I’m like 5 or 6 years in. I feel like the best route is to not make a big deal about it. If you turn it in to a whole thing... you are just opening yourself up to excuses. The same seems to go for narcotics. I can always tell when a friend is going to relapse... it is preceded by lots of talk about sobriety.. focusing on days... etc... you will kick it for good once it becomes something you don’t want to do.. instead of something you can’t do. I had trouble separating alcohol and fun. It was all I did recreationally from 14-25ish. The thing that helped was focusing on the hangovers. I would lose at least a day to them. I started to enjoy waking up not feeling like shit... and not wanting to kill myself. I have tried a glass of wine since... it just made me feel gross.

I guess I should say this is just my viewpoint... I do not wish to shit on anyways journey towards a better life.

I’m like 5 or 6 years in. I feel like the best route is to not make a big deal about it. If you turn it in to a whole thing... you are just opening yourself up to excuses. The same seems to go for narcotics. I can always tell when a friend is going to relapse... it is preceded by lots of talk about sobriety.. focusing on days... etc... you will kick it for good once it becomes something you don’t want to do.. instead of something you can’t do. I had trouble separating alcohol and fun. It was all I did recreationally from 14-25ish. The thing that helped was focusing on the hangovers. I would lose at least a day to them. I started to enjoy waking up not feeling like shit... and not wanting to kill myself. I have tried a glass of wine since... it just made me feel gross.