A reminder that alcohol won't always be on your mind.

At the beginning of going alcohol-free, it seems that all we think about is alcohol, or we're more prone to see liquor stores, advertisements with alcohol, and in general, notice how heavily marketed alcohol is.

This just shows you that even if you try to take a break and alcohol is constantly on your mind, then it was playing a bigger role in your life than you maybe even realized. That is ok. No need to beat yourself up for feeling "stupid" or how you could've let it go this far.

It's like any other habit. We start with 1 glass of wine, and then maybe life gets a little harder, especially during these crazy times of 2020, and now that one glass has turned into multiple glasses or a bottle, or you've now moved to hard alcohol. This is where you tell yourself, "ok, it's time to take a break".

So you take a break, and you're only on your second day, and your mind is consumed with when can you have your next glass of wine to relax and unwind. Those damn thoughts are creeping in at dinner time, in the middle of the day on Saturday, during Football Sunday, and you feel that you just can't escape them.

I get it. Those all-consuming thoughts of alcohol were on my mind every day. Even in detox, I tried to convince myself that I could leave and moderate so that I didn't have to feel the physical and emotional withdrawal. Ugh.

But I want you to know those thoughts of wine won't always be there. They go away with time.

Probably not the answer you want to hear, right? We like our quick fixes, but just like any other habit, there is none. There will come a day where your mind doesn't go to alcohol when you're anxious, sad, stressed, or even happy. I promise. Don't give up before you get there though.