Struggling with not drinking

You know 13 is a great number to get to so we should celebrate it first @utopia

Whilst searching for happy dance pics I found this which I loved and it made me think of ideas to take your mind off them. Blowing bubbles with dishwashing liquid was one. I know I killed it for this by writing good morning but how happy is the dog. I'm talking this up for me too as I have to get home yet and find things to practice self soothing or being mindful. I am in a huge hole I've been digging deeper and deeper lately. Maybe you could find some foliage from your plants and create an arrangement for your table (doesn't have to please anyone but you) or create something from your garden. One mindfulness class we had a paper plate and picked native flowers mostly bottle brushes and leaves and created a mandala on the plate using as many senses as we could. They all ended up straight in the bin after but it was really relaxing doing it......and we had ants everywhere as the came out of hiding in the bottle brushed so it was flora and insect mindfulness 😉

.....and @utopia 💜🤗💐

I think what you have already done is amazing @utopia you have managed to go without alcohol for 13 days that is incredible! Not only choosing to do that and doing it is the hardest part and you did that! Maintaining it will be easier, so you have got this ! I hope you are rewarding yourself with nice food and watching some of your favourite movies or something that is a treat

go @utopia !!

I think what you have already done is amazing @utopia you have managed to go without alcohol for 13 days that is incredible!, I agree with @Former-Member

My husband and I have cut it out too for 14 days now @utopia, , hubby got gone to drinking cordial instead , so we can do this together

remeber to treat yourself with other things you enjoy eating

I'm still struggling with my depression. I'm finding it hard to go out. But I did get to the chemist.--- focus on the one thing you did my awesome friend @utopia -- you did go to the chemist

@utopia, let`s say that hubby is drinking a lot of cordial , which is not good in one way but he said the alcohol and his meds don`t go together

you are giving alcohol away in support of him., also for my kidney health too

soo I am proud of you and together we can do it , one day at a time xx

@Shaz51 Way to go! Great effort and......

for hubby @Shaz51

There's always tomorrow to call them @utopia. It could be your one goal. I'm with you in so many ways at the moment. I think we are experiencing lots of similar things beyond the alcohol issue. One of my goals from hospital was to not abuse alcohol too. That's not worked out that well yet. It's a work in progress. Will be here with you 💜🤗