Dealing with cravings
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Dealing with cravings
Hi folks, sending my best wishes to you all.
I’ve done decided to have another crack at sobriety, am still drinking beer unfortunately. Had a liver function test and all is well, which is a huge relief after years of heavy drinking. just have a few questions on your personal experiences.
I don’t have withdrawal symptoms or poor health when I stop, just have a huge craving for a beer. Any tips on overcoming this? Also, I get bored when sober. This sounds bad I know, but I don’t know how to deal with this. Any other tips for taking your mind off it? Thank you guys, and good luck with your journeys.
I’ve done decided to have another crack at sobriety, am still drinking beer unfortunately. Had a liver function test and all is well, which is a huge relief after years of heavy drinking. just have a few questions on your personal experiences.
I don’t have withdrawal symptoms or poor health when I stop, just have a huge craving for a beer. Any tips on overcoming this? Also, I get bored when sober. This sounds bad I know, but I don’t know how to deal with this. Any other tips for taking your mind off it? Thank you guys, and good luck with your journeys.
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There are some great dealing with cravings tips here:
https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...-cravings.html (CarolD's tips for cravings)
as for boredom, I dunno about anyone else but the first casualty to my addiction was my imagination. Fun was reduced to opening a bottle - sitting on the couch was OK when drinking but it was intolerable sober.
I had to remember things I used to do for fun or wanted to explore now.
The more I made myself get out the front door the less bored I've been
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https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...-cravings.html (CarolD's tips for cravings)
as for boredom, I dunno about anyone else but the first casualty to my addiction was my imagination. Fun was reduced to opening a bottle - sitting on the couch was OK when drinking but it was intolerable sober.
I had to remember things I used to do for fun or wanted to explore now.
The more I made myself get out the front door the less bored I've been
D
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For me, when I finally quit for good, it came down to me wanting to be sober more than I wanted to drink. If you're bored, do something. Take a walk, if nothing else. Walking is good exercise and kills cravings too.
If you're bored, do something. Take a walk, if nothing else. Walking is good exercise and kills cravings too. Member
Join Date: Jan 2017
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Yeah, a lot of us don't really DO that much when we drink, so when we stop it becomes painfully obvious. I revisited a hobby I had prior to becoming a heavy drinker, and it's turned into a nice little sideline.
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