You can do this. This is not going to be an easy feat, there will be need for likely detox precautions if you were to abruptly attempt to stop, and weaning isn’t as easier by any means- but you can do this. Think of just these things you typed and how just dog shitty you feel. Of course as you drink, those feelings started to evaporate into that thin air that later becomes thick as smog and just filled with regret and shame and I believe truly, underneath it all, you know you can be better. Doesn’t make you bad, doesn’t make you less deserving, less anything- to a better well being and just healthier lifestyle. Try to really think as you drink, what’s making you do so? Is it habit? Is it depression? Is it anxiety? Is it loneliness? Is it a conglomeration of all of those things? Common themes for many of us, and that feeling is hard to be exposed to- that relaxation it causes, lightens the mental load- but truly comes with some serious repercussions which have to be a big blaring focus for you to really jump start moving out of this cycle. Physically write down a list of all the negatives of it. I feel you will easily fill the page. Think realistically to yourself- those good feelings it causes in the moment, don’t you know deep down you can achieve them in healthier different routes and ways? Keep active with this community, every day there is that pledge post where you can submit your pledge to not drink with us today- to type anything you’re feeling, cravings you have, upset you have- and don’t quite “accept” but of course know that black and white thinking, if you do slip up and drink or are struggling with your consumption reduction- we have all been there too! We are here for ya