Back to day 1… Ran 4 miles trying to keep myself away from the booze. Felt a little better. Any other ways to lessen the withdrawals or things to keep my mind off ?
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Try a meeting of any type, or counseling, or rehab. Exercise is fun, and it helps, but it’s not a recovery plan.
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You have to our task serious effort in to it mate. It’s not enough to just find a way to ignore the cravings.
Saying that one thing you should be doing is spending time on here reading if you don’t have aa or any kind of programme in your Life
There are hundreds of not thousands of threads in this place that cover what you have asked and more, arch through them and write everything down, search sobriety toolbox. Do you have any alcohol in your house still, if you have if suggest putting it away. Those are all just suggestions that I have made, you don’t have to follow them but if you can see that I’ve made them because I want your to do well then have s look in to them. Stopping drinking is about so much more than just not having a drink.
Now before I got this app I would use drugs again at soon as I got paid, bit I got the app and I was advised to read, I did, it helped, it inspired me and I found good solid advice on what to put in my toolbox but I had to search for it, that meant I got a note complete list of things to use.
Now it’s also been spoken of recently that of all the people who join this forum, the ones who integrate themselves in to the community and also read as much as possible, well they tend to do well
I’ve been here two and a half months, in that time I have spent 8 days reading in total. You hadn’t been here anywhere near that long but you have only read 38 minutes. If your explore our will make it easier on you.
Sorry if any of that comes across in the wrong way, that was not my intention 
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This list below is what keeps me sober of one things. But like @anon13078412 mentioned in other words: what you put in comes out. So be here often to read, vent and learn about your addiction and how to fight it!
- No alcohol in my house
- Refrigerator filled with nice food and alc. free drinks
- Telling my spouse about my sober plan
- Avoid alcohol related activities and friends (at least in the beginning)
- Having a day counter
- Avoid wine/beer section in the supermarket and avoid liquor store
- Taking a strong vitamine B complex
- Taking melatonin to help me sleep
- Be gentle to myself, like go to bed early, taking a long bath, etc.
- Doing relaxing activaties like meditate, yoga, walking, etc.
- When I have cravings: I don’t pick up that first one but I walk, run, work out, eat chocolat, watch Netflix, clean, study, whatever.
- Ask for help when I need it.
- Be here every day to read and check in sober.
Hope to see you here often! 🙋
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If you have a desire to not drink, that alone qualifies you for AA. It’s the only requirement for membership, as a matter of fact.
There are other groups with a defined plan of recovery. Refuge Recovery, SMART Recovery, NA and its variants like Cocaine Anonymous and Marijuana Anonymous.
I don’t believe that anyone on this forum simply realized that addiction was a problem and decided to stop and stopped using only their inner resources. Our problem is, in part, that our inner resources are exhausted. So we have to look outside ourselves, beyond ourselves, for human or divine help.
To get sober permanently, I used medication and individual counseling and AA and outpatient rehab and going into the Department of Corrections as an offender who needed correction and structure. I’m sober a long time now, and to stay sober until bedtime tonight is my goal. I have used some of my daily practice to get there, and I will do more today to ensure that.
Blessings on your house 
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I understand you no worries !
Very very good advices ! Thanks !
Thank you , I will get better. Trying really hard
If you’re willing to go to ANY lengths to stay sober, i suggest going to a meeting of alcoholics anonymous, getting a sponsor, reading the big book, and working the steps with your sponsor.
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Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path.
I went from a homeless bottom dwelling drunk and heroin addict who couldn’t put the drink and the drug down to a wonderful life. I’m sober and happy. I have an amazing family a job I love. A nice apartment in the burbs and most importantly the serenity that I’ve never had before. It’s all thanks to AA
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My story isn’t much different! 
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Running is a great way to keep your mind and body busy. Bicycling is another if that interests you and also walking. I also find yoga and meditation helpful. Going to a movie helps me as well. Or napping or going to bed. Doing a puzzle. Meetings if you are into that or meetups for different activities you enjoy.
Having a plan is helpful for me. As was knowing WHY I didn’t want to drink anymore and HOW it was affecting my life and decisions and relationships. I thought a lot about who I wanted to be as person, how I wanted to live my life and how I wanted my relationships to be.
I also read a lot of sobriety memoirs and books on recovering from drinking. That was very helpful in enlightening and inspiring me. This Naked Mind was a good starting place and also Stop Drinking Now by Allen Carr is a good read.
Being active on sober forums was also very helpful for me.
Here are some (Resources for our recovery)
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i used to run to meetings in the early days got the nickname the running man, so you can run and do meetings as well wish you well
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I’ll try to run as often !!
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This is great thanks !!
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Glad you are way better now!!
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You have me hope and I will keep on fighting
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One of the best advices so far !!!
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