With 8 days out from my 30 day milestone....im starting to NOT like this 3 day weekend. Im running out of constructive things to do
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Do you have any productive hobbies or any positive deterrents that you can focus on? For me, I will play some uplifting music, listen to a podcast, or something that takes my mind off of the thing that is pulling me.
If nothing comes to mind, try taking deep breaths for about a minute or two. See if you can also wait your urges out for about 5, 10, or 15 minutes. Finding one of the hobbies can help wait the urge out.
The urges are like waves on the shoreline of a beach - they come in strong, but eventually subside or weaken, if you want long enough.
ALSO: try to journal this experience: what happened, when did the urge come (and why), what did you do you pass the time, and how you felt afterwards. Journaling may help you right now, but it can help you for later battles. This will serve as personal scripture for what to do, if you have another episode.
Sorry for the long-windedness, but I hope something I’ve said helps you in your time of need.
Stay strong.
If i have extra time as I did this past Thursday I went to a bunch of meetings, and I have a few 24 hours. The place is safe, I can hear something I needed to for the day, and I can help someone else.
Totally relate. You'll see holidays through a different lense from now on and the best remedy is finding others in recovery doing stuff. I'm going to a BBQ tomorrow with a group of people in the program. There is another group that is hiking today. It's a process to involve myself in their activities, but only I am holding myself back.