Originally Posted by Anna

For me, I had to believe I would never drink again. Once I believed that, my mind began to work in different ways to deal with life and stuff. As long as I believed it was 'just for now', my thinking stayed the same unhealthy way.

Originally Posted by MIRecovery

I can't guarantee that I will never drink again. I just don't think in those terms. What I do, is to accomplish a set of tasks every day that have kept me sober so far.