[Mindfulness.]

Originally Posted by Proud90sKid

This is one of the hardest things to address permanently. Dont beat yourself up over it. Few attempts actually succeed long term unfortunately. I wish I had advice, but I dont because I can simply relate too much and havent yet had lasting success. I wish I knew how to address alcohol cravings without side effects or drinking. There is that naltrexone stuff I mentioned, but it causes appetite loss as a side effect. I don’t think I can deal with that (underweight and also struggling to gain for some reason), but maybe you can. Just take some when you want to have a “cheat day”. You still get credit for the 26 days imo, so you didn’t “lose” sobriety. It is against human nature to go from doing something frequently to not a all suddenly. Everyone I know who succeeded on their first attempt did so as a result of ending up in the legal system where they basically had no choice. Realistically, there is going to be a brief interruption along the way. Just try to keep it brief and not call your effort a failure and give up. Nearly 4 weeks sober is not failure.

Edit: I don’t mean to sound harsh at all. But frankly, I expected this sobriety streak to fail. But, I also strongly believe you will find a sustained relief from this in the not so distant future. It is at least one of your first attempts and this is how it often goes.

The longest I have been sober is 9 months and that was about 10 years ago. Last year, I lasted 4 months. I don't drink all the time and will have a couple of glasses every few weeks but want to reduce it even further.