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[quote=Anonymous]OP here 4 years later! A few things really helped me cut back

-Reddit's "stop drinking" forum 
-A locking box. I only really liked vodka and really what was lacking in my life was willpower. I lock it up and it helps immensely. I've been doing that for about 2 years now. It's not gone (it's better for me if I see it in there, otherwise I will buy more), it's just that I know that I chose ahead of time not to drink. I typically allow it to open a few times a month. I have about 3 drinks max (typically on a holiday like the 4th of July, and that's 3 drinks over the whole day) and then I lock it closed again that night. I've never seen anyone else mention something like this, but it was so helpful to me. There are dozens of wine bottles in my house and I'm just not interested in them. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09SRBY1FD/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1
-Learning to live through anxiety and actually "feel" things. When I was super stressed and the kids wouldn't stop screaming, I would just have a little drink. Nope, now I work through the problem. It's okay to feel stressed. It's okay to feel anxiety. 
-I also got those loop earplugs which take the edge off. I can still easily hear and talk to the kids but them screaming in the bathtub doesn't bother me as much. 
-Oh and someone said to have another kid. I did. Stopping drinking while pregnant was HARD. It's actually what made me realize I was an alcoholic. Being sober for 9 months was one of the hardest things I've done. [/quote]

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