Originally Posted by
mrsc07 
omg trying to distract myself from the craving. Havne't had any since Thursday night last week. Its Monday afternoon now. I should be feeling upbeat, been to community alcohol counselling today but I just can't stop thinking its nearly wine o'clock.
Hello neighbour, I'm only at day 5 so I'm new to this too, definitely not an expert but almost in the same time zone :-)....
Do something to distract yourself from the urge to have a drink, go for a walk (I know, it's probably freezing over there), see a movie, whatever.
It helps me to get a vision of myself free of alcohol, a future point where life is great and I am living completely sober - this is a visual image for me but that suits my brain type. A couple of minutes with my eyes closed focusing on this vision makes a huge difference for me.