Not drinking for 3 weeks now and I am so depressed. I realize that alcohol would lift me up somehow

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6. Being depressed might actually be a sign of getting better.

When people start working on their mental health, they begin to process that what they had been doing was self-destructive. They might begin to regret lost time, damage to the body, damage to relationships, missed opportunities.

That depression and regret is a normal, healthy, and realistic reaction. How you change that is to fill your life with positive activity, exercise being one of those things.

Try not to fight those blue feelings. Acknowledge them. Accept that they will be there, but have them sit down in the corner and pour themselves some water and cookies while you go about your day doing good things and getting better.