Thread: What do you do?
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Old 03-09-2020, 04:58 PM
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BackandScared
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8 months since I quit. So you have had longer time than me and I don't know if I have anything to offer. What I have done:

1. I worked out that I had to do something different as everybody says.
2. The only thing I was not willing to do was coming out. I was a secret drinker and I did not want my husband to know. I could not cope with the humiliation. So I did precisely this: I told my husband. It was my way of demonstrating to myself I was willing to do everything, including what I wanted not to do at all.
3. Did the '30 days experiment'/Naked mind online.
4. I started journaling
5. I bought 'CBT for dummies' and I promised to do at least a bit of reading and exercises prescribed there every day. Now I do them every Sunday. Sometimes only 20 minutes, but I make sure to reserve time to focus on my sobriety.
6. I write here; I read everyday the posts. Several times.
7. I read many books about alcohol and personal journeys quiting alcohol. Some resonate, others don't.

I have invested time on this. I think it is important and I am giving it a good go. I try to remember that it is a big thing and I should be proud because it was not easy, but it is very rewarding.
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