How to kill those cravings
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Join Date: Feb 2005
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How to kill those cravings
I found some pretty good advice in another thread on questions you can ask your self when cravings attack but whats some stuff you can do that helps curb those cravings?
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Join Date: Jun 2002
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Hi
Bard...
I ate a lot of sweets...that replaces the sugar in alcohol.
I also stayed away from drinking situations...and drinking buddies. Too much temptation.
Keep asking questions...
I ate a lot of sweets...that replaces the sugar in alcohol.
I also stayed away from drinking situations...and drinking buddies. Too much temptation.
Keep asking questions...
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: El Paso, Tx
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Yup, candy junkie here to, and proteins at night helped to. I kept hard candy on my because even three weeks after I quit those bewitching hour cravings would still kick in, like right before I got off work I'd start salivating and hurry to get to the car to get to the store to get home and crack that first beer.. so candy helped as Carol mentioned the sugar replaces the sugar we're missing from the alcohol.
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Akron, Ohio
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AA meetings killed the cravings. Also, I did eat lots of candy in rehab and drank a gallon of coffee a day--not recommended. I was wired all night! But talking to people helps get your mind off it. I would tell my husband to talk to me about something--anything, even the weather--to get my mind off it. It usually helped. Prayer works great too!
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Montana
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When I would get a craving I would attend an AA meeting. I also started to drink a lot a pop. This I slowly got away from and when I'm having a hard time I can tell because I'll start to drink more pop again. I would also grab the BB or head out to the lake with my pole just to get away from everyone and everything.
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Join Date: Sep 2004
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I got in the habit of drinking lots of great tasting herbal teas. Celestial Seasoning makes on called "Tension Tamer" that really hit the spot for me. The tea gave me something semi ceremonial to drink when I finished work and it did calm me down.
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Bard,here is some stuff I found and put together. http://s8.invisionfree.com/HotRods_a...hp?showforum=3 Its also posted here at SR somewhere but I keep it all in one place here.
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I'm smoking...pretty much chain smoking. I'd practically quit whilst drinking and using because of the price...but now I'm smoking 40-50 a day. It's not healthy...but at least it'll kill me slower :/
I'm also cleaning like mad...it's pretty hard for me because I have fractured ribs but anything I can clean without bending has been cleaned.
Exercising is good...great for frustration...I find I don't feel like a drink when I'm utterly exhausted...I just want to sleep.
I'm also cleaning like mad...it's pretty hard for me because I have fractured ribs but anything I can clean without bending has been cleaned.
Exercising is good...great for frustration...I find I don't feel like a drink when I'm utterly exhausted...I just want to sleep.
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