How to help the cravings

Im new to Reddit and I’m 22 I’ve been drinking since I was 18 when I was sixteen I left home destined to be with this woman that was 20 at the time and I don’t care why anyone said i was doing it because I thought I knew what was best for me at the time and I don’t so long story short after about 2 years things started failing and I started drinking at first it was just for sun bonfire the typical thing slowly it got worse we got a house with roomates and all the woman did was fight so I thought being easy I would just drink and then it turned into not stopping I would get so drunk that I slept where I fell I woke up in my car never knew how I got home and by that point I was so far I could stop so the next two years was terrible I wanted out but wasn’t strong enough to do anything about it so I just kept drink I lost countless jobs ruined friendships ruin relationships with family and after the last two years she and I decided it was time to break up so we did and I left my home town and still didn’t stop I had pretty much nothing but a car and some clothes and I kept drinking and start seeing women to fill the void and no one could until I meat this woman that I’m currently with by this time I had just turned 21 already had my first dui before 21 and I couldn’t stop it had a hold so tight I couldn’t get it and we started seeing each other I showed no signs of slowing down and then I got my second dui I stopped drinking for a short time and then picked it right back up then came the lies the hiding it and not trying to show it to anyone and then I started this job where we worked together and at this time our relationship was failing and I don’t see her pulling away because I was drunk and so last year I had caught my third DUI and kept drinking even after that and you know did all the time and all that and then 6 months later after being a no complaint on the charges they finally caught up to me I quit drinking in November right before my birthday and then dealing with everything all at once I’m stuck I’ve done some things I’m not proud of I’ve hurt people scared people physically mentally and I gave up on myself after my last time in jail which I just got released still got a lot of time to do but this time in jail I finally saw it and realized what was happening I do understand that I am the sole problem of all of this I’ve accepted it I started going to aa meetings in jail started going to church in jail and this time when I got out I started doing the things that made me uncomfortable like communicating having the conversations being the person I need to be I understand that nothing changes over night this is a lot of hurt and pain but I’ll be damned if I let this one walk away I have no choice I have finally started believing in myself pushing myself to do better for the first time since we have been together we went out to dinner yesterday and she got a drink and I didnt feel anything it don’t bother me I didn’t fight to try and drink because she was yes I absolutely want to drink but I know that I can’t and this time I’m holding myself accountable to become the person that I know I can’t be and haven’t been do the last 4 to 5 ish years so if you guys have any suggestions on things I can do to strengthen myself to the urge please reach out that you for your time reading this.

Posted Mar 8, 2026, 8:11 PM UTC

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