I really don’t want to drink tonight. What are some skills to stop yourself y’all have found useful ?
All I can think about is going to get something to drink
The way I’d give my experience would depend on what level of drinking problem you consider yourself to have🤷♂️ if you are full alcoholic, like me, I have no power over alcohol, it has to be long term complete abstinence. I also will need life long help to keep the mental part of the disease at bay. My suggestion is to immerse yourself in some form of recovery program and begin to fill a tool box of skills to deal with situations. Most importantly if you are alcoholic like me, I live by one rule “I will not pick up no matter what” because if I do my life is at risk and will find an early demise.
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I understand that feeling all to well. For me I stay home and watch something good on tv to take my mind off it. Eventually it passes 
Go to a meeting, log on to an online meeting, meditate, call a sober buddy, build legos… anything to occupy your mind until the urge passes. Hang in there it will pass.
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A meeting. Find someone sober to talk to! I could never do this on my own.
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