Hey people thanks so much for all the responses here I can't single any out in particular because they are all very helpful and appreciated. So it's Saturday night where I am at the moment and I'm not out which is great for me. I normally can't resist a saturday night regardless of how I feel. It's only early days I know that and I'm under no illusion that this will be easy because as I've previously said I have gone seven or eight days before without a drink. I've an appointment with my GP in two days and I plan to discuss everything with him. I feel a sense of relief that I actually have this appointment because previously I have made promises to myself to stop drinking but I've never stuck to them. So this is a step I've never before taken. Again I really want to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for taking time out of their day to read and reply to my posts. It makes things that bit easier just being able to write my problems done and get other peoples opinions.