Changing your drinking habits,or is it ?

[gmc38609]

When I am drinking I start clock watching for 3pm and that the time my day in ends I go back to my place and the drinking starts on my own alone because basically I am to embarrassed to get that smashed in someone elses company. My girlfriend is aware of this and accepts it as i was doing it when I met her.
It does not matter what we are doing or how much fun i am having this 3pm is always on my mind.
The strange thing is if i do stop drinking, 6 weeks is my record so far I still find myself doing this but just not drinking.
Why would i seemingly plan to go and hide away on my own without getting smashed.
So is this the alcohol that has made me do this or the other way around, I do it anyway and just get smashed to relieve the boredam.
I guess my question is changing this antisocial habit is harer than quitting alcohol how the hell does that make sense ?

[Siren136]

Changing your drinking habits,or is it ?

Habits become habits for a reason. Something makes you want to withdraw at that time - maybe depression. The habit of having a drink has been harder for me to quit than the actual booze, if that makes any sense.

Find something fun to do at that time and you'll break that habit. I read somewhere that it takes 2 weeks to form new habits.

[Nelz]

Changing your drinking habits,or is it ?

Oh, I agree completely that drinking can become a habit. I would drink on days that I really didnt want to drink, or was sick, or whatever. It took some doing, but I did change my habit of drinking into the habit of NOT drinking.

Profound insight you have

[Mootsbill]

Changing your drinking habits,or is it ?

It's definitely habit for some people even if it's not a physical addiction. I believe three factors contribute to my relationship with alcohol, habit, which I believe I am breaking slowly, but still struggle with social occasions. Depression, I suffer from anxiety and depression and if I have a bad bout I self medicate, slight physical addiction, in that, if I start I find it difficult to stop.
All these combined don't make for a good drinker :0)
Maybe choose something to look forward to at say 7pm? Cooking, reading, if you aren't happy socialising why not do something like the cinema with your girlfriend.