Find the right intent that you can always mentally justify.
Sounds like you are on the right route though!
Personally all the stuff about how it feels is useful but ultimately never stopped me.
What stopped me was the awareness of how it effects EVERYTHING and most importantly my role as a father and husband.
Once I worked it out (aka a terrible hangover and not having dealt well with kids, wife and taking some time out just before xmas) I realized it was the way.
Once you remove the excuse of alcohol then you can see the other problems more clearly.
Personally all the stuff about how it feels is useful but ultimately never stopped me. What stopped me was the awareness of how it effects EVERYTHING and most importantly my role as a father and husband. Once I worked it out (aka a terrible hangover and not having dealt well with kids, wife and taking some time out just before xmas) I realized it was the way. Once you remove the excuse of alcohol then you can see the other problems more clearly.