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Old 04-28-2015, 06:24 AM
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doggonecarl
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Originally Posted by SoberFreckles View Post
My thoughts are also full of other ways of acting out, of escape, mad schemes of running away from my life generally, and this morning it became clear that this will be the prelude to letting alcohol back to my life if I don't get my act together.
Perhaps there are things you can do that will accomplish the same thing--acting out, escaping your life--that aren't so self destructive as drinking.

Get involved with something where your initial response to such a suggestion might be "no," such as volunteering. A good way to get out of our heads is to give our time to someone, something else. I prefer animal causes, and I've done work as a hospice volunteer. You'd be surprised how just a little effort on our part reaps huge rewards, and the joy when someone says, "Thank you."
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