Hi Rosemary,
Make that first day today. You can do it. Don't buy booze today. When the voice in your head tells you its time to drink, challenge it. Then post here. Plan other things to do. Any other things to do. Run a bath, watch TV. ... I even started knitting in the first couple of weeks. Every time I wanted to drink I picked up the knitting needles and started to knit a really rubbish scarf with loads of dropped stitches and holes in it but at least I wasn't drinking. Plus my kids liked learning about knitting and now my eldest daughter is awesome at knitting. I guess what I'm trying to say, not very well, is that you can break the habit of daily drinking. You just need to fill your time with other things until you work out the things you really want to do. Please don't lose hope. People beat this disease every day. You can too. Good luck xxxx