RE: Hi, my name is Laura and I am an alcoholic.
I've never really been addicted to anything, maybe online games and steemit :), but I know just having really nice beer around "especially a good IPA", is not a good idea. Because of the one drink leads to another. It works best for me to just not have any around because once I get started, it's on! Having some supplements on hand to take the edge off, "in lieu" of alcohol is one thing i use. Just take a couple of kava tablets, or some tea and relax that way. There are a whole lot of other herbs and things out there too so you could make your own mix. Then when you thinking about going for the beer to relax, just go for the supplements. It's hard to break a habit, much easier to replace it with another. Meditation works great too, but it takes a few weeks for the mind to quiet down enough for it to be useful. Hope this helps.
Yeah if I lived alone I could just not have it around but my roommate is always stocked up and doesn't mind me drinking his stuff so that makes it impossible to use that strategy. lol
Yes I plan to start my meditation again and its a fun idea to make my own mix. I already have a mix that is anti-inflammatory and helps with my PCOS and IC, I will look into adding some relaxing herbs. I get really "addicted" to learning about medicinal properties of plants and making mixes so that's actually perfect for me.
Thanks. :D
Yeah, that does make it tough, might want to turn this whole thing into a will power challenge for yourself then. Good to hear you already got the herbology going. Maybe try to send out a post once a week or month and let everybody know how you are coming along, might make you stick with your plan more?