Hi, my last drink was on August 31 and I have only used SR for my recovery. For me, I just decided that this was it, I wanted to stop the insanity. Just don't drink today and worry about tomorrow when it comes. Early on the concept of "forever" is overwhelming. I read and post on here as much as possible. Seeing people in the same situation has been very helpful to me. Another thing is to accept that you have a problem and having a couple glasses of wine will not solve it. My AV tells me that an ice cold glass of beer would taste great but I have never stopped at one in my life. I stop drinking when I run out.