Emgreen,

In answer to your question - yes the obsession with drinking has lessened with time. I vary rarely get a strong craving now, and just occassionally have fleeting thoughts that a drink would be nice, that I can dismiss pretty easily. But I also pay pretty close attention to HALT (hungry, angry, lonely, tired.) If I'm not any of those things, I can safely go into a pub and order something like wings without wanting a beer, and just enjoy my gingerale. But if I have one or more of them going on, I steer clear of any place that serves alcohol, because even if I don't drink, I'm going to be miserable, wishing that I could.

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