Day 3 sober . I have such anxiety and miserable. All I wanna do is drink ... any suggestions on how to keep my mind from racing and busy?
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I’m sorry you are feeling that way right now. My mind was racing so much in early sobriety too. The thing that helped me the most was repeating the 3rd step prayer over and over again. Even if you’re not a spiritual person, you’re brain can’t think of two things at once so repeating a prayer or mantra can help with racing thoughts
Ty Jon 
This is going to sound incredibly silly. Do the physical things backwards. If you comb your hair with your right hand….use your left….brush your teeth with the opposite hand….if you always put your pants on right leg first….start with the left. You will be amazed before you are halfway through….your mind has shifted gears and you might even be laughing at yourself.
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I love this ty
I would strongly suggest getting to a meeting of some kind. There's no reason to do this alone.
The first weeks the hardest. I would get to day 5 and feel better then buy another bottle. It was like a week sober and withdraws and drunk the next week. Kept trying to quit but it was just an endless cycle. I just met someone going through the same thing. I’d even go through involuntary motions where I would reach for the bottle or shot glass, even when there wasnt any alcohol in the house. My suggestion, as others have suggested to me, is just find a hobby, find something new to do or learn. I picked up the guitar again after going maybe 10 years not playing. Now im installing my music software to start recording again. Im 39 days in and it seems to be helping just having something else to do. Use the sobriety tracker too. It helps having short term goals to look forward to. Challenge yourself, get to that 30 day mark, 45 day mark and so on. Hope this helps. You can do this!
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Do u have stuff to do around your house use a urge jar
Find an outlet of some sort. Journaling, art, cooking, walking. Gets you out of your own head for a bit.
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If you drink a lot everyday you might want to check in with a detox center and see if you need to be checked in because it can be dangerous detoxing on your own from alcohol.
But if your blood pressure is not too awful High the best thing you can do is take some sweets. They seem to curb the cravings. Start getting to some AA meetings and hang out with people who have been where you are at.
If you could find yourself a sponsor to take you through the 12 steps this would really be great. It was then that the obsession to drink was lifted for me.
It does get better but it takes time. It's 10 miles into the woods and 10 Mi back out.
I LOVE caffeine free calming herbal teas, taking a hot shower, putting on comfy socks and jammies, making or ordering my favorite comfort food, and binge watching TV when I am feeling anxious and having withdrawals. Self-care all day
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Try Happy Juice.
I found reading and exercising to be super helpful. Good luck, you CAN do this!!
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My best advice is to stay busy. This will pass eventually. For me it took about 3 weeks. Then the compulsion left and the desire to drink faded.
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Hit meetings, get some numbers, call people in the fellowship. I also went to the gym, hikes move a muscle change a thought
I'm 17 months sober and my anxiety comes and goes this past 3 weeks its been bad. So I started working outside mowing pulling weeds and listening to music it helps a lot!
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Fresh air, staying active, working on a schedule so all your time is used up doing something. Lists help me so much. Then getting to cross things off. Getting to a meeting and saying out loud that you are an alcoholic is very powerful and holds you accountable. Finding people, connections, people who are on the same journey. It gets easier. Trust me. But you also need to have faith in God or a higher power of your understanding. Praying, letting go to the care of Higher power will release some of the anxiety and anger and emotions you are feeling. This is work. But you are worth it. Keep reaching out. Get plenty of sleep, eat well and tons of water. Also find a favorite nonalcoholic beverage. I chose fizzy water. And sometimes Gatorade. You got thisđź’—
Get jumpy and anxious? Go for a walk, bike ride, get physically exhausted. If you can’t sleep? Don’t fight it - get up and read - sleep will improve soon , but ya gotta fight thru it for a day or two more.. it’ll get better soon ! Best sleep of your life !
Been there. It's rough and tough to get through. All I can write is: stay strong and this will pass. Keep busy with almost anything that keeps you engaged to others. Talk to the hotel staff if you are away. Truly anything to keep occupied. 3 weeks and you'll be free.
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Light exercise, word searches, talking to people all seemed to help me. I had to stay away from emotional movies or books while my nerves were off. It gets better keep going you got this.
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