Hello from the UK
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My drinking consists of going to the pub after work having around 4-5 pints of lager and then heading home and probably having a bottle of wine,
At weekends things can get a little more severe, probably ditching the lager and hitting the wine straight away,
I don't go to the pub every night after work, perhaps 2/3 times a week. It really isn't doing my relationship any good whatsoever. My wife hasn't really mentioned too much about my drinking in the past, but she is beggining to notice that its got worse over the last 2 yrs.
I'm not addicted to alcohol, far from it. Infact sometimes when I find myself drinking after work I don't even know why I'm doing it. At weekends though, this is the time that I really enjoy it, having the time away from my business gives me the opportunity to really let rip in the evening, and as I say I can really knock back the wine. It does appear that its only me who's enjoying it though. I make promises to my kids that I can't keep, ie "we'll go swimming tomorrow" but when I wake the next morning I either can't remember saying what I've said, or a feel to hungover to carry out the promise.
It feels so good to be able to come on here annonimously(spelling?) And be able to open my heart and speak to other like minded people. Going to an AA meeting isn't the way I'd like to go at the moment as I'm happy to hide behind a keyboard, or my mobile phone in this case and discuss my problems. Its sad I know :-)
Thanks all for your comments,
Bruno.
At weekends things can get a little more severe, probably ditching the lager and hitting the wine straight away,
I don't go to the pub every night after work, perhaps 2/3 times a week. It really isn't doing my relationship any good whatsoever. My wife hasn't really mentioned too much about my drinking in the past, but she is beggining to notice that its got worse over the last 2 yrs.
I'm not addicted to alcohol, far from it. Infact sometimes when I find myself drinking after work I don't even know why I'm doing it. At weekends though, this is the time that I really enjoy it, having the time away from my business gives me the opportunity to really let rip in the evening, and as I say I can really knock back the wine. It does appear that its only me who's enjoying it though. I make promises to my kids that I can't keep, ie "we'll go swimming tomorrow" but when I wake the next morning I either can't remember saying what I've said, or a feel to hungover to carry out the promise.
It feels so good to be able to come on here annonimously(spelling?) And be able to open my heart and speak to other like minded people. Going to an AA meeting isn't the way I'd like to go at the moment as I'm happy to hide behind a keyboard, or my mobile phone in this case and discuss my problems. Its sad I know :-)
Thanks all for your comments,
Bruno.
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Welcome Bruno
The swimming thing, i made so many dates to take me grandson and Daughter swimming, and thats what people do every weekend, please stop when you can do the things you want in life, Alcohol has robbed me for the last 66 days to the point i dont go out. Stop it before it gets a hold of you. Sorry for taking over the thread for a while and sorry if i scared you
PB
The swimming thing, i made so many dates to take me grandson and Daughter swimming, and thats what people do every weekend, please stop when you can do the things you want in life, Alcohol has robbed me for the last 66 days to the point i dont go out. Stop it before it gets a hold of you. Sorry for taking over the thread for a while and sorry if i scared you
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Hi Bruno,
I am in Cork, Ireland.
I really identified with the thing you said about promising to do things and then no followthrough. Unfortunately, I do that now even though I am not drinking. Working on it.
Welcome.
I am in Cork, Ireland.
I really identified with the thing you said about promising to do things and then no followthrough. Unfortunately, I do that now even though I am not drinking. Working on it.
Welcome.
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Originally Posted by Paddyb 
Welcome Bruno
The swimming thing, i made so many dates to take me grandson and Daughter swimming, and thats what people do every weekend, please stop when you can do the things you want in life, Alcohol has robbed me for the last 66 days to the point i dont go out. Stop it before it gets a hold of you. Sorry for taking over the thread for a while and sorry if i scared you
PB
The swimming thing, i made so many dates to take me grandson and Daughter swimming, and thats what people do every weekend, please stop when you can do the things you want in life, Alcohol has robbed me for the last 66 days to the point i dont go out. Stop it before it gets a hold of you. Sorry for taking over the thread for a while and sorry if i scared you
PB
Thanks very much for your comment, you haven't scared me at all.
What has happend over the last 66 days? Did you return to drinking?
Thanks again, and good luck,
Bruno.
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paddy mate, i know what you mean about drinking everyday to the point where you dont even go out, knock it on the head again pal...you can do it, just back from a painful 9month relapse myself, 7 days sober again now and i feel like a new man...theres nothing quite like a painful relapse to put everything back in prospective and get you thinking on the right lines again (altho i wouldnt recommend it) no one needs to go that far to get recovery
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Originally Posted by Bruno1979
Paddy,
Thanks very much for your comment, you haven't scared me at all.
What has happend over the last 66 days? Did you return to drinking?
Thanks again, and good luck,
Bruno.
Thanks very much for your comment, you haven't scared me at all.
What has happend over the last 66 days? Did you return to drinking?
Thanks again, and good luck,
Bruno.
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Originally Posted by Paddyb
Bud i drank 4 or 5 pints a night and then at the weekend started drinking all day from the min i got up, looking for any sport on tv to have a drink. i started missing the Monday work then Monday/ tuesday etc. i have a thread on here and still post on it, Please help needed is the link, if you go to my profile and look up post you will find it. Alcohol is very cunning, all the help and advise i have been given and still i drink, there are very good people here.
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Originally Posted by Paddyb
I have a drug and Alcohol meeting on the 29th but slowing down on the beer and eating a little bud
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