Hey so i have finally reached a point in my life where alcohol has taken over. I have made the decision to quit. It has caused me to lose my girl lose good friends. Enough is enough i need to stop. Can anyone give me tips on getting through the first few days. I figure small steps is the best way to get through it?
Websites:
www.thefix.com
www.buddhistrecovery.org
www.reneweveryday.com
www.williamwhitepapers.com
www.addictionsunplugged.com
www.shiningstrong.org
www.addiction.com/meetingfinder
Books:
Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book
Healing the Addicted Brain
The Recovery Book
Being Sober
The Naked Mind
The Thinking Persons Guide to Recovery
The Mindfulness Workbook for Addiction
Memoirs:
Lit
Drinking:A Love Story
Drink
Wasted Time
Between Breaths
Dry
Dreamseller
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Meet a friend for coffee
Go see a movie
Talk a walk/ride a bike
Draw, paint, read a book
Go to the library
Search local paper for free events
Go out to dinner or try a new recipe at home
Go to a recovery meeting
Start a journal/ art journal on sobriety
Go for a photo walk (take pictures)
Call and talk to a loved one
Volunteer at organization important to you
Take your dog to the park
Try a new place for dessert or bake something at home
Create a spa night at home for yourself
Go grocery shopping for yourself (healthier options)
Make a list of things you used to enjoy and want to do again
List of triggers and how to avoid them (your truth)
A goodbye letter to your addiction
Positive reasons for being sober (why you fight this battle)
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Feeling lonely? Worried about the weekend?
Advice & Questions
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Melrm
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Feeling lonely in your new sobriety and are fearing the weekend trigger? Here are some ideas… (please post your own ideas as well for the newly sober)
Go to an AA meeting, introduce yourself. A lot of AAs get together after a meeting to go eat or have coffee together.
Sit and read at a late night cafe and coffee shop
Go window shopping, visit a museum, or a place you’ve always wanted to visit in your town
Go on a day trip somewhere new
Call a friend and go try a new restaurant
Go to a craft store and try a new craft or hobby
Go to the movie theatre and enjoy popcorn and candy
Bundle up and go on a hike outdoors
Make dinner, a movie, and a mocktail at home
Go see live music
Visit a library
Volunteer in your community (food shelter, hospital, animal shelter, etc)
Read sobriety articles online
Have a garage sale or go donate your unused items
Make homemade postcards and send to loved ones
Pick a new recipe and go shopping for the ingredients
Take your dogs for a walk
I spent my first few days obsessively coming here to read. I also constantly watched my clock ticking away the sober hours. Basically I focused 100% on sobriety and why I wanted sobriety.
After that I started working on finding things to fill the time or distract me.
I just felt like if I tried to distract myself right away it would be too easily to absentmindedly reach for s drink.
Hope that helps
Oh and WELCOME!!!
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Today is my day 3. The first 24 hours for me was rough. I was in pain, shaking and nauseated. The last couple days I’ve been cleaning my house top to bottom, after that I’m taking my dog on daily walks and crocheting… but that works for me - staying busy.
I have my first open AA meeting Sunday. Thankfully I have a strong support group.
Thankyou some of these are really good ideas. I feel my biggest problem is boredom which then leads to wanting a drink.
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Thats great getting to your first meet doing the right thing remember everyone there has been in your shoes , dont have to speak just try and get phone numbers it will be the start of your life getting better best of luck
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My advice is to get a Fitbit (or similar step/ exercise band). Shortly after I quit drinking, I got one and started walking all over the city. I think it’s a great companion to sobriety. It makes me get out of the house, go to beautiful parks and places I had not explored and really changed my fitness level (I lost 30 pounds and have kept it off and I started running again). The weight loss and new fitness level is now an additional reason to stay sober. I also think that counting steps /meeting a daily quota of steps suits my addictive nature perfectly.
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