My Recovery Plan
I have been trying to seriously quit drinking for awhile after drinking daily. I made it a few months last year but fell back into it as soon as I started socializing. It was too early for me to be in a bar. I know that now. I am now learning a lot about handling the addict voice and seeing how it bargains, calculates and manipulates me back to into drinking regardless of the consequences.
My only recovery plan has been "Don't drink alcohol... Eat, drink tea, sleep, bathe, cry, but don't drink." I have a list of sober treats. They are good ideas but not really a mindful plan. My drinking life is full of impulsiveness and disorganization. My sober life needs to be planned and organized for now.
Day 1 (today) - Go to gym and buy new fragrant soaps as a treat. Done.
Day 2 - After work....Have a healthy snack. Go to gym and have a nice bath. Read/ post on sober blogs. Have tea.
Day 3 - Repeat.
Day 4 - Repeat.
Day 5 - Take a rest from the gym. Buy more afternoon snacks and honey.
Day 6 - Go to gym and have a nice bath. Have tea.
Day 7 - Go to gym and get hair/nails done. Lots of tea.
Week 2 - Review sober plan and make adjustments for the next few weeks. Buy plants for my office.
Week 3 - Go for a long walk around the lake. (This will be a huge win!)
Week 4 - Go to a movie theatre (Batman vs Superman?). Go for outdoor walks 3x.
Week 5 and beyond - Look for ways to connect socially without alcohol. Start some of those things I love but stopped in order to drink... My art, museums, and generally getting out of the house to participate in local city activities.
I will have at least 2 waters a day. Tomorrow I am taking a good lunch to work and a snack for the long drive home. I need to find a route from work to home that does not take me past a bar or wine store that isn't too much longer (surprisingly hard).
I will keep refining this plan. Thanks for reading and all your support!! Hugs