Originally Posted by Kafkaesque

I've also came up with a legitimate sober plan: I wrote down what I will do if I want to drink to celebrate (go out for dessert), what I will do if I want to drink because I am sad (buy some ice cream, put on a sad movie, cry my eyes out), if I want to drink because I am angry or frustrated (go for an hour long jog/walk leaving my phone at home so I can 'unplug' and go through the motions with my anger), what I will do if I think I can be a normal drinker again (spend 30 minutes reading in the Newcomers threads and finding the closest/soonest AA meeting after realizing I am NOT the exception to the rule...) I know for those who have been sober for a long time, these reactions to the AV come naturally. For me, they still don't.