Originally Posted by Thomas59

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 .