Recovery Checklist

Look after yourself

Exercise

Eat properly

Try to sleep properly

Reward yourself

 

Appointments

Keep aftercare appointments - even if you feel well

Visit your GP for a check-up

 

Keep in mind why you're doing this

Have a hook to hang everything on

List your reasons for stopping drinking

Write down the good things that will happen if you don't drink

Write down the bad things that will happen if you do drink

 

Keep busy

Have a full schedule of activities that aren't drinking

 

Avoid alcohol

Get rid of and avoid all alcohol and everything alcohol related

Avoid situations where alcohol will be around - or know what to do to keep yourself safe if you can't

Avoid old drinking associates

 

Be prepared for your triggers

Keep aware of your thoughts and feelings, and how they might help you or lead to relapse

Look out for situations that might put you at risk of drinking

Know what you'll do to avoid these triggers

Know what you'll do to cope if they happen

Know what to do if you get a craving

 

Other people

Get help, support and protection from people around you

Try to mend any relationships that you've damaged

 

Get well

Think about getting help with any depression, anxiety or trauma that might lurk behind your drinking

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