Trying to quit drinking beer cold turkey

Congrats @JDillard1994 on doing this! (And congrats to @LEEJR on 47 days!) :clap:

As others have said, quitting is physical, emotional & psychological. A good video many recommend here on quitting is Road to Recovery. It walks through the changes you’ll face over the first 6 months.

A key thing to remember is that quitting drinking doesn’t fix anything, the reasons you had for drinking still will be there. That is why so many have recommended support meetings, changing your habits & routine, and doing self-reflection. As the saying goes, “The same person drinks again.” You need to go through a process of change: changing your thinking, changing your behaviors, changing your attitudes, changing your beliefs. Meetings (and this forum!) will help with that!

Regarding occupying your mind, you just need to do things for yourself that are healthy. Sleep, exercise,clean the house,go for walks, listen to music, relax while your body heals so you have the strength to work on healing your mind & spirit. Recovery isn’t a destination, it is the journey of the rest of your life!

For reading & advice,there are lots of good threads here you can search. One I like is https://talkingsober.com/t/advice-for-the-newcomer-and-constant-relapser/11064

Wishing you all the best!!! And congrats on doing this!!! :congratulations:

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