I was in treatment for quite a while and I had the "four walls" to protect me. When I got out my head kept telling me "you can go get something to drink now, no one will know." My head, my thoughts, WTH??????
I shut them off, told them to SHUT UP!!! And I did not give in.
After some time you'll get over that urge. It's become like second nature for me to NOT pick up. It's not even an option today.
There is a lot of hard work to do in the beginning. There are old very bad habits that need to be broken.
I would do whatever it took to make me happy. Sure, I could be bored but I would go online, play some games, do a crossword puzzle, have some coffee, chocolate, feed myself a decent meal, watch a good movie and put my PJ's on and just relaxed.
People go home from work everyday and don't drink and they do what I listed up above. It will take some training, "re-habiting" yourself but it's going to take time and work.
Good luck!
