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Early Sobriety Must Needs
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items Early sobriety can feel empowering… and also really overwhelming. This list is filled with the things that genuinely helped me stay grounded, distracted, and in check during those first months.
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Busy Bee
Stay in check!
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Busy Bee
things to keep your hands and mind occupied when cravings hit or the boredom creeps in. Use this as an opportunity to connect with your inner child and learn to find the fun in new hobbies!
I had a quarter life crisis when I quit drinking, and saw an ad for this app on TikTok from one of my favorite creators. It makes a step by step training plan for you (there’s free trial codes out there on TikTok) for your running goals (I started ou...
Runna
So random I know, but when I first quit drinking I was bored out of my mind and my attention span was terrible. I couldn’t watch any TV shows it was that bad. Me and my boyfriend became OBSESSED with this game. It will take up a good amount of your t...
It Takes Two
This app offers a lot of great mindfulness exercises! One thing you will definitely need in your sobriety journey is mindfulness- this app helps to remind you to stop and think & appreciate!
Calm
I used class pass a lot to cure my boredom during early sobriety. It was a great way to interact with new people and challenge my body to try something new! You can find so many new hobbies or skills you never knew you were good at just by signing up...
ClassPass
One of my favorite “keep your hands busy and your mind somewhere else” tools. Reading has been such an underrated distraction! especially during those evenings when you’d normally pour a drink. There are so many free books to choose from in the kindl...
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite
Stay in check!
apps and journals to track progress, reflect, and remind yourself why you started.
I found this to be very helpful in my sobriety journey! I am a very goal oriented and tangible person so I like getting notifications when I hit my milestones it feels like a reward
Sobriety App for Tracking Milestones Daily
Another great app for keeping track of your progress- offers community support, helpful resources,etc.
Reframe
Journaling is such a great way to keep track of your journey and it is also such a great tool to see how far you’ve come. Imagine your first journal entry compared to your last and seeing all the growth you were able to accomplish!
Self-Care: Journaling
Getting sober isn’t just about removing alcohol, it’s about understanding why you reached for it in the first place.
Therapy
NA Drinks!
fun, comforting swaps so you can still romanticize your evenings without alcohol.
When I first quit drinking, I still missed the taste and familiarity of alcohol- this was a great alternative! If you enjoy the taste of IPAs this one’s for you
All Non-Alcoholic Beer | Athletic Brewing Co.
Another great alternative to alcohol- it has ashwaganda and l-theanine which help promote relaxation so it slightly mimics the effect of a real alcoholic drink
Classic Flavor Sparkling Hop Water (Non-Alcoholic) 12-Pack
I love this brand- they have the best flavors out there. Kombucha is a great alternative to alcohol (most kombucha already has a trace amount of alcohol due to the fermentation process) but you don’t get any of the negative side effects like hangover...
Health Aide Kombucha
This stuff saved me at the beginning- having a dose of this before going to bed kind of mimicked what it felt like to have a glass of wine before bed. I was still able to keep the ritual alive while protecting my body😊🌈
Alcohol Alternative – Nowadays High Dose
This was the holy grail for me- my biggest concern was that once I quit drinking I’d have trouble falling asleep. Not with this mocktail- there’s a magic spell in it or something. I would pass out 1 hour after drinking one of these mocktails
Sleepy Girl Mocktail: The Easiest 3-4 Ingredient Recipe