How to Start an Alcohol Recovery Journal

Recovering from alcoholism is far from easy. For some, it never stops being hard to resist the temptation to drink again. It's a good idea to keep a journal that you write in on a daily basis. It can help you record your struggles and accomplishments throughout your alcohol recovery. It also works as a way to be accountable to yourself.

Instructions

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  Buy a journal with lined notebook paper inside.

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  Place the journal somewhere where you will see it every day.

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  Take at least five minutes a day to write in your journal.

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  Date each entry, and write anything you want. Write about daily stresses, temptations you faced, as well as methods you used to overcome your temptation.

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  Look back at your earlier entries whenever you are especially struggling to stay sober. Reading over your earlier methods of abstaining from drinking may help you.