And,
I say this all the time, buy it feel it is worth saying all the time...
I always have to remember that my brain adapted to booze and needs the booze to feel normal and happy.
That is why I crave. The crave never fully goes away. That is why folks regret relapse after 10 or more years of sobriety.
It is all about dopemin, endorphins, and adrenaline. Meetings offer hope/happiness/sharing/helping etc. All these thing cause dopemin etc.
Sr can do the same as meetings. Exercise etc. Also do the same.
When I am freaking out, like I was yest over some nonsense, I remember...I am still healing. I am learning to cope with out booze.
I turned off the lights, layed down for 20 min., took a power nap...got up and felt amazingly normal for,a while.
That is my life.
Thanks.