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  1. #21
    girlwithbpd
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    is this topic still on?
    I am new here.
    well of course first of all you should go to the doctor, stop drinking,get some help. that is easier said than done though.

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    It is still open, and the op is getting help.
    Do a little of something that makes you happy every day!


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    Pheeny-jo
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    Hi all.

    I haven't bought any more gin which I like to think is a small positive step even though I am still drinking (wine mostly). I did my referral to alcohol counselling at my last appointment with the health advisor but I'm still waiting to hear from them.

    I am trying.

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    Well done for trying, have you chased up that referral?
    The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

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    Well done lovely, but I also agree that chasing that referral would be a positive thing.
    Do a little of something that makes you happy every day!


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    Pheeny-jo
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    They did say it would be at least 2 weeks before I heard anything but I suppose if I don't hear anything by the end of this week it wouldn't hurt to get in contact with them.

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    Definitely worth a phone call. Can I ask how much you are drinking?
    Do a little of something that makes you happy every day!


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    Pheeny-jo
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    Quote Originally Posted by Suzi View Post
    Definitely worth a phone call. Can I ask how much you are drinking?
    On a typical day I usually have a bottle of beer while I'm getting dinner, then share a bottle or two of wine with my mum, which compared to what I was drinking is an improvement! Obviously I'd like to get it down a lot further yet, breaking the habit is really hard though.

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    Can you and your mum work together to gradually reduce how much you’re both drinking?
    The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

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    Pheeny-jo
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    That's the plan of action ideally, I'm more keen to do something about it though. I think mum's of the old fashioned notion that you can't be an alcoholic unless you drink first thing in the morning, my definition is someone who can't get through the day without having a drink which is where I'm at right now.

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