ICanDoBetter

I'm not going to drink ... But this tension/anxiety is terrible at the moment. Nothing I'm trying is taking the edge off. Meditating, music, etc. kids are bickering - the chaos makes me crazy and drinking was my escape for too long.

ScottFromWI

Can you take a walk? Listen to some music? Have a snack? Read a book?

IfYouCanDream

Eat something. Something sweet? Sorry if it sounds trivial, in 9 out of 10 cases it helps me to EAT.

least

I'm glad you're not going to drink. Do something to distract yourself. And remember, these moments of temptation will get fewer and fewer, the longer you're sober. It gets better.

nova84

Hi ICanDoBetter. I had bad anxiety 2 weeks in to sobriety and I found Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) aka Tapping, really helpful...nothing else worked. You'll find clips online of the technique. Good luck x

Anna

There's lots of good advice here and I hope you get through this.

ICanDoBetter

So far so good :-). Healthful family dinner. Baking with one kid up next, after the other did the dishes (he offered)... Then going to have some quiet time.

Ruby2

I'm glad you're feeling a bit better. It helped me to put a new evening routine in place. Bath, book, bed for kids. Quiet time with ice cream for me. A lot of bust work in between. Washing clothes, folding them. Jigsaw puzzles were helpful too.

Keep at it. It passes eventually.

Plure

Yes it does pass; you have to give yourself time to rest and, temporarily be comfortable with being uncomfortable. It's odd since perhaps you feel mostly fine physically. We are stronger than we think, despite how awful it feels in the moment. Hang in there!

ICanDoBetter

As luck would have it, my brother gifted me one of my moms puzzles some time ago. I just unearthed it - here goes nothing... 1,000 pieces.