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This is a place to motivate each other to control or stop drinking. It is also a place for non drinkers to discuss and share.

We welcome anyone who wishes to join in by asking for advice, sharing our experiences and stories, or just encouraging someone who is trying to quit or cut down.

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Day 5 not drinking and not sure if I can manage the whole summer like this (lemmy.zip)

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On my fifth day not drinking and not confident I can stop for the whole summer or forever. In recovery currently and still debating what I'm going to do. I'm prescribed naltrexone but don't take it. Only took it for a couple days when orignally prescribed it a few months ago. So yeah not sure if this alcohol abstinence is going to last all summer or forever

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[–] StewNasty@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 day ago

Hey homie! Fellow drunkard here, got sober off the drink (and hella other shit) in 2020. Did it all straight cold turkey and it fucking sucked but is well worth it in the long run. Idk how the naltrexone is supposed to work, but I'd suggest taking it if it was prescribed to you.

So, what helped me a lot is realizing that, as addicts, we replace one addiction with another. On top of that, when you're not using, you have a lot of free time and you gotta do something with it. I ended up making the conscious decision to make art every time I wanted to use; I ended up making art every fucking day for about a year which, due to the lockdowns, is just what I had to do to make it by considering I couldn't work to fill time.

Find your art, whatever it may be. Hope it helps.