This has been coming up with my 1:1 clients, so I'm taking that as a sign that there are others of you out there that feel the same way.

It is OK to miss something and not want it back. I always compare it to breaking up in a relationship.

One person or maybe both parties feel that it isn't working out anymore. Maybe the spark isn't there. Maybe your needs aren't being met. Maybe they cheated on you. Whatever the case is, breaking up is hard. Why is it hard? Because you're getting out of a routine. You're used to seeing them or talking to them all the time. You're accustomed to texting them when you're having a bad day. So you miss them for the comfort they provided. You know that they aren't right for you, but you miss the good times.

The same logic can be applied to alcohol.

Alcohol was our comfort. On good days. On bad days. On any day ending with a y. 😂 When our brain is used to running to alcohol, then, of course, it will be hard to interrupt that thought pattern. It's a habit that's on autopilot.

Of course, you're going to miss it, because your brain is thinking about the good moments. Funny how that works, huh? Our mind thinks of the one time we could "control" our drinking instead of the 50 other times we made a fool of ourselves, blacked out, and acted in a way around our kids that we regret.

My whole point is to say it's ok to miss drinking and never want to drink again. It's ok to miss that moment of euphoria that alcohol gave us, but we have to play the tape forward. We have to remind ourselves of why we broke up with alcohol in the first place. It wasn't serving us. Physically, mentally, or spiritually. Period.

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