Pretty little distractions
I also like to work out, listen to music or watch a movie. Reading is also good.
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: New England
Posts: 2,414
It has not happened in a long time, but earlier this year I would need to make sure that I stayed ultra hydrated and blood sugar up near the end of the work day or I would have that full body crash onto the car seat then couch. Granola bar in the car for the drive home. Then music and walk, sparkle cleaning toilets, reading SR, watching Netflix, or browsing books. Just becoming fully engrossed in something instead of wanting to zone out, I suppose. If I am working from home then I just have to make sure I have plenty of fizzy water and as few distractions as possible.
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: london
Posts: 4,978
chocolate ice cream , and a long shower when i got home .
I find something physical like a shower is good as it gets me out of my head and "thinking" into feeling and inhabiting my physical body ..
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I find something physical like a shower is good as it gets me out of my head and "thinking" into feeling and inhabiting my physical body ..
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Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Norway
Posts: 194
I've been trying to rediscover the things I used to enjoy before I started drinking every day. Like going for drives. I also take some courses on coursera.org (thanks to another SR-member who suggested this one).
I quit smoking a week after I quit drinking, and found myself fidgeting and getting restless. I bought a ukulele, and because I've never played any instrument, it pretty much keeps my hands and mind occupied when I try to learn. Plus it's great for cheering me up - being down while playing the uke is impossible.
I drank all my money, so the first few weeks I would do anything that was free. Went to organ concerts in local churches (no sermons, just music), lectures at the library, art exhibitions and so on.
I also started reading rock star biographies.
I liked Duff McKagan's "It's so easy (and other lies)" and the classic Motley Crue "The Dirt". Any recovery litterature that isn't preachy.
5 weeks in I find I'm a lot more calm after work, and I'm spending more time at home, actually enjoying my own company a lot more.
I quit smoking a week after I quit drinking, and found myself fidgeting and getting restless. I bought a ukulele, and because I've never played any instrument, it pretty much keeps my hands and mind occupied when I try to learn. Plus it's great for cheering me up - being down while playing the uke is impossible.
I drank all my money, so the first few weeks I would do anything that was free. Went to organ concerts in local churches (no sermons, just music), lectures at the library, art exhibitions and so on.
I also started reading rock star biographies.
I liked Duff McKagan's "It's so easy (and other lies)" and the classic Motley Crue "The Dirt". Any recovery litterature that isn't preachy. 5 weeks in I find I'm a lot more calm after work, and I'm spending more time at home, actually enjoying my own company a lot more.
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: minnesota
Posts: 272
Once i eat dinner, any craving for alcohol i may have had is gone. it's during the preparing dinner i crave a little, since that's is when i did most of my drinking. needles to say i have become quite the cook! best wishes and take care.
bona fido dog-lover
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: SF Bay area, CA
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I rarely have cravings to drink after over five years, but when I did, and sometimes still do, I walk my dogs. They love the walks and I stay sober. It's a win-win for all of us.
They love the walks and I stay sober. It's a win-win for all of us. 
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Santa Fe, NM
Posts: 346
Its late, I am drinking herbal tea, researching herbal cleanses. It is too late to go out, but man oh man, I keep thinking about it. On the bright side, I know I will sleep well tonight and wake up refreshed tomorrow! I dread night time, I always seem to have a hard time letting go of the day, always have.
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Santa Fe, NM
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Originally Posted by lilyrosemary 
Once i eat dinner, any craving for alcohol i may have had is gone. it's during the preparing dinner i crave a little, since that's is when i did most of my drinking. needles to say i have become quite the cook! best wishes and take care.
pray for strength
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: New England
Posts: 2,414
Gardengirl, you are not alone in any of this! Shallots, garlic and wine used to be a nightly thing for me. Don't worry. The discomfort really is temporary. I seriously stayed up nightly with my laptop logged into SR for a good 4 months solid. I learned a ton of great things and never, ever felt alone in this journey. You are not alone in that either. 
Hope your day was a good one!
Hope your day was a good one!
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