I want to drink
 

I woke up today feeling very anxious. Can't pinpoint why. I was meant to go to yoga but I laid down for 20 mins only to fall asleep for over an hour and so I missed the class.
I feel rotten. Tired and anxious. Craving to drink for respite from myself. But I don't want to drink- i already have such self loathing and shame and drinking will only add to that.
I'm going to do some housework and hopefully the craving will pass.

Breathing really helps me when I'm anxious:

https://www.humana.com/learning-cent...hing-exercises

there are some good tips for cravings here too:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-cravings.html

stay strong! you can do this!

D

The cravings will always pass if you wait☺

Drinking definitely won't make you feel better. Is there any real time.support you could reach out to like an aa meeting or sponsor, friend etc?
Sometimes we need to get out of our heads a bit and work on practising gratitude and building ourselves up instead of feeding into the negativity. A little self love and pampering at times like this can go a long way
Don't do something you feel like you should be doing... do some thing you WANT to do. :) something positive though... can't emphasize enough drinking will make these bad feelings worse.
:hug:

Stay strong noneever. Anything else you can add to your plan to help alleviate your anxiety?

How are you doing now Noneever?

I just feel so flat. Like every day is a struggle. I'm sick of being depressed and anxious. I'm sick of the constant battle with cravings and drinking.
I'm continuing with the housework even though i feel like I'm moving through deep mud. I'm going to do some breathing exercises as suggested by Dee and this evening I'm going to paint my nails, put on a face mask etc.

I'm gonna do those beauty things tonight too

Have you talked to a dr or counselor about your anxiety? My longest stint of sobriety was absolutely awful for me and this time around I'm addressing everything as a whole with good rounded support.
Just white knuckling it through things wasn't any kind of recovery for me. Even going through my plan and all the motions it wasn't enough for me. I don't just want to not drink and be sober- I want recovery. For me that means addressing a lot of inner issues at once.
Hang in there my friend and enjoy your pampering :)

:hug:

Can you go on youtube and do some yoga anyway.....It could help take care of the anxiety and has an antidepressant effect.

BIG KUDOS for posting here BEFORE you drank! :You_Rock_

You know drinking CAUSED those feelings you hate, right? Drinking again will ultimately make them worse, not better.

What you're going through is the price we pay for our freedom. It stinks while you're going through it, but once you're free you'll see what a small price it actually was.