Hi Camiol,
Thanks for the congrats. The weekend was initially a tough thing to get through, starting Friday. Since I'm used to drinking even more over the weekend, it was a tough to get through at first from a mental standpoint. Basically what I did was something "different" when I say that, instead of going through the same motions that I did in the past, "wake up, drink, shower, go to work, work, drink, come home, drink, pass out" I woke up, wrote in my journal, cooked breakfast, ironed my clothes for work, went to work, read on the train on the way to work, worked, came home, cooked dinner, went out to the movies, went to a coffee shop after, came home, wrote in my journal again, and fell asleep".
Although I did have some urges, I utilized the boards and looked back at what I wanted out of my decision to stop drinking. To me I thought about how important it was to me, and was it worth staying sober for it? For me it was also a matter of action, I would always say I would stop for this reason or that reason, but I wanted to do it for myself this time and not someone else. I can't remember the last time I've felt this good! Waking up on a Saturday morning and Sunday morning knowing where I had been? It's an amazing feeling.
Change where you go over the weekend, the people you associate with. Go to a bookstore during the weekend and have some coffee and have some you time, I love doing that. It helps me relax and you get to see some interesting people and find a good read as well. Make a map of some cool places that you have always wanted to try, food wise and activity wise. Work out , get the stress out of you that drinking would supplant and use that stress at the gym. Definitely writing.
I hope my diatribe helped a little bit, I've slipped up so many times I'm just glad that I took the step to try again. :)
"Never quit quitting" :)
