Hey everyone! I'm on day 5 here. I was just wondering how you all deal/have dealt with your cravings in the first few weeks of sobriety? Any good tidbits, besides the telephone, of course. Thanks!
Hey Doggie....Youre doin it kiddo....24 hour compartments...
I still use the line..wakin up in the morning..."Nomatter what happens today...I WILL NOT pick up a drink." and yup...as someone has said before...on here...."Even if my ass falls off"
I use a lot of crazy glue..:)
Onward to day 6 our freind...
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The phone works just as well at 1am as it does at 9pm....
Just a thought. And I would venture to say that most alcoholics would understand a late-night phone call, as most of us have probably done just that ourselves. Feels really good when someone reaches out to us for help... sometimes being on the other end of the line and listening to the struggling newcomer helps us stay sober another 24 hours.
I can remember being kinda 'down' a bit for a day or two in sobriety, and someone called me asking just to 'talk'. I think being on the phone helped us BOTH to feel better!!!
Keep coming back and keep picking up the phone. Pray like you would pray if you were hanging off a cliff by a twig.
I am so happy to hear you are still keepin' on keepin' on...
As soon as I wake in the morning, I enjoy the feeling of being free from the appalling hangovers that I used to get. I love the feelings. Then, I say a little prayer that I will not pick up a drink today. So far, it's working for me!
In the very early days, I didn't know what to do with myself as I had a lot of energy and a lot more time, too. So, I decided that my house was going to get a good spring clean; I tried cooking from new recipes; going for long walks.
Also, I attended as many AA meetings as I could and made sure that I had daily contact with other members of AA. That always reminded me, and still does, that I am not alone with this disease. I bought lots of books that I heard mentioned in AA and read as much as I could.
Keep coming back to this wonderful forum, won't you? It's a great place to be with so many supportive folk.
Take care and very best wishes,
Carol
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Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr. Seuss
Hi and congrats on day 5!!! I too pray every morning for God to keep me sober today. I also made lots of meetings read the big book and anything I could find on recovery. Ofcourse I went on line to "talk" being that the phone was hard to use and still is. As suggested, cleaning the house is a good way to stay sober, you could try cooking up a good meal. I had a sponcer and in my early days I worked each step by my sponcer aksing me questions and me writing them down. It gave me something to do and it made me take a look at my drinking and what it has done to me and my family. You could go for a walk, treat yourself out to a day of shopping,or try a new hair style. Keep posting and letting us know how your doing!
My hubby opperates on the buddy system. If he doesn't have anything to do that day and will be alone most of the day (I work, he didn't for a while) he would call up someone from the oxford house he used to live in, or another oxford house, or his sponsor, or just anyone working a solid program, and hang with them all day. Granted it may have taken him 8 hours to go buy a car battery (true story) but all that mattered was that he found another way to stay clean/sober for the day. It worked for him, and then he had a lot of funny stories to share that night at dinner.
Thanks!