wow don’t miss this

[Murphy81]

so sat night was at party got pretty drunk shots and everything then Sunday thought have a couple 2 sort out a bottle of wine and 3 6.8 ciders followed bye half a dozen ashai sand was back to drunken me woke up Monday feeling bad now on Wednesday and feel terrible still properly reminder needed not to drink in access

Hate not wanting to do stuff with family cos of beer and really can not believe used to live like this so if you do think your missing out not drinking believe me your not

Hope your all well and good

[Jampacked]

Thank you for the reminder I can feel the pain. I read your last post. Are you still going to the gym? Check in again with us Murphy.

[Murphy81 in reply to Jampacked]

yeah still in gym not even that could get rid of the rotten hangover was that bad feel better today hope your well and good

[SoberDrunk1]

I am an alcoholic and did this over and over again. 2006 I reached a point I knew I had to do something about it. Fortunately my higher power led me to a shrink who suggested that I reach out to AA. After intially struggling to understand the whole process, I realized the real meaning what is it to be an alcoholic. I had to make some huge changes. Thank goodness, today I sometimes dont even think about alcohol, this is a huse shift from where I was. The obsession is long gone and I just have to follow a few simple rules.

[fauxartist in reply to SoberDrunk1]

I guess everybody who bottoms out, has to decide if they are now ready to surrender. We all have 'drunkalog' stories, but for me the only story is about the day I had to admit to myself I was a drunk, and my life was unmanageable, and make the choice, for me it was simple: to live or die, because it will eventually kill ya....

[Jimbo92 in reply to fauxartist]

That’s right. Alcohol abuse is underplayed way too much. Herd mentality, everyone does it so it can’t be that bad, right?! And that’s exactly why the stigmas stick around and people avoid help and lie to themselves till it’s too late.

[fauxartist in reply to Jimbo92]

Denial is the great deceiver.... I did it too. Nobody wants to admit a problem with something, and because of society...we see it as a weakness, it's a disease, we don't look down on someone because they have diabetes, or a pre-existing heart condition.

[Murphy81]

that is brilliant your doing amazing great to hear your story

[Jimbo92]

that’s the toughest thing for me, mate. The thought of missing out on social events and everything else that involves a piss-up! But then the morning after, I remind myself why I’m trying to stop🤣💀

[Murphy81 in reply to Jimbo92]

So true pal I love a good social drink and done so well staying off shots and harder drinks and loved them as wake up go gym and feel fine just this time went on shots and that and cos was rough lead to drinking Sunday and getting drunk again

Least this time stopped at Sunday cos in past would of been a all week bender and would of ended up me arguing with Mrs just to keep on drinking and so on now so have got that under control at least

I find for me just having a social drink at weekend works and leave in week unless a match want to social with works for me so feel now got a healthy relationship with me and booze and family like this sat went for a walk and bike ride then at night had a bottle between me and Mrs and a few bottles and felt great just hope continues

Hope your good 👍

[Jimbo92 in reply to Murphy81]

That’s it, mate. It’s all about balance. It’s when you can’t get that balance that it becomes a problem.