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How do you get over the fantasy of drinking after a rough day? (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 days ago by to c/stopdrinking@lemmy.world
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Yeah, I relapsed and this time after like around a week.

But I found the issue isn't drinking itself but thinking about drinking after a bad day.

This is what caused me to give in because my PTO is ending and I'm gonna have to go back to work. My contractor work I will be losing soon as the company done fucked it up.

But this is a bad habit. I cannot keep doing this. Yet I don't know how exactly to get over thr tempting thought of, "You had a bad day, dude. Don't you deserve a drink?"

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[–] 3 points 3 days ago

Replace "You had a bad day, dude. Don't you deserve a drink?" with "I had a challenging day. My body and mind deserve a healthy way to relax." Then find that. You have to control the self-talk, and it will take time, effort, and determination. Then distract yourself with something healthy. Make a salad, crochet, take a walk, read a book, watch a movie.

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