saoutchik

Morning everyone

Soberandhealthy that is truly sad about your sister but i am glad to see you here, thank you for posting.

By the time i took my last drink any grain of happiness I ever got out of alcohol had long gone and I had no expectation of finding it but my addiction made me drink anyway. Hell by most definitions

To reduce the cravings in early recovery it is a really good idea to have something that requires you to concentrate, like an online game or physical occupation - for me it was online Sudoku but it mights be word based or arts maybe. Our mind tells us we are craving but of course it is a lie as we don't actually "need" drink (just the opposite in fact) If you can occupy your mind with something time passes and the craving goes, its like cheating your AV which is great. You can do this