freethinking

When you were newly sober, did you trade addictions?

I now smoke and have a serious addiction to energy drinks. It's really unhealthy and I think the energy drinks in particular are making me very irritable.

Dee74

I think it's very easy to trade addictions...and yeah too many energy drinks can really make you jittery.

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Freshperspective14

My life is a constant whirlwind of preparing for my next addiction. Luckily, I've already faced 3 of the biggest...gambling, smoking and alcohol. Maybe next time I can get hooked on popsicles or something...that would be a lovely change! Good luck!

Brian316

Good topic. I've been dealing with this a bit myself. I was told not to quit smoking in my first year by several people in AA with long term sobriety including my sponsor. I've always been a big music fan and I found myself getting on iTunes and making impulse purchases maybe more than I should since being sober. I was eating a lot more sweets for a while and now I've been into the energy drinks a bit myself lately. I try to keep these things in check but I know I have a penchant for addictive behavior. None of this however has made my life unmanageable or caused me to hurt my family and friends or cause me to get locked up. So I just try to keep it all in check. Sometimes I do better than others but it's progress not perfection to me. As long as I don't drink I feel like I'll be ok.

freethinking

Lol, Fresh!

I agree Brian....these addictions don't hurt my family or friends, so it's kind of not something I am willing to work on just yet.

Notimetoloose

When I first gave up smoking I took up sugar, I could not get enough. big economy size packets of lollies and chocolates.
I ended up with pre-diabetes. Yippee I am a non smoker, oh, oops I am pre diabetic. I am OK now, no meds, just exercise and no sugar.

The last time I gave up drinking I got seriously addicted to Candy crush saga, it was on my phone, on the ipad on the computer. If I woke up in the middle of the night, I would play a couple of games.

This time, I have not traded addictions, perhaps a little addicted to here at SR, just a little.

1newcreation

Traded in the booze for coffee & chocolate. Don't drink as much now since my ex took coffee maker upon loosing the house. Can't stand instant so that's out the window. Chocolate cravin went down last 6 mths or so. Now there's honestly nthg! Mtgs maybe..loh

Pipping

Coffee, chocolate and ebay. I have just cut up my credit cards as I am in a stupid amount of debt. I also need to drop some weight. Sadly moderation is not in my psyche.

silentrun

Went way overboard with the sugar.

jaynie04

Coffee, red bull and sugar here.

Wish I could get addicted to wholesome choices……..

courage2

My former sponsor (now my friend) says an alcoholic has 5 trash cans and only 4 lids.

DoubleBarrel

Ben and jerrys are making a flavor called double barrel chocolate crunch.

alexc1991

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

PhaseTwo

I'm addicted to exercise, sugar , and need my morning coffee. Oh well it Beats being addicted to alcohol and nicotine by a long shot

KeyHeart

I sobered up and became an eating disordered shopaholic.

freethinking

Yes, Red Bull!

whiskeyman

I did start with the energy drinks after i quit, I saw it was the same process for me.
I was always a smoker so that didnt count but ice cream and energy drinks were something i needed to look at why i was doing them

thisisme

The key for me was to get a good addiction. Kayaking, walking, cooking, reading....the list goes on. I think we all need an addiction, we are all highly addictive people.

freethinking

Yes, I agree. I drink about 6 Red Bulls a day and abut 3 cups of coffee...while I do enjoy the energy bursts, I don't enjoy the irritability it brings. Need to find something positive. Am thinking of trying cooking.

Db1105

I used nicotine and caffeine. Of course it was socially accepted back then. I remember when the first non smoking meeting started up. I would of bet my paycheck the meeting would fail. (Typical smoker). Thankfully, smoking meetings are a thing in the past in my area.