I quit drinking a couple years ago after realizing that I had a problem and that it just makes me feel like crap. What’s helped me is connecting with other non-drinking people (via zoom at first because it was during the pandemic) and now in person. I also try my best to connect how I feel - mentally, emotionally, and physically - after I’ve done something different or something I used to do while drinking. Initially, the question I would ask myself is if (whatever I did) made me feel good…now I try to identify deeper feelings. There’s a lot of great quit lit out there, too, if you’re curious to read more about how others cope. It’s not always easy, there are certainly days I want to drown whatever is going on, but those feelings always pass. Meditation and yoga have helped with that.
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I quit drinking a couple years ago after realizing that I had a problem and that it just makes me feel like crap. What’s helped me is connecting with other non-drinking people (via zoom at first because it was during the pandemic) and now in person. I also try my best to connect how I feel - mentally, emotionally, and physically - after I’ve done something different or something I used to do while drinking. Initially, the question I would ask myself is if (whatever I did) made me feel good…now I try to identify deeper feelings. There’s a lot of great quit lit out there, too, if you’re curious to read more about how others cope. It’s not always easy, there are certainly days I want to drown whatever is going on, but those feelings always pass. Meditation and yoga have helped with that.