tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921119446130836418.post5343009851535906673..comments2024-03-15T02:13:34.645+13:00Comments on Mrs D Is Going Without: We just have to take it awayMrs Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13110933370498728198noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921119446130836418.post-36072800576269382152013-01-27T10:15:29.918+13:002013-01-27T10:15:29.918+13:00Thank you so much for writing this. This is my fir...Thank you so much for writing this. This is my first comment, but I've been reading for months. <br />I've printed out this post because I keep convincing myself that controlled drinking is "okay," when it is clearly not. It's amazing how you can put into words what I can barely understand. <br />But I'm getting it...<br />Thanks Mrs. D! <br />From (yet another) Mrs. DDay One Againhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02505901753161810484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921119446130836418.post-10504254906095679912013-01-24T10:19:44.321+13:002013-01-24T10:19:44.321+13:00So often Mrs D I find that your post seems directe...So often Mrs D I find that your post seems directed at exactly what is going on in my own mind. Great post! I spent years trying to moderate. Sooooo much time, so much energy devoted to something I just could not control. But once I finally 'just took it away' I finally feel in control and free. Just this past weekend I went on a weekend retreat (Scrapbooking) and was with a group of lovely ladies and none of whom know my secret problem. I have to admit it did cross my mind a couple of times on my way there that I could drink and noone would be the wiser...but I would know. I would know that it was a mistake and I didn't drink. I never will again...no matter how many times it crosses my mind. I took it away...for good. For me its the only way. Great post!!!The Other Mrs Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921119446130836418.post-19610417844967372882013-01-20T10:46:43.227+13:002013-01-20T10:46:43.227+13:00Hello Mrs. D.
I also am one of those "lurker...Hello Mrs. D.<br /><br />I also am one of those "lurkers" who has been following you for a long time. I know how hard it is to do what you have done. I have not been able to do it yet in spite of trying many times. In one post you said that you did not want one glass of wine - you wanted the whole bottle... I can so relate to that! Thank you for being out there giving me some hope that maybe one of these days I can get it together as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921119446130836418.post-55713059020374733712013-01-18T10:00:11.364+13:002013-01-18T10:00:11.364+13:00You are truly an inspiration, my friend!You are truly an inspiration, my friend!Al K Hallhttp://alkhallanonymous.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921119446130836418.post-22421764189256288832013-01-18T04:02:37.664+13:002013-01-18T04:02:37.664+13:00This is a great post. I found it and felt like it...This is a great post. I found it and felt like it was meant for me. I am one of those lurkers that has been trolling around the internet. Your blog is one of two that I have found myself reading from beginning to end. Thank you for doing this. I am sure you have no idea of the amount of people you have helped.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921119446130836418.post-86409362684147372702013-01-17T13:26:39.557+13:002013-01-17T13:26:39.557+13:00Really enjoyed this blog it's what I needed to...Really enjoyed this blog it's what I needed tonight and glad to know it can be done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921119446130836418.post-33883303509170281582013-01-17T07:24:58.762+13:002013-01-17T07:24:58.762+13:00Great post my friend. Great post.
SherryGreat post my friend. Great post.<br /><br />SherrySoberMomWriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04845259535764391849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921119446130836418.post-27142719823525464532013-01-16T21:31:44.584+13:002013-01-16T21:31:44.584+13:00Ah, Mrs D, once again you say something perfect. Y...Ah, Mrs D, once again you say something perfect. Yes, that's it in a nutshell. That's exactly what I was thinking about last night as I watched people drinking in a restaurant and resisted the waiter's enticement to order 'a cheeky glass of wine' while I waited. I was thinking about how I just can't. For me, I just can't. I wish I could. God, I'd love to be a 'normie' - I think we all would. But I'm not. That's a great little mantra - we just have to take it away. And then see what comes in its place...<br /><br />Also, I bought Unhooked after reading your blog post about it - thanks. More on that to come.<br /><br />Lilly xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921119446130836418.post-68625148941711962012013-01-16T21:06:36.173+13:002013-01-16T21:06:36.173+13:00Mrs D I also get those wonderful brave comments ...Mrs D I also get those wonderful brave comments and emails -- there's one caution I tell others and want to say to your readers who are struggling is to persist or decide to give up drinking right away. <br /><br />I was lucky that I didn't have as great a tolerance for alcohol as many of us develop over the drinking years. That meant I didn't need to detox or go to rehab when I stopped drinking. I just stopped and went off in search of others like me who could help me stay stopped.<br /><br />But if you are drinking very heavily, please don't try to stop without some kind of medical intervention, supervision or support in case you do suffer the DTs or risk having convulsions. Call someone or go to Emergency Casualty if you have heart palpitations, a 'creepy-crawly skin' or find yourself hallucinating or losing consciousness. Alcoholism is a fucking nasty business for many of us. Please don't underestimate it.Mary LAhttp://louisey.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com