On my fifth day not drinking and not confident I can stop for the whole summer or forever. In recovery currently and still debating what I’m going to do. I’m prescribed naltrexone but don’t take it. Only took it for a couple days when orignally prescribed it a few months ago. So yeah not sure if this alcohol abstinence is going to last all summer or forever
You might find it easier to totally avoid the bar and drinking people for the first few months. Right now your brain is still in the mode of “Gotta find my next drink” and it takes a while to get out of that.
Controversial, but I used non-alcoholic versions of my favorite beverage for the first few weeks to trick my brain into thinking it was getting what it craved. Remember that you’re fighting a cunning, baffling, powerful demon in your mind and it will find ways to trip you up, so sometimes fighting dirty is the best defense.
You don’t have to worry about not drinking for all of summer. You just gotta wake up and commit to one day at a time. I promise that soon you’ll find something in life that you love even more than alcohol.