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    #1

    What have you replaced your alcohol with?

    In rehab. one is warned not to replace one addiction with another.

    Obviously one should not replace an addiction to alcohol with an addicton to cocaine. DUH.

    Or painkillers, or weed. (showing my age here), or gambling.

    An obsession to a hobby, to travel...see Neils travel log, I hope he practices safe sex, to fruit/vegs. are also good.

    The votes are not all in (good/bad)on what I have replaced my alcohol additcton with, and you might want to check with your doctor or use your own good sense before trying.

    I have found this enormously helpful and I am sure I am not the only one to do so but I thought a thread on this topic might be fun and informative.

    So:
    I am now addicted to fine chocolate and very/very strong coffee.
    I drink as much coffee as I want, it does not usually keep me awake and I find I look forward to it much like I used to look forward to a drink. I love the buzz and the energy.
    I limit the chocolate due to the calories but I like the calming effect and the sweetness and my liver likes it too. My menopausal butt does not.
    I also smoke. I ADMIT I SMOKE. I have begun enjoying those little cigars and cutting down on the cigarettes.

    In the words of my psychiatrist, it's all better than a bottle of Scotch.

    And Rachel, if you're there, please let us know you're O.K.

    magic xx
    ~Are you looking for the Holy One?
    I am in the next seat.
    My shoulder is against yours. ~Kabir
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    #2
    What have you replaced your alcohol with?

    Great thread. I never liked chocolate or sweets too much, but a good cup of coffee - even a lousy cup of coffee was always heaven to me. I found when I quit drinking I used alcohol to cure the caffeine shakes and used caffeine to wake me up from the alkie sleepy's. Also, they found an extra bump on my EKG that the cardiologist said would go away if I quit the caffeine - so I did. I still love coffee and make VERY strong espresso iced tea all summer - but all decaf. It tastes the same and I love it.

    My new addiction took me a few years to develop after going (or trying to) AF. It is exercise. I ride my bike on trails in the woods between 30 and 50 miles a week - weather permitting. It is cold and snowy here in the winter so I ski like a total freak - only started that a few years ago also. And I go to the gym at least twice, hopefully three times every week. Exercise releases my stress, makes me feel good about myself (for about the first time in my life) and is good for my health. I told my shrink it is becoming an addiction for me, and she says it's better than alcohol - just go for it.

    I don't think addictions are bad - as long as they are not too chemical or pharmaceutical. Stay away from the bad stuff and we can all find some good stuff. Some of us just have addictive personalities. That can be good.

    Thanks for the great post.
    Rest in Peace, Bear. We miss you.

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      #3
      What have you replaced your alcohol with?

      MWO & food!!!

      I've developed an especially sweet tooth which I never really had before, I guess that is due to the lost carbs that were in the alcohol. I need to get a handle on my sugar intake and that is my plan for next week.

      I quit smoking too 11 days ago, so at the moment I feel a little out of control as I always seem to be eating.

      Alot of my time at the moment has been taken up by preparing for my kitten and now he is here I play with him or just sit watching him. all the time. I'm very grateful for the distraction right now.


      Kitty
      Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.
      Confucius

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        #4
        What have you replaced your alcohol with?

        With me it's poetry: There once was a girl from Nantucket.................Oh no forget it ! IAD:H
        ?Be who you are and say what you feel because
        those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.?
        Dr. Seuss

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          #5
          What have you replaced your alcohol with?

          I love to cook, I have my one lovely cup of coffee in the morning...and i have an addiction to running. I have also developed a little sweet tooth since quitting, but with the exercise, I dont see it as a problem, and I dont go overboard to often with the cake and ice cream
          It's not that some people have willpower and some don't. It's that some people are ready to change and others are not.
          James Gordon, M.D.

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            #6
            What have you replaced your alcohol with?

            I have so many hobbies its insane and couldn't possibly list them all but the main ones are
            cooking
            jiu jitsu
            shooting
            ham radio
            mountain biking
            and I'm a certified MWO junkie!
            nosce te ipsum
            (Know Thyself)

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              #7
              What have you replaced your alcohol with?

              IAD....I'd keep the day job you wacky poet
              nosce te ipsum
              (Know Thyself)

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                #8
                What have you replaced your alcohol with?

                MWO
                stretching exercises
                hypno CDs
                good movies
                herbal teas with liquorice

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                  #9
                  What have you replaced your alcohol with?

                  We're Waiting

                  IAD----

                  For the rest of that poem!

                  Kitty, -- my Manx just had a litter of three but we lost two, sadly.
                  Jemimah, who is 3 weeks old today, is just the most glorious little bundle of fur.
                  There is nothing more beautiful than a kitten, she is just starting to wash her own little face.

                  I love it that people actually love to cook, I despise it
                  and view it as a necessary evil.

                  I will add one addiction to my list, sleep. Deep, refreshing sleep. And riding the river valley trails, Mags, heaven.

                  My Best,

                  magic xx :schmokin:
                  ~Are you looking for the Holy One?
                  I am in the next seat.
                  My shoulder is against yours. ~Kabir

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                    #10
                    What have you replaced your alcohol with?

                    LOL IAD...

                    Mine seems to excessive clearing out of cupboards, drawers etc.... I am clearing out my cd's, tapes and dvd's just now and have annoyingly started selling on ebay - oh no.... I am on ebay almost as often as I am on here, at least that's my weekends taken care of.

                    L
                    Rather die standing, than live on my knees, begging Please..... No More.......

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                      #11
                      What have you replaced your alcohol with?

                      maybe not the right way, but i'm a lost one,

                      But looking to the new hobby, scuba, waters dirty right now, mmm

                      but looking forward helps me.

                      Love jas,
                      :thanks: :h

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                        #12
                        What have you replaced your alcohol with?

                        mwo
                        ebay

                        Oh tea - we have the same addicitons !!

                        I never would have believed I would be an ebay fan !!!
                        I feel as though it's all happening to someone right next to me.
                        I'm close, I can feel it, I can hear it, but it isn't really me.

                        Marilyn Monroe

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                          #13
                          What have you replaced your alcohol with?

                          For me its,
                          Chocolate
                          MWO
                          Computer games, Solitaire, Mahjong, those hidden object games.
                          Jigsaws
                          Walking
                          Reading
                          Breadmaking
                          Oh, and chocolate..

                          To name just a few...
                          A F F L..
                          Alcohol Free For Life

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                            #14
                            What have you replaced your alcohol with?

                            Well, have moderated real well, although am only at beginning of my 4th. wk., so am still kinda reviewing my options as to how to fill my former drinking time.

                            Am just showing myself some T.L.C. for now and lazing about with a mountain of sweeties...........worried I`ll end up looking like a sumo wrestler!!! lol

                            Starlight Impress

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                              #15
                              What have you replaced your alcohol with?

                              Magic,

                              You don't want to know the rest of that poem......................It was banned in many Literary Circles. IAD:H
                              ?Be who you are and say what you feel because
                              those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.?
                              Dr. Seuss

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