I guess what you need to figure out is why you feel a need to drink.
I know before I learned to deal with my thoughts and emotions, I welcomed any substance that altered my mental state for a bit. I wanted to escape the unwanted feelings, even for a few hours.
I couldn’t stop the addictive frame of mind before I learned to let myself feel bad feelings without trying to avoid them, or becoming consumed by them.
I was an active alcoholic when I was in college. Typically, I would get angry about Tuesday or so, and I would hold on to the feelings. Then Friday or Saturday night I’d buy a bottle and get all those feelings out.
Now, I’m prone to sit alone in a chair and spend 90 seconds feeling my feelings. It makes the feelings half as big.
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