Need tips for dealing with CRAVINGS...
I am very early in sobriety after a relapse. I need some tips on how to handle cravings. I'm not sure if I'm just a weak person or what it is but my day can be going along great and all of a sudden I get this craving or obsession & it's almost like I would do ANYTHING to go get a drink! It's like I'm possessed! :-(
I KNOW I don't want to do it deep down in my heart but I do it anyway! Some of my triggers are anxiety, stress, anger....same as most people. I'm not a daily drinker...just binge a few times a week at bars in the evening.
I was sober for 5 & 1/2 years before my relapse last October. The last 4 years of that were without AA & I never craved alcohol. (AA wasn't for me...too negative & controlling) It's like I woke up "the monster" when I drank again last October.
Any advice? If you tell me to stand on my head to get thru a craving without drinking....I will!
Thx!
Jen
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