Do you have a friend you can call or go visit with for a while? This would help you get your mind off it. I don't see on your page whether or not you are in Aa or I would tell you to go a meeting. I know it's hard, but just take it one minute at a time. Try to find something to keep you busy. Good Luck

For me, prayer helps a lot! Serenity Prayer over and over and over. Going to a face to face meeting (or 2 or 3), call another female in recovery, go for a walk, heck...keep busy OR take a nap! I know how you feel about "getting out of your head" for awhile. I'm almost a year sober and I've been anxious/somewhat irritable lately. But I keep going to meetings, praying, and calling my sponsor. It is a gnarly place to be, but just remember that "this too shall Pass". BIG HUG :)

thank you am trying to keep my mind off it just saying to myself how bad it was before when i was out of it just hope this feeling gos i know it will one day at a time

Work with other alcoholics,is the best way. Get out your phone and call sober people that can help you. Pray. Write in a journal,all those things help.As long as your working the steps those feelings go away.

Are you in a 12 step program, or another program? Are you going to church at all?

Do you have a sponsor or advisor?

Believe it or not but these have a point to them.

As far as cravings go - eat sugar. I prefer chocolate. There is alot of sugar in alcohol and sometimes when my blood sugar gets too low I really crave a drink. What works best for me is taking a freind from AA to the ice cream shop. Between the talk and the sugar, the craving seems to go away. And I dont have to wake up with that aweful hangover.

Maybe you can read about the woman that just lost her Two children to a drunk driver. It could be any of us that takes that drink and forgets not to drive. also my son just started drinking again and now he has no home no job no child no life. AA meeting right now. Love Diane

I just wanted to say you have such a good start don't you feel better? I want to know how you got this far. did you go to meetings I want to help my son but I do not want to enable. congradulations for 8 months. Diane

I AGREE WITH ALL REPLIES GET OUT MEET OTHER GO TO AN AA MEETING SAY HOW YOU FEEL.I CHOOSE TO REMEMBER WHERE MY LAST DRINK TOOK ME AND WHAT I NEARLY LOST GET ON YOUR HASNDS AND KNEES IF YOU WANT TO AND PRAY FOR HELP AND REMEMBER THE HAND OFF AA IS ALWAYS THERE .AND THE SUGER GGESTION IS RIGHT I USE TO EAT LOADS OF CHOCHLATE TAKE VERY GOOD CATE OF YOU XX