I did not think I could stop. I did not think I would ever get through one day.
I was so astonishingly hungover for four days after my last night of drinking I felt like I had a four day head start. Then I took it one day at a time.
I am all for tricks/schemes to get through the first few days/weeks. My main thing was eating literally anything I wanted. I think we all know that the craving for alcohol is muted when you're disgustingly full of food. I'd say it cut my cravings by 50 percent or more. So I ate treats all day every day for the first week. It was like a game to see how much sugar I could get into my body for seven days.
There were evenings where I took it hour by hour. I never regretted waking up thinking "oh my god. I didn't drink last night."
The worst feeling I've ever had is "oh my god. I can't believe I drank last night" after even a few days of sobriety.