You know that drinking is a self-inflicted handicap. Nobody cites "alcohol" as the secret to success. The more you drink, the worse you feel.
You also know that attitude is everything. If you think of sobriety as a punishment or a "break" from your real life, it's going to feel that way.
What if you reclassified sobriety as an upgrade? Like trading in an old clunker for a brand-new BMW?
The off-switch that controls your drinking is the on-switch for rational thinking.