Originally Posted by
Sweets79 
That's what I'm trying to do but I feel like I'm going nuts...What did you do to keep busy? I try but my mind wanders.
500 days into sobriety and my mind still wanders. Not to thoughts of drinking but instead to more general worries.
To keep busy when I first started out:
Meetings (2-3 each week)
Talking to my sponsor
Listening to my sponsor
Reading (Big Book, spiritual books)
Prayer
SR (asking for advice)
Movies
Work
Fitness
Visiting with sober family/friends
Playing with, loving, and teaching my kids.
In stressful times, just getting out of my head for a couple of hours gives me great relief & the strength to keep moving forward.
Today, I am able to be alone, to do nothing. Peace.
You know, if you make sobriety & recovery your absolute priority, be patient and do the work, great things will happen. Guaranteed.
Stay strong!