Originally Posted by
SaturatedSeize 
You CAN control yourself. You can't think you've lost control. You stood up, made the conscious effort to walk to the fridge, and grab the first beer. Nobody forced you.
The cravings can be bad. I still have awful cravings on the weekends. I drink lots and lots of coffee on the weekends because I want to drink alcohol so bad.
You need to find a replacement. Some people, it's sweets or chocolate. Some people drink lots of water.
Not meaning to contradict you ,i'm sure you mean well .
By suggesting "you need a replacement " IMO is not helpful .
Take away that replacement and your in trouble and looking for another replacement . this type of thinking is keeping the habit cycle going . What would you do if you ran out of coffee .
What I needed to do was to change my whole way of thinking about what alcohol does to me and once I ACCEPTED that it destroys me in a dozen different ways I didn't need to replace anything .
Admittedly it's taken me quite a few tries and only 3 months sober but I have a whole new understanding about what will happen if I pick up one drink .