Originally Posted by
Retro_Girl 
I've been trying to quit drinking on and off and can't seem to get past the third or fourth day because of the nagging cravings.
Now on day 1 again.......read that for some they go away completely after a longer period of time, can you all tell me what your experiences have been?
I'm just beginning too. I recently made it to Day 8, then caved and spent a few days drinking. I hated the hangers, so renewed my mind to quit again. I'm now on Day 4.
Something I'm doing when I have a craving is pouring some grape juice and seltzer water in a wine glass and sipping, as if I have an alcoholic drink in hand. I don't know how healthy it is to try to trick my brain this way, but it does help. It's similar to when I "smoked" a fake cigarette when I was quitting, pretended to smoke. Just the breathing technique of the fake smoking got me through many cravings. This "faking it" with the juice/water mix seems to be helping me get through the anxiousness of the cravings.
Let's hang in there Retro_Girl! We can do this!
