CBA shows where my life is heading

[u/O8fpAe3S95]

CBA is an amazing tool, i keep noticing neat stuff. Today I looked at my CBA and asked "where will these advantages/disadvantages take me in life?".

Advantages of drinking

It seems that all advantages of drinking are stagnant. They don't really propel me in life in any way. They where the same 10 years ago, and they will be the same 10 in the future (but ill probably experience even less euphoria).

Ironically, for someone who experiences FOMO with alcohol, all the benefits are already experienced a long time ago. The only novelty i get is buying cans with new design lol. If i keep drinking, nothing new will ever happen. I will keep sitting in front of my computer binging random YouTube videos with an IQ of 10.

Disadvantages of drinking

These disadvantages do actually lead to places and its scary. Alcohol causes cancer and medical issues. Apart from that, there are personal goals i have that will never be met if i continue down this path. Continuing down this path will cause at best disappointment in my life, and at worst and early death. I should stop drinking while i still have my health.

Lots of missed opportunities. Lots of unused potential. Lots of things left unexperienced because i choose to be alone by myself. Hangovers drag me down in my actual life - they lead me away from my potential.

Overall, if i keep doing this, the good stuff will stay the same (at best), and the bad stuff will keep piling up. This was very therapeutic.

[u/embryonic_journey]

How about the Advantages of Not Drinking? At a certain point those gave me a roadmap for growth and where to head.

[u/anonymousdrunk83]

I have used this tool for an immediate response to urges/ cravings. It works incredibly well for me. It was very useful at the beginning of this quit. For 4 days in a row, I was having problems from outside of my own behavior, causing the old thought processing to be at the forefront of my mind. 5 minutes of introspection with a 'help/ hinder' chart, and the urge disappeared.

I am currently on day 25 of no drinking, and my last craving was November 29th. Utilizing CBA is a big part of this.

[u/Secure_Ad_6734]

I found that working a program, of any kind, in a half measure wasn't very effective for me.

There's a reason why the CBA looks at both engaging or not engaging in a behavior. It's the same reason that the "play the tape" skill has a side A and a side B. Unless I look at the full picture, I'm doing myself a disservice.

Now, that's my opinion on what works for me. You, however, can work your program how you see fit.

That's the power of choice.