I was a binge drinker so I had weeks and months where I didn't drink. Stopping drinking at first meant I mostly devoted more time to doing the things I did when I was sober, like reading, visiting with family and stuff like that. But I was in IOP so I had started the work of learning more about alcohol and why it had become a disorder in my life. I did start the journey of relearning how to cope with my emotions like I used to do before I started using alcohol as a coping tool.