I always try to focus on the day at hand. If I think about not being able to use drugs or drink for X amount of time it's too overwhelming. But for today I won't use. That's a lot easier for my mind to handle.
I used to drink a lot back in my party days, it was never my drug of choice, but now that I've stopped using opiates I want to drink. That's just my addiction trying to weasel it's way back to the surface, and I won't let it (out of pure stubbornness if nothing else). I've tried to fill that void with sex, drugs, drinking, shopping..so much obsession & compulsion.
Congrats on three weeks, you're doing great!! Try not to overwhelm yourself and remember, every night you go to bed and haven't used is a successful day.
