Originally Posted by
Dee74 
What helped me was finally accepting what I was - an alcoholic...and realising every drink, sooner or later, led me back to the same dark place.
D
That's it right there. Same thing for me. Whenever I feel the urge to drink, I remember that I'm an alcoholic. As long as I'm honest with myself that that's exactly what I am, then I can't come up with any excuses to drink. I cut off every line of rationalization that might lead to it being okay.
Rev