If you have difficult cravings, I have two ideas that might help you.
1) Recognize that your desire to drink compulsively is not your desire. It is your addiction, or a hole you are seeking to fill speaking as you. It isn't something you want, that's why you regret it after, because you think you want it, but the truth is your body wants it.
2) Temperature Shocking. I have no idea if this works, or is an established technique, but I find it to work wonders for nicotine withdrawal symptoms. Start by wearing coats so hot you can barely handle it. When it's too much to bear, take your coats off and go into the coldest environment you can as fast as possible. It feels really good and seems to make the tingles and cravings lessen.
You can do the latter by hopping in a sauna and then jumping in an ice-cold lake (or if you don't have an ice cold lake, a cold shower).
Yeah get rid of the urge. My urge disappeared because of how DEPRESSED I suddenly started getting the day after. NOT just the usual hangover, DEPRESSION..stay in bed all day.
OOH. I'd look at what I posted the previous night (never did that before really) on voat. DEFINATE difference in demeanor (not in a good way). SHAME. REGRET.
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