Ryan,

This is the hard bit alright. In a similar place I have tried drinking water with some lemon juice in it. A couple of aspirins or other painkillers can help a little, warm baths help, sleep as much as you can, take a long walk. I try to eat to fill the craving tummy with something. Watch some mindless TV. Call your sponsor whenever you need to.

After a similar effort I did 10 years alcohol free. OK you still want to drink, but it's not the whole of life; there other good things out there.

A big thing, I found it really easy to obsess on alcohol which adds psychological pressure to the physical stuff. If you can get genuinely interested in something else, maybe put the booze money towards it. It's like turning a supertanker, but you know supertankers can be turned.

Stay with it - you can do it.

Good thoughts, Myzen