If you swore that you’d never have another drink — maybe you promised yourself that “this time, I mean it” — but you succumbed to the urge and drank, don’t be too hard on yourself. There are literally millions of people fighting the very same battle that you are.
Cut yourself some slack — you are human — and do all that you can to treat the hangover.
It can take days to fully recover from a night of boozing, but with each day you will get progressively better. It might help if you write down just how awful a hangover makes you feel, and refer back to those notes the next time you are considering drinking. Somehow, we seem to quickly forget how bad the effects of alcohol can be.
Start Over
If we break our promises, we have to get up, dust ourselves off, and start over. Try to be aware of the situations that tempt you to drink, and then try to avoid or change those situations. If you’ve had a terrible day at work, and the norm is for you to hit the booze, do something healthy instead. Go for a walk, read something inspiring, remind yourself that by choosing to not drink, you are making yourself a better and stronger person.
You have to break the bad habits, and create new, good habits. I recently purchased some new glasses because my old ones made me think of wine. A small change with a big effect.
You can do this.
KTB
Kick the Booze 