verity, when I feel that way I try to stop and remember all the reasons why I quit.
1. shame, guilt and hangover in the mornings
2. really cranky with kids and husband , anxiety and depression from the alcohol.
3. life revolving around 4:00 glass of wine
4. not liking the intoxicated person I turned into.
5. hating the lie I was living with trying to hide my drinking.
6. waking up remembering the "weird" conversations with my teenage daughter and feeling like a failure as a mother.
Then , when I really think about the one drink I think I want I know I really want four and I want to escape and not feel and just get drunk..... and I can't do that anymore!
hang in there
julie