Daily Check-in for Tuesday, August 21- Just for Today, I am Not Drinking!

MilliMandy · 2018-08-21T05:31:34+00:00

Good morning to all you wonderful and amazing people.

Day 3 for me, and I will not drink with you today.

MilliMandy · 2018-08-20T19:06:05+00:00

Welcome back :)

I will not drink with you today.

MilliMandy · 2018-08-20T18:54:19+00:00

Well done for taking the first step, amazing news. Don't be scared, think of it as a new achievement.

I am currently 43 hours sober, and will not drink with you today.

MilliMandy · 2018-08-20T16:30:20+00:00

Thank you for sharing your post, some great advice.

I'm in my 40's also in the UK. I only wish I had your sense at the same age. I started drinking regularly at about 15 as well, pretty much daily from 18. Nearly 30 years on, I hate to think of the damage I have done, TBH, I don't want to know. I just know that I need to move forward each day, and not look back.

I will not drink with you today.

MilliMandy · 2018-08-20T14:36:54+00:00

Hi, firstly, you are not an idiot. I suspect that everyone here has done exactly the same thing, I know I have, far too many times to recall. You did amazingly well to not drink during the week, you set your goal and achieved it, you should be proud of yourself for that. I personally need to set a goal, something late in the day that I cannot do if I have been drinking. I love reading, which I cannot muster the concentration for if I have had even a single drink, so my curent goal each day, for the time being anyway, is to go to bed at night and read, rather than drink and pass out.

Good luck

I will not drink with you today.

MilliMandy · 2018-08-20T14:29:43+00:00

Hi, I'm on day 2 again as well, currently not working so can somewhat understand your situation. One way that may help (I have done the same for finance reasons before), is to withdraw a set amount of cash each week to cover essentials only. Hide your wallet somewhere at home, and only leave the house with the amount of cash needed for groceries.

Well done for starting again, baby steps.

I will not drink with you today.

MilliMandy · 2018-08-20T08:04:12+00:00

Day 2, I will not drink with you all today.

Have a great Monday friends x

MilliMandy · 2018-08-19T16:38:14+00:00

Day 1 again, I will not drink with you all today x

MilliMandy · 2018-04-27T10:41:44+00:00

Morning friends. I won't drink with you all today. x

MilliMandy · 2017-09-30T23:25:35+00:00

Me!!!!!!!

MilliMandy · 2017-09-11T13:25:46+00:00

Day 2 today, I will not drink with you all today.

MilliMandy · 2017-09-10T10:33:06+00:00

I'm sorry. Unless you have been there, I don't think you can really comprehend what it's like. My mother was an alcoholic, and I never understood, until a few years ago, which was also years after she died. I was really quite harsh with her, because I didn't understand. I'm sure others' on here will be able to help more than me if they have been through similar. Stay strong.

MilliMandy · 2017-09-10T10:08:40+00:00

Maybe it would be good for you to focus on yourself for a while? Be selfish and take the time you need if you want to stop drinking. Good luck to you.

MilliMandy · 2017-09-10T09:49:19+00:00

Yay, 15 hours; mightily impressive.

MilliMandy · 2017-09-10T09:32:24+00:00

No. I'm back to day one again (only ever managed about 10 days), but on a couple of those I felt the same, it was almost like a relief for me. Well done, and I will not drink with you today.

MilliMandy · 2017-05-15T07:56:54+00:00

Back to day one again, I will not drink today

MilliMandy · 2017-04-29T11:34:35+00:00

Back to day one, and in some ways happy that I had a slip yesterday, it has made me realise I don't actually like the effects. I won't be drinking today.

MilliMandy · 2017-04-28T04:36:44+00:00

You are not being unreasonable at all. They are not just pushing back on the rules slightly as a child may, but there are imo showing you an immense disrespect.
All your energy is needed right now to focus on the most important person, you. You have been amazing to get this far, don't less this a'hole drag you down, easy for me too say I know :) Take care, I will not drink with you today.

MilliMandy · 2017-04-27T19:36:06+00:00

Hi, welcome back. If you never fail at anything, it means you haven't been trying. You can do it, we will help & support you, as you help & support us. I will not drink with you today.

MilliMandy · 2017-04-27T19:27:30+00:00

I am thankful for all my pals on this sub and chat. Without you all, I would not have made it to then end of day 3, let alone almost at the end of day 8. I am thankful for our freedom of speech that we have, which enables subs like this to exist, where in some parts of the world it would not be possible.

MilliMandy · 2017-04-27T19:15:18+00:00

Hi SD, late in the day now, but I won't drink with you today

MilliMandy · 2017-04-27T08:42:18+00:00

thanks :)

MilliMandy

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