NEED tips for cravings...
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the main thing to remember is cravings will pass...it's not pleasant to sit with them, but it's doable
and remember HALT - have you eaten lately?
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the main thing to remember is cravings will pass...it's not pleasant to sit with them, but it's doable
and remember HALT - have you eaten lately?
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Eating worked very well for me. I did not do the sweets/icecream diet though that many like in the early days, but normal meals and snacks that I enjoy.
Other than food, engaging activities, preferentially involving something physical like walking or running. I also posted about my cravings here on SR like you... or sometimes talked about them with specific people I via PMs.
For me the active distraction was important, don't think I would have lasted long simply just sitting though the monster cravings I had in the beginning, observing them.
Try to have a decent meal, Serenidad, if you are craving alcohol in the moment, see if it helps?
Other than food, engaging activities, preferentially involving something physical like walking or running. I also posted about my cravings here on SR like you... or sometimes talked about them with specific people I via PMs.
For me the active distraction was important, don't think I would have lasted long simply just sitting though the monster cravings I had in the beginning, observing them.
Try to have a decent meal, Serenidad, if you are craving alcohol in the moment, see if it helps?
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For me the best thing was talking to close friends. I had been told that this was bad recovery because it made my recovery dependent on other people.
But it was the thing that set me on a good path. So I highly recommend it.
But it was the thing that set me on a good path. So I highly recommend it.
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I do tea, flavored seltzer waters, pure fruit smoothies, and if all else fails, get out of the house and do something I won't drink at (watch a movie at the movie theatre, wander the aisles at the supermarket (not the alcohol aisle), or some other store). If I was still struggling, I would go to bed.
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Walking, any sort of exercising can help. Cleaning, sorting, decluttering... it always feels good to straighten things up and get rid of the old. For me, it felt like I was mirroring or manifesting outwardly what was going on inwardly. And if you feel stuck mentally/emotionally or sort of hijacked by cravings, the exercise can give you a sense of overcoming something due to the energy expenditure. So it can help you emotionally feel more free or unencumbered.
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I targeted the danger times (when I left work, just as I arrived home) and put substitute food and walks in place to divert myself.
I also found taking 5 deep breaths, concentrating on my body, helped enormously. None of my cravings survived me doing this.
I also found taking 5 deep breaths, concentrating on my body, helped enormously. None of my cravings survived me doing this.
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I drank LOTS of water with lemon and lime juice in it. I shouted at my AV, "No No, No !!"
Hot baths, books, a complete change of routine.
There is a lot of truth in SoberJennie's comment about reflections -first day I got sober, I bought a new bed, new pyjamas, a new duvet, the lot. New, lovely comfy bed = new me, sober sleeping.
I played games, watched movies, read books, chewed things, knitted, took long walks, visited friends, shopped, posted here, read here. I stayed very close to this board at all times.
Sweet food, as mentioned above, worked for me, but any food was good. I'm still eating more at night, but I get something yummy as something to look forward to. I can sort my weight out later. it's kind of cool to have license to stuff my face for once.
I prayed, too, not to God but to "whatever is out there", to help me through.
Hope some of this is helpful, hun x
Hot baths, books, a complete change of routine.
There is a lot of truth in SoberJennie's comment about reflections -first day I got sober, I bought a new bed, new pyjamas, a new duvet, the lot. New, lovely comfy bed = new me, sober sleeping.
I played games, watched movies, read books, chewed things, knitted, took long walks, visited friends, shopped, posted here, read here. I stayed very close to this board at all times.
Sweet food, as mentioned above, worked for me, but any food was good. I'm still eating more at night, but I get something yummy as something to look forward to. I can sort my weight out later. it's kind of cool to have license to stuff my face for once.
I prayed, too, not to God but to "whatever is out there", to help me through.
Hope some of this is helpful, hun x
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