Started the gym again and went back to eating vegan.
Starting to feel like myself again!
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Happy for you! It feels nice doesn’t it 
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Hi @Matt It Ford, however, I’ve noticed that my need of alcohol is directly related with my overthinking.
My thoughts are overwelming.
Need to find a way to stop them
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Maybe. Maybe channeling them? Like a river. No one’s ever gonna be able to stop a river, so the choice is to channel the river in a way that deals with the force positively.
Or, another way of thinking of it: if there’s a problem with weeds coming up in your garden, then you have two choices, you either get to the root of the problem, or you move to a different house and a different garden. (The risk of moving to a new house is that the land there probably also has weeds, so you’re just moving around to end up with the same problem.)
Getting to the root of the problem usually involves speaking with people who are knowledgeable about gardening. Do you know anyone who’s knowledgeable about “gardening”? (meaning recovery)
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Epic! Happy you feel better and went to the gym. Exercise is a great way to deal with negative thoughts and over thinking. Not sure if you should try to block your negative thoughts, instead try to acknowledge them, observe them and let them go. Visualise that they’re objects that you don’t have to relate to but exist and see the float away from you.
Have you tried meditation? Either guided mindfullness meditation or some more spirituality focused if you’re interested in that. I’ve been trying different meditation techniques since new year’s and that’s already calmed my mind and made me overthink and judge less. Also removed my anxiety so as long as I stay sober I don’t struggle with the anxiety issues I’ve periodically experienced the last few years.
It’s great that you’re here and posting, you’ll get so much encouragement and help from the people here. I believe you can do it, you’ve showed up and have done the first difficult days, now you just need to take one day at a time, and focus on getting to bed sober at night and then repeat the next day.
That’s what I’m trying to do, after reading a lot of post advising that approach.
You can do this! 
@Matt thank you… yes. I do.
I’m a therapist. Irónic. Right?
I’ve been cutting roots for 3years.
Maybe this time… flowers will grow
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I’m a teacher by training - taught in the classroom for 6 years, coached prizewinning teams in language and literature contests - and yet I never taught myself not to be an addict.
Addiction doesn’t discriminate. 
There’s nothing about labels or careers or languages or pride or position - nothing about any of that permits us an exception to the addiction rule: some humans can’t do some things, at all. We know the things we can’t do. We are learning how to live that healthy life, together
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You are so right
A great teacher indeed
Thank you
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