I have more fun trying to convince people that I don't drink nor need to drink. They say 'You don't? What do you do for fun?" Well, that depends on your interpretation of fun! LOL Fun for me is taking my two dogs (one newly adopted Saturday) to the park and walking in the fresh air and looking for signs of Spring. Fun for me is curled up with my puter talking to my old friends on FB and really laughing out loud. Fun for me is sitting on my deck while the sun is setting and the birds are chirping and watching two robins fight over a worm.
I have too many other important things to do in my life than dwell on thoughts. Thoughts that harbor in your mind grow roots. Roots grow.
But yes, in the very beginning it was hard. What helped was working at a store as a cashier and having to see alcohol, touch alcohol and listen to people's comments about going home and enjoying a beer. I was reminded daily why I stopped.