All I can remember is that it took about 90 days and all of the sudden I had days where I didn’t think about it for a whole day and now I just acknowledge the thought and tell myself that it’s a normal thought for an alcoholic to think and then I move along. I don’t massage the thought or look dreamily at booze. That’s poison in my thoughts now. It will kill me and I just don’t want to chug a bottle today. The key is to find a replacement for the booze.
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For me it took a few months before the cravings began to subside, occuring less often and were more weaker as time went on.

The way I look at it is, it just takes time, practice, and alot of support, like anything in life.

I needed the support of other alcoholics who had the wisdom from many years of sobriety, to help me stay sober. I had a sponsor who was available to me 24/7 and he helped me stay sober through many of life's challenges during the early days when my sobriety was still in a fragile state.

That was 10 years ago. Now I have a great life and I have never been happier. I wish the same for you.

God Bless

Finding replacements for the alcohol was very important for me. I walked as often as I could. Lots of water and focused on learning more about cooking diverse healthy meals. Put the cable box in the closet and I read alot more now. After about two months I wasn’t thinking about it much. As far as wanting to drink. Keeping busy is helping me move forward and getting a lot of chores done that I had been putting off. If I find myself sitting too long I get up and get another thing off my to do list.

Alcohol is cunning, baffling and powerful. I never think
About it, but I also never forget.

I got a 1-month recovery-medallion from a beloved friend today and it means the world to me. Sobriety is my goal and I will not give up. Certain times when it is hard, I find that just a while later I am so glad I made it through the hard moments. I know the hard moments will become easier; but I'm happy to have loving support, and that has been the key for me. The support from this site helps so much too. It is very much appreciated.

Each time we walk thru a bump in the road instead of hiding in a bottle from life we get stronger. Every time I have an adversity I get st4onger and more able to cope the next time. It’s just like a steady walk up a mountain. You only focus on the step in front of you and it isn’t overwhelming.
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Get involved with recovery. It works if you work it. This will help you to realize that you need to face the truth about your own alcoholism. During this period of active recovery, you will be thinking about alcoholism without drinking. It is a different sort of "thinking about it".

Previous response mentioned 90 days. That is the usual time it takes to change a habit of thinking. It all depends on your active recovery. If your going to white knuckle it (do nothing) then its going to take a lot longer time,