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Well I have been clean for 74 days and looking for advice on stress and anxiety. Any comment or advise is welcome. I am so thankful for this website. It has helped me in the past with drugs and alcohol; and is helpful to this day. Also just want to say that PAWS sucks. 
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Welcome back goneriding and congrats on 74 days. Regarding stress and and anxiety, some of the things I use are exercise and practicing mindfulness and meditation. There's lots of good books on the subject and loads of YouTube videos on simple meditation techniques.
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Originally Posted by ScottFromWI 
Welcome back goneriding and congrats on 74 days. Regarding stress and and anxiety, some of the things I use are exercise and practicing mindfulness and meditation. There's lots of good books on the subject and loads of YouTube videos on simple meditation techniques.
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I put together a whole list of links of relief and respite goneriding:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...f-respite.html
congrats on 74 days
D
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...f-respite.html
congrats on 74 days
D
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Gon,
I am experienced in paws. My advice is get into a routine. Fitness is the one i use.
Working out gets rid of ton of stress. But, the real answer is clean time. We have to reject drinking. It is a learned behavior.
Unlearn it. Do something else.
I was under duress...paws....kindling...for the better part of the last 2 years.
I got deeply addicted and pulling out has been hell.
Since I was such a drunk for the last 15 years or so, my body was fairly undamaged...muscles and bones at least. So, physically I am pretty stout for a 52 yo.
My mind is still rewiring, but it feels so much better than 2 years ago. It has really started to get better the last 6 months. I feel like I might be normal by now, but I am just not used to feeling normal.
I crave still, but since I am no longer physically addicted, I can keep the booze at arms length.
My wife drank a strong vodka drink a couple of days ago. It was 18$. Martini bs. She started to act like she wasn't going to drink it.
For a moment I thought, 18$...I will drink it. But, thankfully I thought...I don't want that crap in me. We finished dinner and I walked away sober still.
Hit the gym the next day.
So yes..paws sucks. I have ptsd from my drinking recovery as well. But, I am med free.
Thanks.
I am experienced in paws. My advice is get into a routine. Fitness is the one i use.
Working out gets rid of ton of stress. But, the real answer is clean time. We have to reject drinking. It is a learned behavior.
Unlearn it. Do something else.
I was under duress...paws....kindling...for the better part of the last 2 years.
I got deeply addicted and pulling out has been hell.
Since I was such a drunk for the last 15 years or so, my body was fairly undamaged...muscles and bones at least. So, physically I am pretty stout for a 52 yo.
My mind is still rewiring, but it feels so much better than 2 years ago. It has really started to get better the last 6 months. I feel like I might be normal by now, but I am just not used to feeling normal.
I crave still, but since I am no longer physically addicted, I can keep the booze at arms length.
My wife drank a strong vodka drink a couple of days ago. It was 18$. Martini bs. She started to act like she wasn't going to drink it.
For a moment I thought, 18$...I will drink it. But, thankfully I thought...I don't want that crap in me. We finished dinner and I walked away sober still.
Hit the gym the next day.
So yes..paws sucks. I have ptsd from my drinking recovery as well. But, I am med free.
Thanks.
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Thank you so much the advice . . . I have started working out with weights 3 days a week for 25 min since 82 days ago. It has become a habit and I will probably increase that by 5 days a week soon; just making sure I stay on track first.
Thanks again
Thanks again
Originally Posted by D122y
Gon,
I am experienced in paws. My advice is get into a routine. Fitness is the one i use.
Working out gets rid of ton of stress. But, the real answer is clean time. We have to reject drinking. It is a learned behavior.
Unlearn it. Do something else.
I was under duress...paws....kindling...for the better part of the last 2 years.
I got deeply addicted and pulling out has been hell.
Since I was such a drunk for the last 15 years or so, my body was fairly undamaged...muscles and bones at least. So, physically I am pretty stout for a 52 yo.
My mind is still rewiring, but it feels so much better than 2 years ago. It has really started to get better the last 6 months. I feel like I might be normal by now, but I am just not used to feeling normal.
I crave still, but since I am no longer physically addicted, I can keep the booze at arms length.
My wife drank a strong vodka drink a couple of days ago. It was 18$. Martini bs. She started to act like she wasn't going to drink it.
For a moment I thought, 18$...I will drink it. But, thankfully I thought...I don't want that crap in me. We finished dinner and I walked away sober still.
Hit the gym the next day.
So yes..paws sucks. I have ptsd from my drinking recovery as well. But, I am med free.
Thanks.
I am experienced in paws. My advice is get into a routine. Fitness is the one i use.
Working out gets rid of ton of stress. But, the real answer is clean time. We have to reject drinking. It is a learned behavior.
Unlearn it. Do something else.
I was under duress...paws....kindling...for the better part of the last 2 years.
I got deeply addicted and pulling out has been hell.
Since I was such a drunk for the last 15 years or so, my body was fairly undamaged...muscles and bones at least. So, physically I am pretty stout for a 52 yo.
My mind is still rewiring, but it feels so much better than 2 years ago. It has really started to get better the last 6 months. I feel like I might be normal by now, but I am just not used to feeling normal.
I crave still, but since I am no longer physically addicted, I can keep the booze at arms length.
My wife drank a strong vodka drink a couple of days ago. It was 18$. Martini bs. She started to act like she wasn't going to drink it.
For a moment I thought, 18$...I will drink it. But, thankfully I thought...I don't want that crap in me. We finished dinner and I walked away sober still.
Hit the gym the next day.
So yes..paws sucks. I have ptsd from my drinking recovery as well. But, I am med free.
Thanks.
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Thank you - I am looking into meditation and my group leader has mentioned doing a yoga class during one of our meetings. I'm looking forward to that.
Thanks again
Thanks again
Originally Posted by Delilah1
Welcome back!! 74 days is fantastic.
Some of the things that have helped me are yoga, walking, journaling and mindfulness.
Some of the things that have helped me are yoga, walking, journaling and mindfulness.
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Thank you
Originally Posted by Dee74
I put together a whole list of links of relief and respite goneriding:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...f-respite.html
congrats on 74 days
D
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...f-respite.html
congrats on 74 days
D
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Thank you - I will check those out.
Originally Posted by Dee74
I put together a whole list of links of relief and respite goneriding:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...f-respite.html
congrats on 74 days
D
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...f-respite.html
congrats on 74 days
D
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Thank you, I try to journal my feelings everyday. Some days I do and some days I don't. I am working on remembering to do it daily.
Originally Posted by Delilah1
Welcome back!! 74 days is fantastic.
Some of the things that have helped me are yoga, walking, journaling and mindfulness.
Some of the things that have helped me are yoga, walking, journaling and mindfulness.
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Hi goneriding, I like using the free binaural beats on you tube. I started off using them for my sinus pain, but there are different ones for different things. I found the sinus one really works (although there was much scoffing from my friends) so I tried the stress and anxiety ones and find they do help
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