Mental Health How do you cope during tolerance breaks?

[soulless_curiousity]

For those of you who take them, I mean.
I'm currently on one for alcohol.

Thankfully, I don't have any physical dependencies. I'm always sober when I leave the house and such.
But mentally it's pretty rough, knowing I have to stay sober for such a long stretch. Mostly I'm only doing it for the sake of my wallet and (somewhat) my health.

I don't have any friends or relationships to preserve or distract myself with. And I've been trying to keep busy with hobbies and school work but those things pale in comparison to drinking.

I hate being sober, really.

 

[saduncan]

Sometimes, the mental aspect is harder than the physical. When I went through a similar break, I focused on small wins, like improving one thing about my routine each day. It's rough, but taking it one step at a time helped me stick with it

 

[Passable_rock]

The best way is to stay occupied. Healthy things would mean like taking walks, doing your hobbies, cooking a good meal etc. But what I always end up doing is pretty much just use something else like a drug. Whether it be food, like sweets, chips, pizzas etc, video games, binging a show, anything that my mind wants to do at that moment that isn't "actual" drugs.

 

[PtahTek]

Usually doses of other med(s) rise until I go back to "normal".

 

[IcYNight]

Honestly just finding shit to do, could be anything (late reply ikik)

 

[garygroundwork]

It's mental (depression) for me.

It is brutal. I usually can't get out of bed. Listen to music.

Try and drink liquids. House becomes a mess.

Try and go for walks.

 

[lost weekend]

It's mental (depression) for me.

It is brutal. I usually can't get out of bed. Listen to music.

Try and drink liquids. House becomes a mess.

Try and go for walks.

getting out of bed is the hardest part of deep depression, I've learned to have a routine
Once I've got the thoughts of doing something silly to myself out my mind I'll jump out of bed ,brush teeth and most importantly a hot shower (the stronger the water pressure the better,don't ask me why)
Take my daily meds
Cross my self even though I'm not the least bit religious
Jump in van and put my own music on ,never the radio which is shite

Once I start interacting with other people the anxiety and depression subsides