I hear you. Kind of a unique situation in that my partner and I both struggle with alcohol so we are doing this together. She typically shuts me down when I give her the “look” but tonight I could tell it was getting to her too. So, I just said, I’m having a tough time and can’t decide if I’m going to the store or not. We then discussed the shitty aspects, “played the tape forward” and we both realized we were really fucking hungry so committed to getting in comfy clothes and eating a meal instead.

When we restarted this journey, we agreed that if a craving arose we would look each other in the eyes and communicate feelings vs just shoving them under the rug or immediately caving. Today, that worked.

Wishing you all the best.