Alcohol Explained 2 Quotes

“This is a key point to keep at the front of your mind. When you quit, if you ever start thinking that a drink might be nice then remember that it is the idea and not the reality of that drink that is drawing you in.”
― William Porter, Alcohol Explained 2: Tools for a Stronger Sobriety

“Secondly it’s a catch 22 situation. To control alcohol you have to cease seeing it as something enjoyable. If you no longer want it you have power over it rather than vice versa. That is the only way it will lose its hold over you. If you see it as enjoyable or necessary you are going to keep wanting it. The only reason someone would want to moderate is because they still think of alcohol as enjoyable which means they are vulnerable. If you genuinely don’t see it as enjoyable why on earth would you want to take it at all, moderately or otherwise?”
― William Porter, Alcohol Explained 2: Tools for a Stronger Sobriety

“The best time to stop is now, it always has been and it always will be. You’ve already thrown away enough of your precious time and life being miserable because of a drug, why would you want to waste another single second on it?”
― William Porter, Alcohol Explained 2: Tools for a Stronger Sobriety