any advice and tips please...

[bimble01]

:new: hi again,so glad i stumbled over this site,i did post yesterday but only breifly..neway,the thing is i know i have to sort out my drinking,ive never classed my self as addicted,but i reakon i am..just coz i dont need one when i wake up doesnt make the fact that i drink at least 8 cans a night!! i spoil family occasions!! ive been arested and banged up,been to court,been violent,taken tablets to try and end it all(more like crys for help)i drink every day usually as soon as i get in from work late afternoon,and have now started hiding it so my daughter cant see!! she says every day,please dont drink tonte mum,and it breaks my heart!!
i just dont know where to start,im scared of stopping i know it sounds daft,but its my freind and my company,my family are all concerned about me,my sis t total and shes had enough of me doing stupid things when im drunk,and she has to have my little girl(who is my life!!:upset a freind has given me some campral but im on citalopram and a bit scared to take them as my doc didnt prescribe them!!id made my mind up not to drink ths eve,havnt had a fag today either!! but im now thinking im just goin to get a couple of cans and ten cigs to say bye to them and start properly tomorrow...im so fed up of this horrible spiral,i want my life and my figure back...big beer belly!!lol..and used to be so active i just spend all my time drinking and smoking.....sorry for the rant needed to be honest xx

[greeneyes]

any advice and tips please...

:welcome: bimble! It's great that you are wanting to take back your life! I understand your fear. Many, if not most of us were afraid of what life would be like without AL. We feared socializing without it. What would fill the long loney hours? Would our friends still like us? Would we like ourself? Yikes! You will find as you read more that life dramatically improves. Problematic issues will still come up but you will be able to deal wtih them effectively with a clear head. Your health and figure will improve. The list of pros goes on and on. Many here have given up AL and you can too. We'll help you. Have you read the MWO book? You can download it from the Health Store at the top of this or any page. It's a great start.

[sunshinedaisies]

any advice and tips please...

Hi there again Bimble - feel free to rant - that is what this site is for! You can decide if or not you drink - only you can decide if you have a problem. Seeing as you are here, you have decided you have a problem. You don't say how old your little girl is, but if she is old enough to ask you not to drink, then now is a good time to start getting some control over it. You need to get a plan - it isn't as easy as just stopping - well, not for most of us anyway! Have you downloaded the book from the health store here? I saw that you had posted in the newbies thread and were given advice from there - read the Tool Box and get lots of good advice there. At least you have seen that you need to do something - a wonderful start for you. Coming here is good too - the more you read, the more you understand and take in. There is no magic pill, no matter what anyone says - we still have free will. Have you talked to your doctor about it? It took ages for me to actually be up front with my doc but he was wonderful once I did. Might be worth thinking about....... if you really are fed up with it, then read more and try and get a plan of sorts in place - good luck to you and hugs :l

sun X

[bimble01]

any advice and tips please...

thank you for that,just had some sad news bout a family member,brought on by a life of fags and booze,given me more of an incentive,so glad i found here to see im not alone xx