alcoholics

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

well some of you already know (antz being the main one )

 

that im a alcholic but ive been getting help and on nov 14th it will be 4 months with out a alcoholic drink now

 

its not easy i have tried before to stop but this is the best ive ever done

 

i get tablets from my gp and theyre on repeat untill april and as long as i keep taking them its impossable to drink alchol as they react with it and make you very ill before you could even finish a pint of lager

 

but now my one to one cousilling is coming to an end so im in need of some ideas of what to do in the hard times where i think fook it ill just have a drink it will be ok just for one drink or one night out

 

dont sugesst the non alcholic lager/beers as my counseller said to keep away from those too as the taste can (and has been provedto) set off the cravings and cause the withdrawel side affects again

 

times i worry about too are such as xmas and new year approaching but on the good side ive got no plans to go out no partys to attend etc just a quiet xmas me lindsey chloe and marc

 

another time (yes i know its a long way off yet) is cf show i always get pissed there and i am going and camping i just got to enjoy it sober

 

ive got to stick at it ive been through all the detox program and got this far ive drunk every day for the last 16 / 17 years plus and ive tried controlled drinking in the past too the only way for me is to stay away from alcohol alltogether

 

ps antz thanks for your support when ive moaned to you about it

 

all ideas appriciated thanks dave

[Copey]

not being through this myself i am not even going to pretend i know anythin and start to give you advice, but well done on getting this far and i hope all goes well

[geoffersmasher]

sounds like your going great mate and with the support of a good family round you even better

 

and as for cf show i drank a bit to much well alot to much and it ruinned it a bit for me as i enjoyed cf the year before even more

 

so ill be there staying sober with you mate

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

sounds like your going great mate and with the support of a good family round you even better

 

and as for cf show i drank a bit to much well alot to much and it ruinned it a bit for me as i enjoyed cf the year before even more

 

so ill be there staying sober with you mate

 

cool and i imagine antz will be sober too

[sambo]

I cant imagine what its like mate. I smoke. Alot, so i can see the addiction thing. I need to give up but fooking hell its hard!

Youve done 4 months nearly mate, that is awesome. Keep it up.

[antz]

sounds like your going great mate and with the support of a good family round you even better

 

and as for cf show i drank a bit to much well alot to much and it ruinned it a bit for me as i enjoyed cf the year before even more

 

so ill be there staying sober with you mate

 

cool and i imagine antz will be sober too

 

sometiems its funny watched everyone get pissed and do stupid things kidna like ford fair 2007 when burns got wasted and was trying to cook sausages in the dark at 1am...

 

youll be alright dave....im just a text away if you wanna chat and stuff

[richie_stix]

I used to smoke tons of weed, and i mean lots! i had to quite as it was weed or my missis, so she came first! it was well hard, tried weening myself and stuff, the biggest problem for me is boredom/being on my own!

 

keep occupied, be with someone who aint a bad influence, play computer games.... i found i often smoked and watch comedies/films and found it hard to watch them/find them funny at first but it went away!

 

x box killed loads of the time for me!

 

KEEP BUSY, the devil makes light work of idle hands

 

and well done for getting thus far, wish i had had some pills that made weed physically impossible to smoke!

[Stu_B]

Always keep your car keys handy mate, the responsibility of driving is sometimes the only thing that stops me drinking

[pauline]

you doing realy well keep it up.

 

I go through stages of drinking a lot then not drinking at all but have found it is more fun watching everyone else getting drunk and rembering it the next what I have done.

 

support of friends and familiy is a great help even if you dont always want to lisen to them.

sometimes they can be right.

 

Iam trying to help a friend of mine to stop drinking and its not easy.

 

I have decided that iam not going to drink anymore due to the medacation am on plus were i had the accident in my car the other day I had been drinking the night before so can not say for sure what corsed me to crash.

[Durham Fiesta]

sounds like your doing spot on dave i've never been through anything like this my self but can only guess at how hard its been for you. T

[Jimbob-Squarepants ©]

It takes a big man to face his problems, so big respect to you for that

 

Unfortunatley I have never been in this situation as I don't drink, but like others have said, keep your car with you, hang with a mate that doesn't drink and that can act responibly enough to keep you on the straight and narrow.

 

Most of all, just think of your family mate. I should imagine that they are very proud of you for making it this far, so next time you have the naughty thought of a drink, think of them and the disappointment they will have in you failing.

 

Best of luck mate

[mk1super]

As said takes a big man to admit to his problems, and much respect for doing that!

My uncle is an alcoholic, after he got early retirement he was at a loss as to what to do with his time, so went to pub and slipped down the slide from being a social drinker into being an alcoholic, at the age of 55, so it can happen at any age!

 

I asked him sometime ago how he was coping away from the booze he said after the councling, medication ( As he too was on the puke pills as he called em!) AA meetings etc he found that keeping himself busy was the way forward, he redecorated the house with the money he wasnt spending on alcohol, and did the garden too and he spends alot of his time with his grandkids and also volounteers too, he feels by being depended on, to be at places and to do things, it keeps him away from the pub.

 

As Jim bob said you have your family mate and alot of friends who want you to succeed, and you dont seem the type of guy who lets down family or friends so stick with it bud

[over_head_cam]

I don't drink Dave so I can't really offer any suggestions. I will say well done though m8, and I hope you stick with it

[over_head_cam]

I don't drink Dave so I can't really offer any suggestions. I will say well done though m8, and I hope you stick with it

[louie bagel]

sounds like your doing a brilliant job mate just stick with it and the only sujestions i've got is when ever you feel like a drink just come on here and talk to us that should take your mind off the the subject (not that i know what your going through, just guessing).

 

and huge respect for ants for taking the time to help you nice one matey

[accord83]

Stick with it buddy, think of the saved cash. When I gave up smoking in 1982 I went from a Renault 4 and 60 a day, to a 3litre Granada Ghia, just so I had no money for fags, well that's what I told the wife. Been cold turkey (not nice) after getting a liking for some heavy pain relief, and I now would rather have the pain than go through that again. But still get the craving sometimes. I can't drink, but will be off to the pub shortly, and the only time I miss it is when everyone starts talking fluent the round ones around 1am, as I'm the only one who cannot understand what's being said, but it is funny to listen to John

[Mr Sam]

they allways say the biggest part of the problem is admitting to others not just yourself about said problem so letting the OSF masses know what your doing you must be well on the way now, congrats on your progress mate and keep at it

[caprinerd]

4 months dry , thats a land mark mate not been through it but know people that have and your realling doing well keep it up mate think im right in saing we`re all behind you mate

[X-pack-Glyn]

i know its a serious subject, me old man was one for years...

 

im came close to it myself during the early 90s i was well on my way to becoming an alky just like me old man... but i found the answer in hardcore porn, i predominantly drank heaviest whilst at home alone, so everytime i got the urge for a beer i left it and watched some hardcore porn and bashed one out instead... it worked quite well!

 

thats all i can think to sugest really.

[bronze4door]

buy another car

 

little or big project to take your mind of things

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

thanks for your replys and support it is very hard i wont kid you and say its easy but i really do want to stick at it

 

some funny replys there watch hardcore porn and bash one out

 

getting another osf is hopefully on the cards very soon (as well as the cortina )

 

the computor games is a good one too thanks and well done for stopping smoking the blow you must have gone through similar feelings etc as me

 

i dont go to the pub at all i see no point in that i even sold my jimmy white snooker cue on ebay so i dont go to the snooker club

 

my debts are coming down now too in spurts so soon will hopefully beable to benifit the money i used to spend on drink

 

it dopesnt help that the washing machine has just started rattling its tits off though more expense

 

i want to see osf car parts and tools coming in

 

thanks asgain people and keep suggestions coming in

[X-pack-Glyn]

Take up carp fishing!

[FredTransit]

I have no time for people who have a dependency, but all the time in the world, and respect, for somebody who beats it. I know you will always be 'recovering' but the 4 month milestone is a third of a year. Soon it will be a year, then four, and I am sure (though don't have any experience myself) it should get easier over the years. Keep it up, you are obviously going in the right direction. Best of luck!

[GT_lenny]

I've never experienced what you have all I can say is well done

And if you need help with keeping occupied take the money your saving through not drinking and go buy yourself a YB lump and rebuild it with all the other money your saving by the time your finished you'll really have something to show for your determiation,hard work and cash instead of wetting the bog wall

 

 

Well done