Ok pls do
Okay you gotta add me as a friend
Okay I am now
Keep going , everyday it’s easier, your body and mind need time to heal and adjust
Right it does indeed
I recommend meetings every day in the beginning especially. I’m 19 months sober now and the wisdom I gain and gratefulness I receive from others is contagious. Also, meditation and exercise. I’ve replaced my alcohol habits with tea. Find something you enjoy that works for you to treat yourself that may help you relax. A hot shower and journaling are also super helpful! Good luck, you’re doing great. The program works if we work it 
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i’m 8 months sober and i’m feeling the same.. it gets better as time goes on but there will be those days where it seems like a good idea to use. I usually stay inside on those days.
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Self care and routines really really help. When I have racing thoughts, I light incense and journal words, not sentences, just the words that are flying around in my head. Once I’m done journaling, I take deep breaths. I have 4 journals: a journal to complain to, a journal to write what I’m grateful for, a journal for my prayers, and a journal for my racing thoughts.
Congrats tho that's good! We got this. And good idea
I'm going get one for each of those that'll go longs way. Thank you for the advice !
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This is such a great topic and it can be very challenging. For me, alcohol was oddly a way to stabilize my mood (for a moment). Ultimately it just created a yo-yo effect. Sometimes in the beginning, getting sober and embracing recovery is not something just do while you do the rest of your life. Sometimes it has to be the main event. And it is worth it! I recommend finding as much support as you possibly can at this stage. SMART recovery was great for me. Any sort of support groups.
So much good advice! Journaling was key, and for some weird reason, I and several people I know got through the early cravings with monster. The blue label old school zero sugar. Don’t know why, but it helps take the edge off the cravings to use. That combined with calling or texting a sponsor or someone on here or a zoom meeting on in the background got me through those moments. I journal every day. And in early days I took a hot shower and just stood in it and prayed for a few minutes. That helps too. I have just over 2 years clean and sober, so hang in there. The first few months are hard but it truly gets easier. And the emotional rollercoaster does slow. I was angry and volatile all the time at first. I did meetings every day for like 6 months and learned so much! The first probably 45 I was such a crazy angry emotionally confused mess I was hard to listen to lol we laugh about it in my home group nowadays because they all literally watched me grow and heal day by day for these 2 years so trust me it evens out and gets easier. Just remember, those moments are fleeting, you will be ok just breathe because this is manageable 
Thank you so much it will get easier I just got get past the hard stage. But it'll come together Im going try the hot showers daily and praying as well. I journal now it helps a lot
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Congrats on a week! A program will help tremendously. Have you tried AA or NA?
All that will pass eventually. What helped me was weightlifting at first, I actually got a high from it and it would put me in a good mood for the rest of the day. I didn’t play around and I took it seriously. I relapsed 10 years later though. One thing I do now is recognize my want and tell my self to concentrate on the task at hand and I’ll forget about the urge for a while. Try to stay busy whether is mentally or physically. I’m doing a lot more reading this time around.
I really want start going to gym I procrastinate alot about it but I really want to bc that do alot for me in my recovery tbh
Push your self. It should get easier the more you go. Weight lifting was a great stress reliever for me too. There would be days when I would be really pissed off at something at work and I would tell my self I was going to hurt myself that night. I would go in there and up my normal weight and go for for longer reps and more sets. It worked very well. I would always keep track of my workouts on paper, what body part I worked , the weight and number of reps and sets. I also started taking supplements. It got to the point that I didn’t want to drink bdrink because I didn’t want it to hinder my progress. I hope this helps.