Addiction & Recovery

bif

(23,880 posts) Mon Mar 14, 2022, 07:16 AM Mar 2022

Well that was a rough weekend! TGIM!

I've been sober for 3 1/2 years, but weekends can be tough. This past weekend I kept thinking how enjoyable it would be to have a few drinks all three nights. O got through it mainly by distracting my self. Went up to bed early with a bowl of ice cream and watch some tv. These days, the early part of the week is my favorite time. I really hate weekends!

Onward and upward! Thanks for listening to my griping!

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Well that was a rough weekend! TGIM! (Original Post) bif Mar 2022 OP

Hang in there, my friend. calimary Mar 2022 #1

You are doing great! Don't ever think otherwise Walleye Mar 2022 #2

Doing great. Distractions are great. multigraincracker Mar 2022 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author empedocles Mar 2022 #4

Might try meditation, even for just a minute, for openers, when the addiction urge hits. empedocles Mar 2022 #5

That's what helped the most early on for me Rhiannon12866 Mar 2022 #6

Overall, it's a lot better bif Mar 2022 #7

calimary

(84,117 posts)

1. Hang in there, my friend.

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Mon Mar 14, 2022, 07:20 AM

Mar 2022

Walleye

(35,049 posts)

2. You are doing great! Don't ever think otherwise

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Mon Mar 14, 2022, 07:26 AM

Mar 2022

multigraincracker

(33,950 posts)

3. Doing great. Distractions are great.

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Mon Mar 14, 2022, 07:33 AM

Mar 2022

That's how I got through those first years. Focus on how great it is to be sober, no worries about getting pulled over, all that money saved and all of the other personal benefits you are reaping now. No way I want to go back.

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empedocles

(15,751 posts)

5. Might try meditation, even for just a minute, for openers, when the addiction urge hits.

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Mon Mar 14, 2022, 07:54 AM

Mar 2022

Rhiannon12866

(221,037 posts)

6. That's what helped the most early on for me

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Tue Mar 15, 2022, 08:10 PM

Mar 2022

"Move a muscle, change a thought," was one of the sayings I learned that helped me the most. Even if it was just emptying the dishwasher, which took me much longer than it should have, or taking my dog out and focusing on the fresh air and nature, helped me a lot. Good job!

bif

(23,880 posts)

7. Overall, it's a lot better

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Thu Mar 17, 2022, 10:30 AM

Mar 2022

But weekends are still a struggle sometimes. I actually look forward to Mondays. Juas the opposite for "normal" people.

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