leo2leo

I am 37 yrs old, been an alcoholic (daily drinking 9+ units per day) for 11 years and i have given up and relapsed 3 times.

I am now on my 4th time being sober and it has been 11 days and i reckon i have kicked it for good. I know this because i know i cannot moderate my drinking hence i am going to be teatotal. I want to do other things than drink.

I want to share a mind trick i play on myself whenever i feel i miss the drink. This is what i do. i say to myself:

"i can do everything i did before but without the drink!"

Thats it.

So this means i can keep the same friends, go to the same places and pretty much do the same things. Therefore there is no radical change in my life. i know my life will change however at the minute i am doing everything i would have done before without the drink.

So i have gone down the pub and drank soda.

I have gone to a party tonight and drank 0% lager.

I will go to the restaurant and have a laugh with everyone who are getting drunk and watch them get drunk while i drink diet coke.

It involves me being strong but for some reason i feel completely strong to battle this addiction.

I love this forum!