I have been sober from alcohol for about 8 days I believe now. I try to occupy my mind from drinking but I’m getting to the point where I start thinking about how a drink might just help. How easy it is to drink. So I’m curious how do you ease your mind a little bit away from it? I have been painting a lot and it helps. But my days off it seems I get bored. Any advice for someone becoming antsy?
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Meetings are amazing to help. Congratulations on 8 days and welcome to the community 
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Try a meeting might help wish you well
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In the first few days, I started to change my relationship with alcohol. I’ve outlined my process here:
Change your Relationship with Alcohol
I also spent a lot of time cleaning, cooking, reading and posting here, gym, walking, meditating, pacing back and forth… anything to keep me from drinking.
It gets better, it gets easier, you just need to get over this hump.
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Your body still wants a drink; after it gets back to normal it’ll be a lot easier. The first couple weeks are tough! 
I have got to keep my hands busy. When im not busy. Thats when i start thinking about drinking. Ive gotten alot done in the 9 days ive been sober.
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Definitely the hardest it seems! I’m hoping after pushing to the first couple weeks to a month it’ll stop becoming apart of my thoughts
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I was antsy the first 2 weeks, so I bought a dip station and started to do calisthenics daily, when I get home, in place of having a drink. It seems to help, I get an adrenaline rush, and I’m getting/staying healthy!
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It will, you’re not missing out on anything… Think of it like that.
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AA and therapy have been very effective for me at eliminating the thought of drinking . Inpatient rehab was good at allowing me to get through the acute withdrawal phase
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Shut it down instantly, don’t barter with the voice or give it air time… The answer is no, and move on. Each time you shut it down you get a bit stronger
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Hi all my name is Brian. Just need to vent a little bit, get something off my mind.
So today is 35 days out of rehab for me, been trying to find a job but with no luck so far, thought I had this one at a grocery store. Then today the said pretty much no, but even before that was having a rough start to my day and that didn’t help it out. Today is also day 63 sober, had a doc. app. and for real told her what was going on, and that I was ready to just give up.
So guess with her advice , and me not wanting to go back where I just came from have not had that drink (yet). I really don’t want to through my 63 days in the trash, but for real it has been the worst battle that I’ve been through in like 35 days. Also been wating all day for 7 P. M. to get here so that I can go to a meeting boy has been a long wait.
Dude this has been a battle today but think that I will make it. Put the good & the bad of using alcohol on paper with no lie at all the bad won. Hands Down!!! Well about time for this meeting amd dont want to be late so that’s all for now…
Thanks for letting me share…
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You are so awesome for jumping on here and venting. That is a rough day. Hang in there. There are also online meetings. I had to go to several a day in early sobriety. Hitting the pillow sober is a great thing.
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