
msmermaid
msmermaid
Yes it was harder at first as it was my way of coping with insane cramps and just being pissy. It gets easier. Ibuprofen and a heating pad are my best friends at that time. I also make sure I get plenty of sleep and juyst warn my family I am noit feeling 100%
LostGirl99
LostGirl99
good to know that by next month perhaps I won't be white knuckling my grapefruit juice - I made it, just a craving... but wow I wanted a glass of wine... but super happy I did not.
LostGirl99
LostGirl99
oh and good for you seaQ - 13 is awesome.
Impermanence
Impermanence
Wen my wife was going through PMS. it was hard for me to say no to booze.
stickywick
stickywick
LostGirl early sobriety everything made it hard not to drink. I wanted to drink all the time. I had to distract myself, and take the direction of the people around me who were staying sober. I very clearly remember being so physically exhausted from the daily struggle I thought I'd never keep on keeping on. It lifted. I still think about a drink from time to time but it doesnt have that pull it used to. its not a craving anymore its just normal alcoholic thought process. Which passes.