deal with them differently. Make your own relapse prevention strategy . Now sit back and wait for sobriety. Ok, so it might not be as easy as all that (of course not), you may well slip and have a drink, you might even relapse in dramatic fashion and wake up in a ditch somewhere. Don't laugh, it might be you. You haven't failed, you just let that old habit sneak up and catch you unawares. This obviously isn't going to change over night. And realistically, this is where you might need the help of a professional. You will need to replace all that drinking with other activities, which means you need to set yourself some achievable goals . The same goes for your feelings, learning how you can cope with difficult feelings without alcohol will take some time. Alcohol has been your way of dealing with everything difficult in your life, so you are going to have to find some other ways to cope, basically. You should regularly review what is working and what's not, what things are still tripping you up and most importantly, what benefits you are seeing. Remind yourself of your original reasons for wanting to stop drinking alcohol. And of course, if you find that you need some help, try a counselling session . 4,272 Responses to "How to stop drinking alcohol" I have been reading these posts and they're very refreshing. I don't talk to anyone about my struggle with drinking or stopping because I'm