Good show, Georgiamom...you're doing everything right, sounds like - keep posting!

Hi! Glad to see you posting! It certainly helped me to interact with everyone here. It's good to have the encouragement and ideas.

I have to agree with Tiller. There are many ways to measure progress in addition to numbers. The problem with the numbers is they go up and down. That's the roller coaster. It's discouraging sometimes. Several times I was really depressed by numbers, but in hindsight my best improvements came after spikes.

Take care!

Hi Georgiamom

A belated welcome! You have had some success already so that bodes well for the future. Sometimes being the kids' cab service is a good hindrance to drinking. My youngest has soccer & futsal (indoor soccer) all weekend with an early start Sunday, so hopefully I'll limit my drinking to a few wines tonight!

Cheers
Sticky

To Georgia from Bama,

I am new to this, but right now I really believe this can work. Have seen it in a couple of areas, and am convinced it will work for my alcoholism. Please stay strong, and keep posting.Let's all help each other, as those who came before us did.

This can save our life...and our lives.

Greetings all! Another week and this time my numbers are down! Also 2 af days! A big thank you for all who have posted. I read every day. You guys and gals keep me going. The strangest thing happen this week. It is almost as if my brain is at battle with me. I can hear is screaming at me that I don't want to drink. Even though I may go ahead and partake it just doesn't have the thrill that it use too have. I know this is a good sign. I have also noticed that when I am in public or at a friend's house I don't drink much at all. Most of my heavy drinking is done at home. This has made me start to take a long look at my home life. What stresses are there that trigger my drinking. I love my husband but he is many times in a very negative and bad mood. I can take so much and then i just say forget it and numb myself with alcohol. I have got to learn to adress this in a more positive and healthy way. Sooooo...the goals for this week are at least 2 af days, read this site daily and figure out how not to react to my husband and his stinky attitude!!!!!

Hope all is well with you and that you have a blessed weekend!

Exactly: it's a big, big change in terms of feelings and use of time, and part of a chain of events and factors that all interact. I, too, have really "tweaked" what happens @ night, and realize I must eliminate all the stresses I can. In my case, it relates to DH being a musician and practising INCESSANTLY. We've had to set some boundaries...it has irritated me for years, but in the midst of my TSM journey, I realized I had to address it, since I couldn't "numb out" as I had before...always somethin'!

BTW, congrats. on your good numbers, and 2 AFs, awesome!!!

Great work on the 2 AF days! Stay with it!

Just had to brag. Went to the Foreigner concert tonight and I drove everybody home because I was sober!!!! YES! Life is good!

Goergiamom,
Fantastic news! Isn't that a great feeling when you are the sane and sober one in the crowd? And how did you feel the next morning? Sick?, nope. Anxious?, nope. Guilty?, nope. Did you sleep better?

My out from the home stresses (or boredom which is the current issue at home) is exercise, some sort of accomplishment, or reading. This might be the chance to find or re-discover yours.

Good Luck!

Eric