A hotel in a strange town on Easter in early sobriety...that sounds pretty darn awful. Yuck!
Originally Posted by
bluhend ... my mind has thrown every excuse in the book at me why I should drink ... I'm having a hard time figuring out what to look forward to...
I feel you, Buddy. Been there, done that. The obsessing can lead to suffering. What can you do to break the status quo? Go for a walk? Go see a movie? I had to get out of my space and out of my head at times like you're describing.
That obsessing is also slavery. My addiction was enslaving me, and I never knew it until I was free.
The voice in my head trying to convince me to drink seemed relentless...until I starved that sunnavabeach long enough. Then one night I was getting into bed and the thought hit me -
I didn't think about drinking all day today. The freedom settled over me like a down comforter and that night I slept the sleep of the newly liberated.
You can do this.