I think you're safe with the herbal tea, Hypchondriac. You just might not want to for a long drive through the the country without adequate rest stops...
GFCO, it doesn't sound stupid and deluded to me. I think it's common to get some distance and feel like so much has changed, the outcome of drinking would change as well. The thought crosses my mind sometimes too, which is ludicrous, because I never had a healthy approach to drinking. I always drank to excess, and alcohol was quite clearly at the center of other dysfunction in my life. But that's me, this is about you. And sorry if "shortchanged" was too strong; I just meant I'd like to see you be able to shed that burdened feeling you mentioned.