Happy Thanksgiving to the Americans on here. Happy Thursday to the brits and others!

Ive got a short mile walk this morning, then work then home this evening.

I have stamped on every intrusive thought idealising drinking, dismissing it without thinking of it. Yesterday I was confident so let it run - letting the thought come fully in to my head and then, out loud, arguing with it. Something like:

’Youre doing well. It’s good...soon you’ll be able to drink again. You’d much prefer to drink, won’t it be great when you can drink and let all of this go?’

I let the thought in and verbally argued it, playing it out. How awful it always made me feel etc

I don’t know if this helps or if its better to ignore completely. Dee’s advice about ‘not giving it a foothold’ is good advice, every relapse of mine had started with me entertaining drinking fantasies.

Anyway, have a good day