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I'm a drunkard for the most part, but every year after new years I quit for 4-8 weeks depending on how much weight I want to lose and how I'm feeling about life. I don't mind going without alcohol, but I do like to have a drink in my hand, so decaf coffee or mint tea is my drink of choice at night. I find it also helps just to go out and walk for an hour. Not speed walking, just get out and enjoy the air.
When I was younger I was coerced into going to AA by my parents. It was 100% worthless for me. Its seemed ridged and mindlesss. The people there were all clearly chemically addicted, and had crashed cars, lost marriages, gotten in trouble with the law, etc. I wasn't like that, and 25 years later I'm not like that.
BTW, not sure if you are still smoking, but I found it literally 10x harder to quit tobacco than alcohol. I haven't smoked in 15 years, but I still yearn for a drag on a Camel light. Wish I was kidding.
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