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Old Oct 24, 2017, 12:03 AM
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Originally Posted by ElectricManatee View Post
Maybe you could deliberately fill the time slot with something good/helpful/meaningful for yourself, at least until the pain goes away and you don't crave him anymore. I "scheduled" journaling sessions while my T was out of the country. That way I was acknowledging to myself that I wanted something I couldn't have, and I was substituting something productive and helpful. It didn't completely satisfy the need, but it was better than nothing.
This sounds much like my T2's suggestions for decreasing my drinking--to replace it with something else that has a positive effect on me, whether a walk, yoga, watching a TV show, etc.