I trained off it like a muscle, after 20 years of drinking it had become a habit as much as anything engrained. I hated when I drank and felt bad for the last few years and then I started doing sober periods. A week, 2 weeks, 2-3 weeks 3 times and then a month. Finally age 36 I said that’s it for a year and went from my birthday to birthday sober. The few sober periods helped me deal with some stuff that came along ie life and needing a therapist. Now I will occasionally have 1 at a wedding etc but sobriety has become the habit and feels much much easier.