In last week’s newsletter (“Why Is It So Hard to Quit Drinking?”), I wrote about what it feels like to have a craving for alcohol. This week is something of a follow-up, in which my goal is to describe what it’s like to give in to those cravings.
Sadly, this is a topic in which I have all too much expertise.
I’m very proud to have now been sober for over six years without a relapse, but my recovery didn’t always go so smoothly. I truly lost count of the number of times that I swore to myself that I was quitting alcohol for good, only to end up giving in to a craving the very next day.