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@mfowler883 good advice there, I have used Tadin brand passionflower tea on my earlier rounds of attempting to quit/reduce drinking and it helped take the "edge" off. I did not experience side effects and I am allergic to many plants. I would make it super-strong and steep multiple tea bags in a mug and drink a couple of cups mid-afternoon, in an attempt to help me better manage the 5pm drinking hour. I'll try Valerian next at home first to see how I react.

@SurferGirl1982 I am behind you all the way in whatever your next plan is and I will honestly say I have taken breaks from this group from time to time and that is all good.

In fact I used to phase in and out of this group over the years. Sometimes I felt I didn't need it, sometimes I needed a break, sometimes I screwed up and just didn't walk to talk about it, sometimes I compared myself to the others, sometimes I felt I drank way more than most others, and like even now, I wonder, do I belong here if I am proceeding down the "not drinking for good" route? I'm staying for now because what I do admire about this group is that it is a judgment free, no-comparison zone where everyone is on their own journey, at their own pace, checking in here when they want, and using their own method or method(s) to become happier and healthier selves.

Lisa,

As a 5' tall human myself I have at many times gotten way creative to do the things I needed to do. When I worked in corporate America I would occasionally need to rewire a office or cubical for phone and computers. Which would involve 2 or 3 12 foot ladders one for me, and one or two that I would use to put the things I would need at once I was up on the ladder. I was known to make a shelf between 2 ladders with a board to put stuff on, I wonder if you could figure out a "shelf" to balance the gas can on while you climbed up one or two steps so you could pour the gas in? Of course letting Corey do it is quick and efficient but not as fulfilling as "I did it myself"