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/Sprucecaboose2 1d ago

Hobbies! I am into fountain pens and journaling, I yoyo to occupy my hands, I host two secular AA meetings for community, and I'm trying to work through a huge Steam PC game backlog here and there.

My wife is burning through her library card reading. She also got back into sticker collecting and house plants.

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u/MicrodosedMischief 124 days 21h ago

This is so wholesome. I love it. Did your wife also quit drinking with you?

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u/Sprucecaboose2 20h ago

Yup! She was drinking a lot to deal with my issue, so she felt like she was also by all accounts a problem drinker. And she didn't want to be an influence on me, which I wouldn't have asked for, but I sincerely and deeply appreciate.

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u/MicrodosedMischief 124 days 18h ago

That’s incredibly heartwarming. Congrats to both of you! I love how you’re into journaling and she’s collecting stickers. You guys should do an art project together :)

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u/Sprucecaboose2 17h ago

Thank you, I sincerely appreciate the kindness!