Originally Posted by
justhadenough 
Do you think you are going to wake up one day and have just developed the mentality overnight that doesn't want to drink? For me, and what I've learned from others this only happens after an extended period of living life sober.
You seem to stay sober for couple of days then drink-surely this cycle will just continue unless something changes. I know you say you don't want posts which suggest alternatives but if you don't change anything then the cycle will just continue.
For some reason I have been slowly gaining that mentality. I know abstinence is the only acceptable method on this site, so even if I feel like I'm changing my drinking habits slowly, it's still not going to be accepted here. But in terms of where I was 3 months ago to where I am now, it's night and day. Yes, I still have not completely cut alcohol out of my life, but I'm making decisions on my own about not wanting to wake up with a hangover, controlling drinking if I slip up, stopping myself, leaving alcohol in the refrigerator, pouring out alcohol if I feel I can't stop, etc. I just feel all those decisions and days add up and slowly tilt you in the right direction. The only thing I know I do not want in my life is to be controlled by alcohol and stop living life because of it.