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[Oilyragjo]

Hi peeps Im new to this site but thanks for being here. I quit drinking completely on the 20th of May as I simply cant drink responsibly. It has caused me so many problems in my life that I cant go into here but its been bad put it that way lol. Anyhow thanks

[Suziemun]

I feel your pain and I'm the same. As soon as I have the first glass, all thought of moderation is out of the window. I worry that I am drinking far too much and I know the only answer is to get rid of booze completely. I feel about 80yrs old and my body is racked with aches and pains and I need to drop at least 20lb.

I only started yesterday, lets do this together (how's it going for you?)

[Hidden in reply to Suziemun]

Good morning how are you getting on sorry I didn't see you on here when you wanted to stop drinking we could have tried it together I stopped 11days ago it shocked me to my sences nearly dying and my liver and immune system blood counts are been monitored, binge drinking when I'm upset has been my major problem. I had just one beer couple weeks ago as a experiment I can just stop at a few but more often than not I want to carry on its quite on this site, I found AA helpful and could relate to a little of all there stories they were such lovely people sensitive and caring types and just normal people some quite well spoken wore masks I got a list of people I can ring if needed to but as I am living with my mam until I find another house need to sell mine first, I stopped drinking nearly a month ago but had a set back and drank a bottle cider I had gone to my house of which I had a lot of trauma there and suffer PTSD so I am living at my mam's as mentioned, and as I don't trust myself I am trying to do a month off to break the habit I read a month is what it takes, but I actually really never wanted to drink again the day I rang AA until I was upset Tuesday and yesterday I saw a bottle of pink wine I started at it and thought be nice to have a couple drinks one night in the future I ended up buying non alcoholic Sparkling rose, I drink non alcohol beer when stressed I pretend it's alcoholic then the mood eventually passes I was told have something sweet, it was even fun in Morrisons yesterday looking at the sweet shelfe all my old favourites from a kid liquish toffees Trevor mints bon bons, need to get exercising for sure, I am 56 and in the UK how about you take care x

[Oilyragjo]

Sorry I havnt responded had a bad few weeks tbf thank you for the support

[Oilyragjo]

I quit on the 20th of May untill my birthday on the 29th of July which is when It went horribly wrong Ive been drinking daily ever since. Pisses me of that I can go completely abstinent for 2 months then once I have 1 its all over . So frustrated with myself right now and this lockdown dosnt help!! grrrr

[Hidden in reply to Oilyragjo]

Good morning I was maby still am same I ended up drinking far too much due to some major upsets I ended up ringing AA ready for help it was called I first got chatting to a guy by email although I'm not a alcohic of not sure as I can just stop at a few but more often I won't, I mainly bingde when I'm either celebrating or upset and anxious, what is the amount you drink, I stopped the day I rang AA as that was the condition I could go and I decided I need to try the month off to break the habit I nearly drank Tuesday as I felt really upset about something but as I am staying at my mam's now for my own safety as I was drinking unsafe amounts and living alone so dangerous I had a few falls ended up with badly bruised ribs,fell backwards over the cat onto steel bar stool and hard work top then landed on floor during lockdown I stocked up on boxes of wine, I sat in the AA meeting and heard stories horendous nice average person in the street some quite well spoken types of people a lot ladies my age 56, they all started some started moderade drinkers and ended up dependant, I have looked up about binge drinking it is a form of alcohism I been having non alcohol wine and beer, and eating sweets chewy mints and soft toffees chocolate crisps must get some exercise lol, it is no joke been a slave to alcohol, some of the people there still hope they can one day drink sensibly I have always been the same sometimes I can sometimes not as I have possibly some inflammation of my liver blood count higher than normal and white cells immune system now been no itored every 3 month's showed up in a routine one a year old tests mainly I go for my chesterol, doctor said you don't need test last year's fine I insisted and now I'm been monitored just shows you can trust doctors they just want to save money only see us if insist or our health in danger how old are you you are a leo then like me I got through my birthday ok had fish n chips day 2 of my non drinking on 12th August I wish you well x