How do you make it through the weekend, tips or thoughts
I try to stay busy, get out and do things with the family…i live in the mountains so i try to get out on the trails or fish, anything away from the typical norm of what i used to do…bars, restaurants, etc…when i am at home i try to keep busy around the house, cleaning, reading, working out…anything to keep my mind on the positive.
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Every day is like the weekend for me (which is NOT as great as it sounds), so I’m with @Rikk on this one.
I personally like to meet my friends - all of them know about my alcoholism. Nevertheless I think about how I really feel today. Sometimes I have a really good feeling and it is really ok to go out, sometimes I am not sure about. Or I even catch myself thinking about going out alone to any unknown bar having a Drink "incognito ".
To manage it I finally learned to be honest, and this took a long time in my case.
Actually when I feel uncertain I stay at home, even there might rise a feeling of lonlyness or anything similar. I know that such a feeling lasts for a short time… this evening at worst. And tomorrow I will continue my used acitivities like going to the gym. And it will be a great day. 
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YaY! @Volatile and i agreed on something!
@Sumatra73 Thanks for sharing! I agree with you in being honest with ourselves. I think that’s a key factor to our sobriety! Keep up the good work. Have a blessed day! 
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Sorry, I’m known to have unpopular opinions. 
I was just being (or trying to be) funny @Volatile
I know. I’m just a serious person. hence the smiley face, to show you i was kidding.
I guess I wouldn’t recommend it to others, but isolation works for me. Staying busy yes, but mostly in the mind. Like instead of binge-drinking I binge on Netflix or read books that keeps my mind from the wanting. It’s about avoiding triggers and for me that’s seeing all the opportunities to buy alcohol. I guess you have to do what suits your life best.
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