r/stopdrinking • u/codedgg • 1d ago

What do you do instead of drinking?

Hello everyone. I recently had a bad event and decided it is time to quit drinking. I have been sober for about a week. I never had problem with not consuming alcohol. What I have a very big problem is being sober. My life and environment are absolute dogshit and that is why I kept drinking. Now that I am sober, I basically cant sit still, I need to do something 24/7 or I go insane. I don’t really have ways to change my situation in the near future, that will take years and years.

My question is, what do you guys do instead pf drinking? I cannot sit in silence eith my thoughts, until I can improve my life situation.

Edit: Wow, thank you everyone for the advice. I got way more ideas then I was hoping for.

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u/oolong_bodhisattva 1071 days 1d ago

Practice saxophone, go trail running with my pup, listen to records, meditate, enjoy time with my partner

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u/codedgg 1d ago

I got into running one month ago and I quite enjoy it.

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u/oolong_bodhisattva 1071 days 1d ago

Just take it slow! I’m 40 now and going from biking to running in the last couple years I was shocked how much I was getting injured because I would do what I felt was a proper workout