I made the decision to go sober today.

Hit the gym

Focus on your diet and how you eat

Get a hobby or start a new instrument like guitar

Firstly you should go have a drink to celebrate. All jokes aside congrats and find a hobby, do you enjoy shooting or perhaps fishing? Stay occupied nonetheless

There's going to be a void that will need to be filled with healthy stuff. There will be discomfort and difficult situations that you will have to navigate (just because you're sober doesn't mean everything is always going to be great and go the way you want). If you're really an addict or alcoholic you may find it very difficult to get and stay sober on your own. If you're struggling ask for help

Eta I'm into bike riding and AA . I even attended a Bible study tonight which is rather unbelievable considering where I was a year and a half ago


Eta2 do the unthinkable: volunteer and help other people

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I’ve been considering getting back into fishing lately, only time consuming hobby I’ve really got right now is the gym whenever I’m not in classes, that is a positive at least is that school takes a lot of my time up

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depending on where you are located I can recommend some good fishing spots but it’s called fishing not catching so go out there regardless

I didn’t really quit drinking. But I was training for an extensive hike and the 12 weeks of training I think I had 1 or 2 beers. I didn’t really miss it at all. Congratulations

Godspeed

Good luck, Baw. I know it is still kind of early in your journey, but you should take the money you are no longer wasting on substance abuse, and lock it down for retirement. Let that money work for you.

I did a detox and started hitting meetings. I really don’t care for the 12 steps but I can’t do this alone and it’s the easiest way to surround yourself with people in recovery. You have to go in beast mode brother. You don’t have to live that way anymore. We are no longer slaves to a bottle or a bag of powder! You’ve got this shite…..

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Eta2 do the unthinkable: volunteer and help other people

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I think that doing this is very important for people in recovery, particularly early on. Many people get a good feeling just from helping others in some way and this helps to replace some of the missing exhilaration that was brought on by the chemicals.

I am not tee total but I do often have 1/2 month breaks and then have a massive night of binge drinking that gives me the hangover from hell and then I repeat the cycle.

Might sound odd, but I found treating myself with more junk/comfort food at the times I'm craving it most often helps as a substitute of sorts. I know I'm eating things I like that are bad for me but I won't get a hangover the next day. Also going to the gym is another motivator to keep me off it.