I am new to sobriety just 17 days clean and sober. I’m really struggling with cravings and urges to use still. I hope this goes away. I’m having a really hard time right now.
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@jennerationx. Welcome. Congratulations on seventeen days. The craving will come and go. No matter what don’t give in to them. Do what takes to go to bed sober tonight. You can do one day, right? Then wake up and commit again. Take shower, watch a movie, read around here, treat yourself with a dessert, go for walk, go to bed. Anything but giving into the craving. You won’t regret in the morning
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Thank you for your words. It’s just so hard when the cravings are so strong but I know you’re right. I’ll hate myself tomorrow if I caved and ended up using. I can do this. I CAN and I WILL do this!
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Yes! I promise it will get easier. The first ten days was the hardest for me. Don’t think about forever. Just the moment you are in. Commit to today. You got this!!! @jennerationx
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At 17 days I know I was 100% consumed by Alcohol… I wanted it SO badly, I was amazed I hadn’t caved. I was feeling better but not better enough. The one thing that could give me what I needed …. I couldn’t have. I asked the god of my misunderstanding to please help me. I meant it. A power greater than myself directed my thinking to the accomplishments I had already achieved in 2 weeks without a drink. I’m not a religious person, I’m a drunk who hasn’t picked up in 192 days. Left to my own devices I will drink again. I am active in the AA program, I plan my day around a mtg. I communicate with other alcoholics, I ask for help every morning to not pick up a drink. I review my day before bed and I say “thank you” to whatever it is that’s saving my life. Give yourself a chance. If you don’t want to get sober…. Don’t worry. You won’t 
Keep posting and stay strong. 17 days is amazing 
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Welcome @jennerationx glad you found us. Read around to keep busy. The name of the game in early sobriety is not to pick up and get your sober head to the pillow at night. Take care of yourself. Rest. Hydrate. And stay busy
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Congrats! Im still struggling with a substance myself but was able to walk away from a few. I don’t know what your struggling with…what substance…but i learned that it helps to change people, places, and things. New hobbys. New people to be around. Here for ya if you need a friend +
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@jennerationx welcome. Don’t forget that here you will find a lot of people who knows how its feel. you don’t need to be alone with all of this
Yup 13 months later.. the obsession is less and life is unbelievably better. I stay vigilant 
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