Hi. I would like to make a few suggestions for you- and it's basically about doing stuff that keeps you busy and focused on something else during the times when you would normally drink..
Read a book
Do a crossword
Phone a friend- maybe even someone from a recovery group
Go to a recovery meeting (that's what I've been doing to keep me off the booze) for real or online
Draw / paint
Renovate some furniture
Do some housework
Clear and sort out something that needs clearing or sorting out
Go for a run / go to the gym / do exercise at home / go for a walk
Write a poem / song / blog / story
Go to the cinema
Practice new recipes
Learn an instrument
Get an adult colouring book and get colouring
Get creative- embroidery / origami / make figurines
Take up a dance class or some other evening class
Learn a new language
Do an evening college course
Join a local boxing / circuit training club (I started doing that and it's ace)
Start a diary
Weed the garden / do gardening (if you have a garden)
Sell / buy stuff on e-bay
Mend stuff that you've got that's broken
Do a manicure (dunno if you're male or female)
Print some photos off and frame them / put them in an album
Write someone a letter
Do some research
Visit someone who doesn't drink
There's lots of things you can or could be doing; it's just about making the effort. If we put as much effort into doing other things as we do into drinking, we'd get so much done.
