Strangely today
Strangely today
I finally had a Strong desire for a beer... No triggers that I haven't had through the last month. But it was a strong one & I can't explain it ..
I didn't give in mind you; but the desire was strong.
Dennis
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I didn't give in mind you; but the desire was strong.
Dennis
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Sober Recovery
Dennis
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I have noticed the same thing thing and it has been almost seven months since I last had a drink. I was in a 7/11 grabbing a Diet Coke and out of the blue I just thought I would grab a pint of vodka and get a nice buzz going. I didn't have anything cause that thought other than it was something I would have done in the past. It took me a minute to get my bearings and remember that I don't drink anymore.
I sometimes wonder if these cravings act in a similar way to muscle memory. Your mind makes associations and when you are doing a familiar activity or in a familiar place the cravings can come on very quickly. Good for you for recognizing where those thoughts would lead you and beating back the craving.
I sometimes wonder if these cravings act in a similar way to muscle memory. Your mind makes associations and when you are doing a familiar activity or in a familiar place the cravings can come on very quickly. Good for you for recognizing where those thoughts would lead you and beating back the craving.
I don't get cravings very often but occasionally I'll have this strong sense of...melancholy, I guess? A yearning not so much for the booze but for the temporary simplicity it created in me. All the other voices were stilled while I was drunk. Nothing else mattered, no future and no past.
I don't get cravings very often but occasionally I'll have this strong sense of...melancholy, I guess? A yearning not so much for the booze but for the temporary simplicity it created in me. All the other voices were stilled while I was drunk. Nothing else mattered, no future and no past.
Dennis
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Dennis
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I'm seriously planning on learning meditation. There's a very highly rated set of video lectures that teaches the basics. I watched an interview with Sam Harris (the author and scientist) where he explained the many tangible benefits of it. This will sound like a dumb excuse and it probably is but I've just been so busy with work, school and regular life. But I only have about seven weeks til I graduate, and then I hope to devote some time to trying to learn and practice.
Hopefully meditation can take over a lot of what I used to use alcohol to "treat" (eg. anger, frustration, impatience, etc).
Hopefully meditation can take over a lot of what I used to use alcohol to "treat" (eg. anger, frustration, impatience, etc).
My mind fires off so many thoughts; that's extremely difficult for me to get to the point of relaxation you need for it to be productive. I have tried a few times being here; but right now it's very hard for me to focus.
Dennis
My name is August West, and I love my Pearly Baker best more than my wine.
More than my wine - more than my maker, though he's no friend of mine.
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