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kate63 · **Joined:** Mon Jun 30, 2014 10:06 am **Posts:** 62

Been tracking my consumption on a spreadsheet. My brain, fearsome foe that it is, wants me to believe that nothing has changed, and that any decrease in consumption is merely the result of circumstances making drinking inconvenient, or some placebo-like effect. So I generated a chart and used the trend line feature, which is awesome. This looks pretty textbook:

Could this really be working as advertised? I am encouraged!

melissa1928 · **Joined:** Sun Oct 20, 2013 12:57 pm **Posts:** 897

That looks awesome. Looks to me like it's working precisely as advertised.

plantpr0 · **Joined:** Mon Mar 31, 2014 11:06 am **Posts:** 353

Yup, textbook.

kate63 · **Joined:** Mon Jun 30, 2014 10:06 am **Posts:** 62

Latest chart. Still trending downward. Getting easier and easier to keep it in the single digits.

justmehere · **Joined:** Fri Jun 13, 2014 3:01 pm **Posts:** 31

Good job Kate!

plantpr0 · **Joined:** Mon Mar 31, 2014 11:06 am **Posts:** 353

Perfect!

kate63 · **Joined:** Mon Jun 30, 2014 10:06 am **Posts:** 62

Well, the weekly chart still shows downward progress but I'm still worried it's not really working. I was really hoping to come in under 50 this week but PMS and a serious fight with my partner kind of torpedoed that. Trying to keep the faith.

plantpr0 · **Joined:** Mon Mar 31, 2014 11:06 am **Posts:** 353

Keep the course Kate, you're doing great. The nal will work on its own schedule, don't overthink it. Your experiencing huge triggers now, not easy for anyone. Good luck....

Magda · **Joined:** Thu Jun 19, 2014 1:40 am **Posts:** 190

kate63 wrote:

Well, the weekly chart still shows downward progress but I'm still worried it's not really working. I was really hoping to come in under 50 this week but PMS and a serious fight with my partner kind of torpedoed that. Trying to keep the faith.

Progress despite huge triggers! Come on, Kate, you're doing great!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_distortion

Quote:

Disqualifying the positive: discounting positive events.
Example: Upon receiving a congratulation, a person dismisses it out-of-hand, believing it to be undeserved, and automatically interpreting the compliment (at least inwardly) as an attempt at flattery or perhaps as arising out of naïveté.

kate63 · **Joined:** Mon Jun 30, 2014 10:06 am **Posts:** 62

Thanks, you guys. I appreciate the support more than I can convey. Thank goodness for this forum.

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