Work-related stress as a trigger
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Work-related stress as a trigger
With a sober and healthy mind, I am able to see how my drinking was so easily triggered by stress. I didn't have a truly horrible day, but it was enough to want to come home and "take off the edge". I absolutely can't allow myself to do that because it will lead right back down the hole again.
Doesn't help that my wife is in a weird mood. And tomorrow is Friday...also likely to be a trigger for drinking.
Eek! Gotta direct the energy somewhere else....
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DJSobriety, that's how my more serious drinking problem started back in the day. I always did social binges occasionally, but my daily (or quazi-daily) habit escalated during especially one particularly crazy, hectic, and stressful work period. Then I was stuck with it for many years.
It's usually recommended that we minimize external stresses as much as possible in early recovery. Of course often it's not easy to do at all. Here's where introducing new relaxation methods can really help. And also not letting the external world, other people, etc affect us negatively as much as possible. Easier said than done...
It's usually recommended that we minimize external stresses as much as possible in early recovery. Of course often it's not easy to do at all. Here's where introducing new relaxation methods can really help. And also not letting the external world, other people, etc affect us negatively as much as possible. Easier said than done...
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Ah yes...and that hole is a deep, dark one that was so very hard to get out of before. Learning new coping mechanisms for stress is key. Yesterday...I had to go for a very long drive to sort myself out. Thankfully, the sun was shining and the radio tunes were perfect.
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Gotta build up the coping mechanisms and skills. Work will lead to stress in the future, wives are frequently weird, and 1/7th of the rest of your life will be Fridays.
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Good recognition of danger. Now find something to do! You got this!
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Originally Posted by Nonsensical 
Gotta build up the coping mechanisms and skills. Work will lead to stress in the future, wives are frequently weird, and 1/7th of the rest of your life will be Fridays.
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Nonsensical speaks the truth...wives are frequently weird. At least, insofar as 'I am weird' frequently is my truth 
A lot of my work is from home for me and I find that having my running shoes and earphones ready for use to be an essential part of managing work/house stress. I walk-and-listen-it-out (also punched the air in the first weeks) then return a bit more sane.
A lot of my work is from home for me and I find that having my running shoes and earphones ready for use to be an essential part of managing work/house stress. I walk-and-listen-it-out (also punched the air in the first weeks) then return a bit more sane.
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You are so right..my mind tells me I had a bad day but that's not always the case. Even if I did..alcohol might make it ease for a bit but that cr$%ap doesn't go away with drinking. Using it as an excuse has been my biggest downfall.
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