Cravings
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Cravings
I have a question for those sober longer than me. Does the craving/obsessing ever subside?
I quit eating meat 8 years ago and I still crave it every time I pass a fried chicken place, or go out for brunch and my hubby orders bacon.. but I've just decided that it isn't for me so I go without
I was wondering if it is kind of the same thing with drinking I'm still pretty new at recovery... I keep telling myself that I will eventually just stop wanting it... but now I'm thinking it will be like meat... something I once enjoyed (too much) but have decided to no longer ingest
I quit eating meat 8 years ago and I still crave it every time I pass a fried chicken place, or go out for brunch and my hubby orders bacon.. but I've just decided that it isn't for me so I go without
I was wondering if it is kind of the same thing with drinking I'm still pretty new at recovery... I keep telling myself that I will eventually just stop wanting it... but now I'm thinking it will be like meat... something I once enjoyed (too much) but have decided to no longer ingest
Yes, the cravings do subside quite a bit over time if you have a plan to live sober and work on it daily. That plan might be AA, could be SR or another self-paced method, Rehab, counseling, or a combination of any/all. Living sober and "not drinking" are 2 completely different things. Most people who simply don't drink and try to do so with sheer willpower do have cravings for much longer, most simply go back to drinking unfortunately.
My comment here does not pertain to alcohol as this is certainly a different beast. Though, with meat, you might want to consider your overall diet. If you are craving it, or feel a deep need for it, maybe your diet is lacking something that you aren't getting elsewhere. Have you spoken to a dietitian? Are you covering all your bases? I know for me, the healthier I am (diet, exercise, etc.) the better I feel overall (maybe this is a given) and this helps me with alcohol cravings. I know how badly I felt (physically) when I abused alcohol... though I am new to sobriety I find that a healthy meal gives me a sort of boost and the knowledge that I am helping my body doesn't make me reconsider the booze.
I think vegetarianism or veganism (whichever) is fine if you are covering all your bases. I went back to meat after several years as my body kept asking for it. As mentioned, alcohol is a different beast and the need, or supposed need (cravings) are coming from another place all together!
I hope this makes sense!
I think vegetarianism or veganism (whichever) is fine if you are covering all your bases. I went back to meat after several years as my body kept asking for it. As mentioned, alcohol is a different beast and the need, or supposed need (cravings) are coming from another place all together!
I hope this makes sense!
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Just thoughts, thats it, thoughts of drinking or obsessing over drinking. It happens, just a matter of how long does it stick. Thoughts can be dealt with, easily. No one could help me after I took that first drink, by then the game was over, I am just along for the ride. Anything could happen, absolutely anything. Waking up on different continents, waking up in strange homes, in strange beds, in strange prisons where they speak a different language, in strange vehicles, on strange floors, on strange lawns. I lied to myself saying it was fun, to mask the humiliation. Then all that became normal, and I reached a lower bottom that I didnt really care about either.
For an alcoholic of my type, the cravings are gone as soon as alcohol is out of my system.
What I am left with is an alcoholic mind. this has to do with how I view the world, how I relate to the world, and what kind of thinking dominates me. My alcoholic life was the only normal one. When I wasn't drinking, I was thinking about drinking and my drinking world. The places I drank, the people I drank with, the enjoyment I was going to have when I drank.
My social decisions were based around how much alcohol would be available and how people drank. Did they drink enough? Could I get enough?
This was all an illusion. My drinking was always a disaster, and many morning afters I swore off, never to drink again, and was drunk a few hours later.
My alcoholic mind always deceived me into thinking it would be fun this time, and the cycle kept repeating.
Unless I could get rid of my alcoholic mind and find a better outlook on life, I was doomed to keep drinking.
Some I know could stop for weeks or months, while I could only stop for a day or two. But the obsession always got us in the end, until we took action to deal with it.
What I am left with is an alcoholic mind. this has to do with how I view the world, how I relate to the world, and what kind of thinking dominates me. My alcoholic life was the only normal one. When I wasn't drinking, I was thinking about drinking and my drinking world. The places I drank, the people I drank with, the enjoyment I was going to have when I drank.
My social decisions were based around how much alcohol would be available and how people drank. Did they drink enough? Could I get enough?
This was all an illusion. My drinking was always a disaster, and many morning afters I swore off, never to drink again, and was drunk a few hours later.
My alcoholic mind always deceived me into thinking it would be fun this time, and the cycle kept repeating.
Unless I could get rid of my alcoholic mind and find a better outlook on life, I was doomed to keep drinking.
Some I know could stop for weeks or months, while I could only stop for a day or two. But the obsession always got us in the end, until we took action to deal with it.
Hi bearsfan
yeah I can't tell you the last time I even thought of a beer, to be honest - which in one sense is a miracle...but in another it has been seven years.
Stick with it...not only with the not drinking but also with building a sober life you love...I think that's the key, whatever route you take
D
yeah I can't tell you the last time I even thought of a beer, to be honest - which in one sense is a miracle...but in another it has been seven years.
Stick with it...not only with the not drinking but also with building a sober life you love...I think that's the key, whatever route you take
D
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