I can do good for 3 days and then I cave in.
I’m already working towards day 4… but I WANT TO SO BAD.
I already know I’m treating it has a reward system and I need to not think of it as that.
It’s going to be tough…
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What can you do instead of give in to the cravings? Lets brainstorm
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Have you ever read or listened to Allen Carrs easy way to quit drinking? Its tremendous for changing your mindset about drinking, it changed mine forever…
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I am wishing you love and strength through those early day cravings. They are very difficult and it feels as though nothi g will soothe them but a drink (i am not entirely free of addixtion as I do still smoke cigarettes, so i do also see how this dynamic plays out the same way here!)
I found for alcohol i sat down and tried best I could to make a list of my triggers (and put them in a bit of order to strongest to not so bad), then i made myself a list of “tools” (still using them now only less so about specific cravings and more so just about coping with life 
to help me in those trigger moments. Some were about avoiding certain places/convos, others were about my actual downtime and what I was doing for me, especially during times of stress. Anyway, just my exp and everyone here has a whole bunch of great tips & “tricks” they have picked up on their journey i hope you find what helps you. Xo. Checking in here has been very good for me to, each day jjst to say hey this is where i am and how i am feeling. So much support, some good advice & just not being alone. Xo
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Don’t overthink it. Do what you did on Day 1 and Day 2. In the end it’s just another day.
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Maybe try a meeting get a good sober network round you wish you well
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3 days was my breaking point on soooo many occasions.
Now at 3 years, acceptance, acceptance, acceptance.
All that pain and mental torture is exactly how it’s meant to be.
Are you prepared to do whatever it takes?
Meetings…
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A lot… I actually went to a meeting before my shift today and it was the best idea I could ever do! A weight has been lifted!
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Love that.
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How are you doing ?
Feel rough. Want nothing more than a bag right now. That would make me happy but I know it’s a very short lived feeling.
Artificially happy yeah, remember why your doing this, you deserve a sober happy life 
one day at a time, keep going 
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I know it might sound cliche or overused - but do a workout, seriously - even a long walk but at a decent pace - any kind of physical exercise, it helps to take your mind off it and also relieve any tense/anxiety etc.
Hang in there - you got this! And yeah - focus on tomorrow - then tomorrow morning when you did it - just yell “Fk yeah!” to the world
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are you using mat?
Mat? What is that?
Omg thats my problem too. Every three to four days i relapse. Its not physical i dont think- its mental because when i get a thought of it iff i ho with a green light. I need a defense in this vacuum. I just need to take it easy and get thru the jones till it passes. I need to give myself a chance. My self will is so in the way.
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Medical assisted treatment like Suboxone or methadone
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