Creek,
You may know the crave lies in our emotions. We defeat it w analysis.
Unfortunately, analysis doesn't make us happy.
So, it can be a constant struggle between crave and analysis.
This causes anxiety. This causes a living hell. We are not happy. Then we relapse.
This is how I go about my day. I know this is going on in my head.
We as humans want to feel needed or strong in some way. This makes us happy. Helping folks...here or AA, doing projects...wood working, playing a sport...even bowling...., being busy...2 jobs....etc. etc.
Lack of the above plus idle time equals potential relapse.
The world according to D122y.
Thanks for the post.