trying not to crave
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trying not to crave
I have realized quickly that I need to stop drinking. Mainly because alcoholism runs in my family strong. When I drink, many times it is alone, and has been out alone in a bar. It can be dangerous for a woman, and as a single mom with so much on her plate, it's best I stop before something terrible happens. I have had a few wake up calls, and have been around people who drink much heavier than me. It never ends well.
My biggest struggle is the craving. I have tried sweet tarts, my favorite, chocolate, skittles, eating more, exercising. All of it helps, but as soon as life quiets down, here come the craving again. So, now everytime I have a craving, I start reading about cravings and how to stop them. I notice myself reading a lot more and becoming more educated about my addiction. (Something I never knew I even had). How sneaky alcoholism is!!! I think of my cravings as the devil creeping into my head. Trying to talk me into poison. It is so hard not to pour myself a glass of wine after a day at work.
I enjoyed the post about Dopamine and Glutamate. Whoever posted that. It helped me understand my mental disorder better, and hopefully with understanding will come healing. It is lonely. As I isolate myself more and more I become even more lonely. I can't leave my daughter home alone to go to meetings, so I decided to join this blog to vent and hopefully talk with others who can be positive for me.
Thanks.
My biggest struggle is the craving. I have tried sweet tarts, my favorite, chocolate, skittles, eating more, exercising. All of it helps, but as soon as life quiets down, here come the craving again. So, now everytime I have a craving, I start reading about cravings and how to stop them. I notice myself reading a lot more and becoming more educated about my addiction. (Something I never knew I even had). How sneaky alcoholism is!!! I think of my cravings as the devil creeping into my head. Trying to talk me into poison. It is so hard not to pour myself a glass of wine after a day at work.
I enjoyed the post about Dopamine and Glutamate. Whoever posted that. It helped me understand my mental disorder better, and hopefully with understanding will come healing. It is lonely. As I isolate myself more and more I become even more lonely. I can't leave my daughter home alone to go to meetings, so I decided to join this blog to vent and hopefully talk with others who can be positive for me.
Thanks.
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Welcome Girly. Educating yourself about addiction is indeed a powerful tool when seeking sobriety, and you can find a lot of info here on SR. There is also a chat room if you seek some more interactive support. You mentioned that you cannot attend AA, know that there are many online AA meetings too, and the big book is free and online as well.
Hope you can join in on the conversations and learn with us.
Hope you can join in on the conversations and learn with us.
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Join Date: Jul 2013
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Welcome to SR, girly37. In addition to reading about alcoholism when you are craving, I suggest you come on here and write about it too. Many times just that simple act of admitting to someone else those thoughts takes all their power away.
Congratulations on choosing a better way of life. We're here for you...
Congratulations on choosing a better way of life. We're here for you...
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Great idea joining SR girly, especially if you can't go to meetings. You are spot on about controlling the cravings as a key to success. I've used lots of strategies; make sure you're not hungry when you leave work, plan a board game with your youngster (very distracting!), when a craving hits take 5 deep breaths, concentrating on your body. I found this calmed and distracted me almost immediately.
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