Originally Posted by
blazen 
You've already made the most difficult and important plan. You stopped drinking. Now the challenge is to avoid relapse. Only you can answer how you plan to deal with that. There will be thoughts that maybe you can control yourself and have an occasional drink. You'll face stressful times and think it would be ok to self medicate for awhile then get back to sober later. There will be challenges and hurdles. It's a question of commitment. For me, I finally made the decision that I'm quitting 100% for good. That's non-negotiable. Everything else is planned accordingly.
^^^^I worry about this. I worry about when I think I'll want to "reward" myself, or the whole--"this amazing dinner would be wasted without a glass of wine" feeling, or just having whatever hurdle or setback. Or heck, just the desire to cuddle with the dog and a good book.
Whatever. Other people can manage it and so can I. It's not magic or virtue, right?