If you can get through 3 weeks without a drink than it's downhill from there in making a real life-change. Why go through that hell for nothing?

If you wanna quit there's some objective advice out there. First and foremost....drink lots of water. Go get some vitamins. Especially B12. Take a daily 'overall' vitamin and then also something specifically for B 12. You might want to lean on sleep medication. Most likely....you're gonna have horrifying nightmares and a complete lack of sleep for 2 weeks or so. The sleep problems will most likely last longer than 2 weeks but will gradually get better. You can choose to tough it out without sleep meds which will help your body recover faster.

The faster you can clean out your system...the faster you can get over the horrible withdrawals. Everytime you pee you're a step closer to beating the wd's. Anything that cleans out the toxins. If there's a sauna available to you (YMCA perhaps) I'd suggest using one everyday for 15 minutes and sweating as much as possible during the first week. If not....a steaming hot bath can suffice. Go to the produce section and get fresh greens. Dandelion leaves, Kale, Spinach, fresh lemon. Consider making veggie juice with dark greens. Remember....all of this will shorten the amount of time you experience the wds and that includes the depression and cravings.

Consider going to AA. Every city has multiple meetings at all times of the day. I promise that you will find some comradrie there. You can go just to listen to other people or you can go there to talk (depending on your personality). They will be extremely welcoming to you so don't feel shy. Just go. If anything....it gives you something to do to stay busy. Consider taking up something (exercising is common)......like the cleaning you were talking about. Idle time is your enemy and will enhance cravings. As long as you're physically able.....stay busy and make daily plans for idle time.

I suggest to you this.....by the time the three week mark comes....you may start to feel like you're turning the corner and that you've come really far. You might just decide to keep going. Why go through the hardest part of withdrawal just to go through it all over again at a later date? That is to assume you don't want to drink like this for the rest of your life. Week 2 is usually the turning point for most people. You''ll feel better week 3 than you did week 2. You'll feel better week 4 than you did week 3....and so on. Something might click in.....the longer I stay sober the more rewards I get out of it. It's around week 3 that people tend to start recognizing the positives of getting sober so it takes a lot of patience to get to that point. Let's face it....the first 14 days are gonna suck. But it's WORTH getting through them.