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I don't think I could make a glass last all day -- me either @utopia

Well done for what you have done today my friend

hi @utopia,

yeah same here!

i hope the line on the bottle method works for you...sounds like a good one to try 🙂

Thank-you @utopia . . . I'm going to go brush my teeth

@utopia Wow that is a lot to get done for hospital homecoming. I am gently working on my son about that and he does pick up more these days. He is a lot older than your boy.It seems to have become acceptable for older children to drop clothes on the floor. I certainly would not have been able to maintain a presence or daily demand that he pick up as keeping the peace during difficult teen years seemed a wiser approach. I see it as a silent stand off regarding women's work. (invisible work as there is both the job done and the emotional wearing down, as in we are more likely to "give in" and do the job.) In earlier years they had less clothes and needed to get them into the wash in order to have something half decent to wear.

Worrying about when and how much to drink all day would be a form of ongoing torture for me.

I have struggled with addictions though not alcohol. Mostly I managed to put them completely out of my life, and eventually they have become out of sight out of mind.

I sip my water bottle and have glasses of water around during the day. Its a thing. I dont think I had ready access to water as a kid. Anyway in last couple of years I often have half a squeezed lemon or a teaspoon of "apple cider with the mother". I have gotten used to the taste and it is supposed to be helpful for metabolism ... There is enough stuff on the net about it .. so I dont feel a complete loon.

Thinking of you and wishing you the best.

Coming home was likely to be a big adjustment after being in hospital and having everything regulated for you @utopia.

Alcohol - it tastes nice and it makes you feel good, helps you to relax and numbs the awful stuff going on in your head. I get that. There were times I would 'reward" myself - Friday afternoon drinks. Then it became every day at a couple of stages.

Having it in the house is a big attraction. Can you at least hide it away?

Also, perhaps there is something that you could substitute it with whether it be another non alcoholic beverage or an activity that makes you feel calm.

I like the idea of writing down a schedule and noting your achievements.

Keep at it. It will get better. You will get better.

A dash of Apple Cider Vinegar in a glass of water is nice .....

Just found out that a fellow patient that I have known from my hospital stays, passed away last Thursday. I thought he was discharged from the hospital. Apparently not.

Am devastated.