tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post8301103361483139571..comments2024-03-27T00:48:06.021-07:00Comments on Mummy was a Secret Drinker: A Simple Way to Break a Bad HabitSoberMummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09149651295183331661noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-26249897273222805512016-06-10T19:53:50.190-07:002016-06-10T19:53:50.190-07:00Thanks WalkingonSunshine. I'm going to focus o...Thanks WalkingonSunshine. I'm going to focus on how good it will feel to be hungover free on Sunday.Sunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04298002225816897754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-52693705767236340522016-06-08T07:00:11.334-07:002016-06-08T07:00:11.334-07:00I would be worried about that too! But you really ...I would be worried about that too! But you really shouldn't. It's fine to say you're off the booze! Whatever, just don't drink. Think about how you'll feel in the morning if you do. I was tempted at a girls lunch last Saturday - but so glad I resisted come Sunday morning! Have a great weekend! WalkingonSunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12032552302196182107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-89961161172505422672016-06-08T06:05:07.614-07:002016-06-08T06:05:07.614-07:00Tonight I had a planning meeting with a group of m...Tonight I had a planning meeting with a group of mummies for an up coming mummy weekend away. We are hiking 23km through the mountains, then staying in luxury accommodation kid free. Bliss. After discussions about food, who will drive, cook etc the meeting turned to how much wine. What type, red or white, what other drinks (It was decided at least 12 bottles for 6 mummies and they did make note that I was being really good these days). <br /><br />But, I am really worried about how I'll cope.<br /><br />My first super dupa strong thoughts were - just have a night off from the not drinking thing. Arghhh! This trip was my idea, the perfect reason to step away from wine. Its about health and challenge. Now Im dreading it for fear of failure. <br /><br />Think I'll put this tool into action while we are away. I'm going to need all the help I can get. Sunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04298002225816897754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-18519297750859958622016-06-08T00:01:00.789-07:002016-06-08T00:01:00.789-07:00For me, this and meditation (I use the headspace a...For me, this and meditation (I use the headspace app) have been invaluable. Being able to observe my own "weirdness" and illogical thought patterns has been a big help to me. I realise we all have our own ways of viewing things which make no rational sense to either ourselves or anyone else. Just enjoy and laugh at it! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03384586539207057247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-23673466491976073562016-06-07T17:39:14.893-07:002016-06-07T17:39:14.893-07:00Thank you; loved it. Appreciate your words. Thank you; loved it. Appreciate your words. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-66789024563652517532016-06-07T14:14:47.257-07:002016-06-07T14:14:47.257-07:00I have read various versions of this theory but th...I have read various versions of this theory but this is the clearest explanation yet. It really explains the way so many of us had excellent intentions every morning ( or during the night wakefulness horror ) but our resolve disappeared by 6 pm. Almost looking forward to a craving so I can bash it with curiousityNewLeafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11127554925674737422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-13386501182424674632016-06-07T09:38:21.983-07:002016-06-07T09:38:21.983-07:00YES. Very helpful technique and the one I read ab...YES. Very helpful technique and the one I read about in "Brain over binge" by K. Hansen. It's about how she overcame her eating disorder, but I applied her techniques to alcohol cravings :) Using your "higher brain" to observe (and eventually ignore) your "animal brain". julie k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03210917464606046731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-80534807691959250322016-06-07T04:52:01.844-07:002016-06-07T04:52:01.844-07:00Very same for me! Anxiety and Alcohol go hand in f...Very same for me! Anxiety and Alcohol go hand in for me, it was (and most likely always would be) my medication of choice. Makes the constant anxiety noise go away....!<br />Lately I have started to become more mindful of anxiety and how it manifests itself for me. Yesterday I wrote a list of the ways - first time ever. Quite a weighty and complex list! <br />Anyway I feel equipped now and ready to observe it, definitely feel like this is a more positive strategy than fighting it/looking for that Eureka moment.<br />Then hoping this all helps with the alcohol self medicating! xxScous Moushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10067391373243115713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-80585605872761704412016-06-07T02:34:37.018-07:002016-06-07T02:34:37.018-07:00Yes, as an anxiety suffer (as well as an alcoholic...Yes, as an anxiety suffer (as well as an alcoholic) I can definitely relate to that. So many people try to fight anxiety but the latest info suggest just sitting with it, accepting it is there but not allowing yourself to run with it. It isn't easy, takes a lot of practice but it has been the most helpful thing for me. Same with cravings for wine, accept it but don't run with it......practice practice oractise!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04017116573970391343noreply@blogger.com