Please help cannot drink starting today due to surgery

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surgery on Monday cannot drink any alcohol beforehand need to start tonight. Normally drink bottle wine a night what can I do to stop and distract from drinking pls.
I’ve got non alcoholic drinks in, will plan on eating early and I’ve got nytol to try and get to sleep any other recommendations to distract myself pls

Hi, can you or are you getting any support for this from GP etc, is the surgery related to something alcohol wise.
I mean yes for the mean time distracting and having non alcoholic drinks as you say, if it will help. Sorry if I am not much help.

For me my issue is with food 🤦‍♀️ and eating at night too so I can only imagine how you might feel.

Do they know you normally drink a bottle a night? Just wondering in case of any withdrawal symptoms.

Lots of non alcoholic drinks, make them super cold too can help. Every time you get an urge distract yourself, chew gum, walk upstairs or up and down your hall.... I found cleaning my teeth early really helped as your body knows that's a sign to stop eating or drinking.

Your GP might be able to give you a prescription to help but you’d have to be honest about your drinking.

For doing it on your own, change your routine. Sit in a different room, do something different- if you usually watch tv read a book or go for a walk.

I’m going to try and get out for a walk thank you.
not spoken to gp had thought about withdrawal tapered off slightly in last week- 2
but not done any medication.
it’s more habit as I did stop in January cold turkey for a few days and was fine but missed the ‘unwinding’ element of it all and as stressed due to operation coming up I need it even more. Normally smoke half a joint to relax when needed but can’t smoke either so stress level rising :(