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While I don't have a problem with alcohol (never liked it) I do with soda. I know that may seem silly, but i'm diabetic and have tried for years to stop drinking it all together, but I keep "falling off the wagon" and getting it again/drinking it.

I have tried tons of things as substitutes etc, but part of the problem is I sometimes get depressed and just don't gaf anymore and that is usually when I start drinking soda again, and then it's super hard to stop (especially since I already bought it!!).

A BIG problem is friends/family who are totally unsupportive and do things like say "oh come on, just one order of gelatto won't kill you" or buying and offering me soda when I visit them (Even though I have said I'm trying not to drink soda many times) etc.

I don't know if it's the same for you, but I would try and avoid people who drink alot, or avoid them if they still drink in front/around you or offer you alcohol. For me that is really hard to resist.

If there are other things in life you like besides alcohol, perhaps treat yourself to that (if it's healthier) if you make it all day without it, and then all week, then all month etc. Maybe even have a bigger bonus for each longer length of time (so every day you get a brownie at the end if you didn't drink, at the end of the week you get a massage and at the end of the month you get a video game of your choice (just random things you might like).

It sounds like for you it might be the feeling of being drunk more than the actual alcohol consumption that you miss like, so maybe like others suggested you could try something that might be more healthy to get a similar feeling. Don't know if pot is legal where you are, but that could be an option, but there may be other methods as well (even some people say excersize can replace it, and it's way more healthy).

Anyway best of luck, if you could find a friend to support you and be there for you, someone you can talk to when you get urges etc, that would be great as well. Even with that a support group m ight be a good idea, and it's a place you might find that friend if you don't have one.