tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post7904708409018869175..comments2024-03-27T00:48:06.021-07:00Comments on Mummy was a Secret Drinker: Are You Struggling?SoberMummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09149651295183331661noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-73301683148804428162016-01-25T11:49:31.445-08:002016-01-25T11:49:31.445-08:00I saw your post title and thought. Yes. That'...I saw your post title and thought. Yes. That's me. I am definitely struggling. On a daily and often a minute by minute basis. Not with staying alcohol free but with the decision to go alcohol free. Your blog has inspired me for weeks now and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. It gives me hope and it inspired me to write my own blog about my struggles. Writing helps. Part of me is waiting for the opportunity to take abstinence bird by bird. Part of me isn't looking forward to it at all. Ripley!Ripleybellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08484735194209368209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-88961408518793330182016-01-25T11:48:32.652-08:002016-01-25T11:48:32.652-08:00Thanks SM.. I'm hanging on in there.. tweet tw...Thanks SM.. I'm hanging on in there.. tweet tweet!!SWMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695623151674239441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-20132151105111387562016-01-25T11:37:34.785-08:002016-01-25T11:37:34.785-08:00I love that analogy.
Loving one day at a time make...I love that analogy.<br />Loving one day at a time makes every day special. I like that.<br /><br />AnneAinsobrietyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642935819165465190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-46798554678962587962016-01-25T10:39:08.939-08:002016-01-25T10:39:08.939-08:00Sleeping much better, deeper, still often wake up ...Sleeping much better, deeper, still often wake up but usually just once. And I can easily do 9-10 hours! (Have years of lost sleep to catch up on) XDr Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895493491680832230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-7140659605472371322016-01-25T10:38:19.030-08:002016-01-25T10:38:19.030-08:00Sleeping much better, deeper, still often wake up ...Sleeping much better, deeper, still often wake up but usually just once. And I can easily do 9-10 hours! (Have years of lost sleep to catch up on) XDr Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895493491680832230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-18358665095009791102016-01-25T09:51:42.726-08:002016-01-25T09:51:42.726-08:00The first days do go SO SLOW! Keep at it - you'...The first days do go SO SLOW! Keep at it - you're doing brilliantly! SoberMummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09149651295183331661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-41853971865118817232016-01-25T09:50:53.570-08:002016-01-25T09:50:53.570-08:00Yes! Especially the tiredness! I was more tired th...Yes! Especially the tiredness! I was more tired than I could remember ever being. But at day 22, you should start coming out of the physical bit now and start getting your energy back! Are you sleeping well? XSoberMummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09149651295183331661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-84152947237646240112016-01-25T09:27:49.190-08:002016-01-25T09:27:49.190-08:00Thanks SM, wise words. Have reached day 22 (at thi...Thanks SM, wise words. Have reached day 22 (at this point last year I gave up). But feels different this time - have 'come out' to my husband and told him I intend to go beyond January (still not sure I can do it though). Feel dog-tired at the moment and have had horrible headaches this weekend - did you have this?<br />Dr Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895493491680832230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-75042400179021108302016-01-25T09:27:34.245-08:002016-01-25T09:27:34.245-08:00Thanks SM, wise words. Have reached day 22 (at thi...Thanks SM, wise words. Have reached day 22 (at this point last year I gave up). But feels different this time - have 'come out' to my husband and told him I intend to go beyond January (still not sure I can do it though). Feel dog-tired at the moment and have had horrible headaches this weekend - did you have this?<br />Dr Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895493491680832230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-34448041362638716242016-01-25T08:05:48.222-08:002016-01-25T08:05:48.222-08:00As always, your posts pull me through...day 25. T...As always, your posts pull me through...day 25. This past weekend I wanted so badly to drink, but I didn't! I'm not wishing for time to go faster, as life is too precious to wish away, but the days are long right now. Quarter of the way to 100.Lia Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13211861233662358798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-42190746143553434362016-01-25T06:37:36.069-08:002016-01-25T06:37:36.069-08:00Oh no, poor you! Don't let it derail you! Forg...Oh no, poor you! Don't let it derail you! Forgive yourself, and keep plodding on :-) xxxSoberMummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09149651295183331661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-7822538818463608992016-01-25T05:36:37.209-08:002016-01-25T05:36:37.209-08:00Oh man, I fell off everything this weekend. Talk a...Oh man, I fell off everything this weekend. Talk about coming down to earth with a bump. I'm scratching around looking for positives. Trying to force myself to fuel my brain and body properly, when I feel I deserve to be buried in the swamp. Still, got to keep on treading the sewage, try to keep it below my head. Gah!Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15371166334887188048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-74581003922021086762016-01-25T04:05:35.945-08:002016-01-25T04:05:35.945-08:00Hi RedWagon! Congrats on 11 days, and sorry you ha...Hi RedWagon! Congrats on 11 days, and sorry you have to go through the biopsy thing (it doesn't hurt, btw, just a bit uncomfortable and weird). Waiting is definitely the worst. If you are under 50 then ultrasounds are way better than mammograms. The odds are you'll be totally fine, but if not then PLEASE E-MAIL ME (sobermummy@gmail.com), and I'll help in any way I can. Try not to Google!!! Biggest hugs SM xSoberMummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09149651295183331661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-82016260080073617212016-01-25T04:00:47.010-08:002016-01-25T04:00:47.010-08:00Hi SM - another great post! I look forward to your...Hi SM - another great post! I look forward to your post every morning and have been following you from the beginning of your journey. I am currently on day 11 and found out Friday that I need to have a breast biopsy done on an area I have been telling the dr about for the past 10 years... Instead of going to the same dr and getting another mammogram I went to a different hospital and thank god they did an ultrsound as well. Scheduled for Wednesday the waiting is dreadful..going to call this morning to see if I can get moved to tomorrow. Thank god I'm not drinking!! Keep up the great posts you have helped me more than you will ever know! ;) xo redwagonRedWagonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09944970302140018631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-63231865348767390122016-01-25T03:57:31.787-08:002016-01-25T03:57:31.787-08:00You're doing great, SWMum, and it WILL get eas...You're doing great, SWMum, and it WILL get easier, just don't stop now. One bird at a time....SoberMummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09149651295183331661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-64981353724525040622016-01-25T03:48:43.595-08:002016-01-25T03:48:43.595-08:00Hi SM, it was good to read this as this past weeke...Hi SM, it was good to read this as this past weekend was by far the toughest... Even my husband found it tough and he is a light drinker by most standards. Twice over the weekend he offered to go buy wine, twice I said "I think I'll pass" whilst my brain screamed "please, please buy some so I can sneak a bit whilst you are not looking!!" Thankfully, he didn't, and I didn't, and we both had an honest chat about how hard it was and started to think how we would handle next weekend and the end of January. The thing I took from Anne Lamott, is sometimes we need that little bit of support and encouragement when things look so overwhelming. So thank you to you, to him and to all the other lovely posters who have gotten me to 24 days. You give me wings. xxxSWMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695623151674239441noreply@blogger.com