I am on day 16. I struggle because I see alcohol everywhere. Every Facebook post has people drinking, the Supermarket was like a shrine to booze. It seems like you are not normal if you give up!!!
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Welcome to the only (and therefore the best 
) social media where you can’t show alcohol. Stay sober with us. We get it.
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Thank you. I never posted before but I need help right now. I feel a bit emotional with gratitude for your support.
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I was nervous jumping in here too but you’ve picked a good app. I’ve received a lot of support (some that also had me crying) from some very lovely people on here. It’s helped me stay sober for 6+ months. I am glad you are here.
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Also, what’s going on? How can we help?
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It’s just the mental struggle. Why would I go back to shaking, sweating, bring sick, crying - it’s all so horrible. But for some reason the thought of a drink just won’t go. Will it be like this for ever?
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I hope not but the struggle right now is real. You are building sober muscles by not drinking. Just like a workout it gets easier the more times you do it.
My first 2 months really only saw me go to work and come home. Nothing social, lots of eating or not eating, lots of TV, reading sobriety lit and sleeping. Once I got less foggy feeling, it got better.
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Wow day 16 is amazing, your doing a great job well done you!! This site is amazing with many amazing people within it, youve certainly come to the right place, i get totally what your saying…for now ive deleted all socal media apart from messenger so i can stay in touch with people…i avoid the alcohol aisles in supermarkets, if it comes on tv i turn it over or distract myself…i also think our reactions to seeing it are heightened so tend go notice things about alcohol more…its like that thing when u hear or learn a new word then you suddenly start seeing it everywhere 
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Thank you so much for being there. I crochet, watch TV, exercise, and drink herbal tea so much, it’s crazy! And in the day I can feel euphoric. One book I read said the first month is half brutal, half euphoric - bruphoric! I am beyond grateful for your support. It’s just before 7am here. I’ll go for a swim and I will write you on my gratitude list. You have done so brilliantly. I feel inspired.
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Maybe something like this might help…
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This is truly a wonderful place to be. And now I’m crying but it’s happy tears. Thank you.
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My love to you Twinkle
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This app has users from all over the world so anytime you hop on here someone will be here to chat and support.
It sounds like you have some great sober hobbies to keep you busy. I’m happy I was on for your first post. Keep up the great work. For me, the days get easier and more joyful the farther behind I leave the booze. All the best to you. I’m grateful for you today too. 
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Thank you so so much. I shall make a comfort box! I will go swimming and ignore the posts of cocktails galore - which I did think was ironic as they were at a health spa! You are truly wonderful people. Love to you.
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Isn’t it nice to be able to reach out into the big world and be met with support and advice? That has made all the difference for me.
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You got this Twinkle 
Trusty i totally agree, i couldnt have got this far without the wonderful people on here
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Alcohol is everywhere, out of our control like most things in life. I recommend reading or listening to this naked mind (you could listen for free with an audible trial). That book or others like it can help shift the way you perceive alcohol. 16 days is a solid start. Welcome
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Unfortunately alcohol is everywhere you go, grocery stores, convenience stores, restaurants, it became the “social norm” to have a few drinks with colleagues over happy hour. Hell when I was in Texas I learned you can buy alcohol in the dollar store
We can’t expect society to adapt to us, and our lifestyle it’s something I learned early on, if we try to avoid it, well we are limited to fast food joints or locking ourselves in a bunker or something
When I still lived in PA they were slowly ridding of the laws that prevented alcohol from being sold in grocery stores before that it was 6 pack stores, beer distributors and state stores easy to avoid in early recovery.
When I go to the grocery store, I know the aisles that sell booze, so I just avoid them all together, I can’t stop them from selling it, but I don’t have to go to the section to buy it
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Love this thread and the support!! So glad you are here Twinkle.
Yes, alcohol can seem everywhere, and it is part of life for many people who don’t have an issue with it. You know, people who leave a half glass of wine on the table at dinner or take it or leave it. That isn’t us. Getting clear on that helped me.
Have you read This Naked Mind by Annie Grace? It was one of the (very many) sober lit books I read, one of the first and helped reframe alcohol for me…as did Allen Carr’s Easy Way To Stop Drinking. Great places to begin. Sobriety and recovery books were very helpful to me. I also got a lot from Quit Like A Woman by Holly Whitaker.
Stick with it…it does get easier as time goes on and we learn and grow stronger and more confident. Sobriety does not always feel so intense or emotional. Not that there is anything wrong with either…but we don’t have to live in a perpetually heightened state, a good thing IMHO.
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Well done dont know if youve ever thought of trying a meeting might help ,people there who have been were u have ,
There are more social drinkers in this world and it makes loads of money if they advertise it so be strong and i wish you well
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