Originally Posted by
Ruby2 
It took me a while in early sobriety to go to the grocery store and trust myself that I wouldn't buy wine. You saw the trap in advance which is good. Is there a store you could shop that doesn't carry alcohol? I thought that if I got desperate enough I would ask my mom or a sympathetic friend to go with me. Would that work for you? It does get better though. I walked past a wall of wine the other day without batting an eye but it took a while to get there. Hang on!
I went to the store later in the day with my husband, and we completely avoided the liquor and wine aisles. they were calling me...oh god, were they calling for me. I wanted to drink it all. but I did not buy anything.