ETA

It's officially after 12, my boyfriend just left and will be gone for at least 5 hours. I have a lot of beer in my fridge, good beer, local IPA made just down the street.

I'm not going to drink any. I think I need to get out of my house.

bexxed

Go for a walk, go to a meeting, the library, a bookstore, a park, the gym, or exercise, or something. Go to animal control and pet the dogs. Whatever it takes. But leave that IPA alone. Maybe you'll think about getting it out of the fridge. Everyone told me to do that, and I thought "meh, whatevs." But they were right. If it belongs to your boyfriend maybe y'all can talk about where it can go so that it's not so accessible and/or "communal". Good luck.

thekid32

bookstores work wonders for me

who doesnt like a good book.....doesnt have to be about recovery although some of those are great too

bblackbirdflyy

totally eta, go see a movie, go for a walk....

ETA

I'm having a hard time leaving the safety of this forum.

There is a kids festival downtown so I think I'll walk there and go to the petting zoo

Dee74

great advice here

...and not even SR has a petting zoo - go for it ETA

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Zebra1275

Do you have a recovery plan to stay sober, AA or something? Having cold beer in the refrigerator sounds like it's very tempting.

Elphaba

I can totally relate. I should be down at least half a bottle of wine by now, and ensuring I have another on hand. I'm going to reward my abstinance by going out to one of my favorite restaurants tomorrow night. Pelligrino and no caloric restrictions, I'm looking forward to it, but if I drink tonight then it's a no go. I had a nice relaxing bath last night and that seemd to help so I'm going to have another one tonight. Stay strong and focus on how great you'll feel tomorrow morning.