Off My Chest
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Not OP, but organizing support groups, or joining one already around does help some. It does not help everyone.
I've been to a couple AA meetings and wow. After the meetings is the time I felt like I needed a drink the most. They still make the addiction everything in their life, but it's the inverse. They eat sweets (because they aren't consuming sugars for alcohol, so the body craves it) and talk about alcohol all day. Hearing these stories drives me toward the problem.
I would rather focus my time and attention on something else. Start any random hobby or pick a topic and learn about it. Idk. You're trying to kill time so you don't make bad choices so fill your time with good choices. Like crochet and then mail me a blanket. It gets cold sometimes.
Thanks for replying. That's good to know, and I could totally imagine that scenario.
Love the hobby suggestion too