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Shaz51Senior Contributor
@utopia, @Fee1 we have not had a drink since the 1st of january and tonight we are having a couple on the 23rd January
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Hi @Shaz51 I've worked 2 x 10 hour days so a bit over it. But appreciative of my job all the same. So going pretty good.
Thanks for asking. How's everyone else?
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@Fee1 Sleeping tablets can have a hangover effect - or even anithistamines do that to me
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
yes long days to take their toll on us @Former-Member
Hoping you can relax a bit tonight 
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NatalieSSenior Contributor
@Former-MemberSince the age of 14 I have self-medicated with alcohol and my gp confrmed last year I have an enlarged liver. I lasted 6 or 7 weeks without alcohol because my health was the most important thing on my mind then, but now other things are happening in my life which are making it difficult not to drink. Before then I've had various instances when I've quit alcohol...4 years was the longest...and all of those times I've wanted to stop. And different support groups work for different people.
@Matt12 @Fee1 @Shaz51 @utopia Wanted to tag you in because I agree, finding a support group is like finding a mental health practitioner that feels right for the individual. AA didn't work for me because the talk about submitting to a "higher power" traumatised me further and I ran away half way through the meeting. A few years ago I regularly attended SMART meetings and we supported each other, and unfortunately I couldn't continue to attend as I work full-time and at that stage was working on mental health issues, (still) caring for my husband, and multiple trauma issues.
I wish you all the best.
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
hello @NatalieS
we went 25 days without alcohol until yesterday and I had some beer , well last night i paid for it because of my Kidney disease stage 4
the kidney did not like the alcohol yesterday
@Matt12 @Fee1 @utopia, @Former-Member,
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