Don't do it my wayI stopped drinking in November last year. Just as dad told me he was dying. I had no defence just started drinking. A friend had tried to get me to admit my problem so luckily I was conscious and stopped and have been working my recovery since... See More »
The story behind my name - No I don’t think I’m a ten, I just let a free bar get the better of me.A few years ago me and a friend went to a work function in a city we weren’t familiar with in a restaurant we wouldn’t normally be able to afford a starter in. We thought we were arriving fashionably late but it turned out we were the first to arr... See More »
Hard to resist alcohol. AdviceI find it hard to resist alcohol. Right now having anti depressants which isn't good to mix with alcohol. So I just had 2 sips, then put the beer in the fridge for later. I just wonder what it is I'm supposed to do? Anyone got the same problem?
Sober for 5 years this yearThis isn’t a sad story. I don't need anyone to feel bad for me. I do appreciate the thought but it isn't necessary I often read stories about people feeling fragile many years after they quit drinking. Those are the people who we should feel bad... See More »
Three months soberI collected a new "chip" on Monday. I feel less of a fraud now. There was a young girl, new mother, at the meeting and arguing (with herself mostly) that she wasn't an alcoholic despite drinking three bottles wine on Sunday after promising she... See More »
