If you need anecdotes on doing absolutely everything to stay sober with an addictive mindset, A month or so ago I said I'd have just one shot of fireball in a ginger ale with no problem. Ended up ditching the soda "because it's unhealthy" (addict logic haha). That one little shot led to three more that day, said I'd refrain and not fall down that slope right now, and then over the next month doing some fccked up shyt I do NOT want to write about right after when the shame is hitting hard to get about $300 worth of the cheapest strongest alcohol I could get (fun fact, NH doesn't have a sales tax on liquor, but a DTC fee of 8%). Not to mention bailing on plans/responsibilites, the obsessive thoughts getting wayyyy more intense than they were before that first drink, screwed up sleep, putting in so much effort into hiding both the drinking itself and the actions leading up to me actually obtaining it, losing a crap ton of trust in my new T, feeling like a failure, having absolutely no skill at controlling reactions to emotions, totally neglecting self-care... Spiraling significantly quicker each relapse and each time sobering up preventing the next relapse is harder I've noticed.

25% decrease in amount of hours is a bit though. How far into getting off lithium are you?