Welcome back and hell of a job on 3 days of sobriety!
Keep working on yourself and I wish you luck on your journey.
I am working on Quit Like a Woman by Holly Whitaker and absolutely love the book - has changed my mind on how i view alcohol and all mind altering drugs.
Congrats on Day 3! I’m on Day 5 and know how you feel. When I’m off work I’ve been watching streaming series and have been reorganizing my house. I feel so much better even this early and that’s a huge motivation for me.
I’m on day 13 tomorrow. I scrubbed every bit of the kitchen a couple of days ago my anxiety is high and cravings were really getting to me. The legs of the table, chairs, cupboards, grout! You name it. I had a toothbrush if that tells how time consuming i intended it to me. We’ve gotta do what we’ve gotta do. Stay strong! You’re not alone in these thoughts or feelings
I think at the start i started readinh russell brands book and started rhe exercises in that. I also spent time really committing to it and watching way too many box sets. Good luck!
Thank you for this @HoofHearted. Really informative. I watched the BBC show last night after reading this post
Have you listened to the Huberman Lab podcast - What Alcohol Does to Your Body, Brain & Health. I can’t recommend it enough. He also does one with Dr. Anna Lembke who talks about dopamine’s role in addiction. Great if you find the science helpful (I do) xx
Congratulations on the 3 days and your super clean house. If you find you need to keep your brain occupied just in general… now that you’re not wasting your time drinking anymore, have a look what free courses you can access. From open university, local college or coursera. There is always a selection of completely free courses, others are free to access but charge if you require an official certificate.
Try something new: first aid for pets, sign language introduction, food hygiene,…
Early days when i got sober there wasnt any internet at that time so no pod casts or celb giving advice just AA meetings but today there is plenty of help out there i joined a gym in early sobriety and off course my friends from my meetings helped me face to face , as i said plenty of resources out there to help you wish you well
I would suggest do some hiking or journaling to help preoccupy your mind and try to get your mind state off of your addiction. I know it’s easier said than done but it’s totally worth it in the long run. My worst day sober is better than my best day intoxicated and I found that a hobby that I lojg thought dead was still alive and well when I finally got smoke I have 83 days clean now and have turned out about a book of poetry and it really helps to be writing again. Hope that helps fun if you can’t take it a day at a time take it a minute at a time
Knitting, crochet, felting whilst watching TV.
You could start making Christmas crafts now, like tree decorations then sell them for charity at Christmas.