Stop Drinking

There’s a pinned post with some helpful tips. For me reading This Naked Mind was a game changer. I was about 2 weeks in when I read it. At first I drank some NA beers as well (Heineken 0 tastes like the alcohol version!) and it was bizarre tasting what I expected to taste and “getting nothing from it”. I also started to realize how I didn’t really like the taste anyway! So maybe try that for your six new friends today, see how you like it. :)

How much is a 6 pack nowadays? $10? $15 for something nicer? Probably not a lot to work with but you could take that money and buy something for a hobby you’re interested in. Video game, cheap meal out, a book you wanted to read, go to a movie, rent/stream a movie and some snacks. Basically treat yourself to something your normally wouldn’t with the money you would spend on beer

You could try making a list of all the negative things alcohol brings into your life and reading through it when you get the urge.

It doesn't have to be all at once either. You can just kinda add to it as you remember something that happened or a way drinking made you feel. Maybe an opportunity you missed because you were drinking?

Also, I like to drink NA kombucha. That really helps me with my cravings. (Most kombucha on the market now is NA, but a few varieties and/or the type you can make at home isn't.)