Well done, your doing well, I think we all started out cleaning our homes and doing all the things that we never bothered with in the past.

You have plenty to do, enjoy relaxing, your not used to that, whats wrong with giving the body some time it needs, go to bed a bit earlier, again it's quite normal. Watch Tv, phone a friend, read a book, come on here, go to a meeting, paint the bathroom, go for a drive and take a coffee away from your normal haunts (helped me).

If your craving, drink a soft drink say water or juice, often the reason we crave is that we are thirsty, I used to have a good meal, take some time making something nice, spoil yourself you deserve it.

Cravings come, cravings go, they are for many worse in the early days, I had some where I was holding onto me chair to stop me going out, but nownearly 2 years later they are very far and few between.

Now that I have truly given upo the drink and accepted my decision, I have a job to find enough hours in a day to do all that I wnat to, bit by bit, we occupie ourselves with different things and before we know it, we wonder how the hell we ever found 12 hours a day to drink.

Your feelings are not new, weather the storm, you will thank your self later.

Hope my gibberish helps a little, and yes give yourself a pat on the back you are doing just great.

Trickey

Reach out and help another. Get out of yourself. Help someone else with less time than you.

The get out of yourself is good advice all around for depression and alcoholism. It's not saying your self absorbed or anything it just means your mind is not ruminating on your issues.

Good for you onstaying sober for 16 days. I know for myself in the beginning of my sobriety I could't sit still for one minutes. I was wound up like a top. I did a lot of walking and I went to meetings, meetings, meetings.

Meeting's are good, you can always help with making coffee and cleaning up after, and makes you feel a part of. That seems to be the key to be a part of then apart from, good luck to you and congrat's.

Go to a meeting and/or work out or get some kind of exercise to clear you head. Both have helped me. Good luck.

cant say much more, all the above r great solutions. (other than drinking, of course) what makes u feel good inside about urself? that can often b something that we also have to discover about ourselves once we stop drinking. c if u can find whatever that mayb and do it. something that makes YOU feel GOOD about URSELF! ull b amazed...keep it up, this 2 shall pass..(my mamas famous words!) God Bless u and congrates on the 16 days.

wow, you are awesome. Congratulations on the sober days.....16 days...so very good. Call a friend, get on your knees, exercise, dance, watch a funny movie, good luck, you are certainly worth it...i have 26 hrs....:)