2bhappier

I feel like I have to make a very conscious decision to NOT drink all the time all day. Sometimes I find this exhausting. Does this ever end?

GreenEggsAndHam

I feel the same way this time around.

SeaScape

It's like that for me sometimes and not like that for me other times.

I've likened it to a romantic break-up. For me during those early days after a break-up used to be the hardest- I would have to resist calling the person and not obsessively thinking about that person! I know it's different but it's also very much the same!

least

No, it won't be that way forever. After some more sober time living sober will be normal to you and not require conscious effort. It just takes time, that's all.

Notmyrealname

Avoid booze and opportunities to drink, stay away from triggers, make sure you're fed, warm, hydrated, and avoid stress for awhile.

Dee74

Hey 2b - I remember that phase and it was exhausting, but it does get better - noone would still be here on SR if it didn't

apart from us, do you have any support?

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LadyinBC

Yes it is exhausting, especially in the beginning as all my focus was on the not drinking. And yes it will get better. Feeling like this is normal in my opinion, it is what we do with these feelings that is important.

hauntao

I feel like this too, I just keep hoping it will get better with time.

sobercatholic

Yes, it ends. And sometimes it comes back. I liken it to taking the "One day at a time" idea and making it "One hour at a time." Happens during times of stress and anxiety, or whenever there are things going on that are triggers.