Meditation. If you prefer not to medicate, then you can just meditate. Meditation makes use of self hypnosis so you can calm your mind down. You can meditate on self hypnosis scripts designed to ease travel anxiety. Hypnosis scripts are available online, so you can invest in some audio subliminals. You can even bring it with you on your trip.
How can you work the next day? How can you achieve full success or unveil your full potential if you're all sleepy and sluggish at work? How can you make lots of money for your baby's future if the adorable little one won't let you sleep at night? And most of all, how can you enjoy playtime with your new baby if you lack rest and can fall asleep at any time?
If you wonder how you are going to record all of this, there is a free computer recording program available on the internet called "Audacity". It has a clean and simple interface. You can record from your microphone input or you can also record any audio subliminals that is being streamed over the internet. It produces very high quality audio and can be saved in MP3 format.
I know that not everyone has as vivid an imagination as I do. So, maybe forming images in your head as to how you look, holding that cigarette may not work for you. Perhaps you are one of the many people that hypnosis and subliminal CDs or downloads just aren't enough. That's okay. There is nothing wrong with needing extra help. I have heard from people that have used nicotine replacement therapy, such as the patch or gum, along with hypnosis or subliminal CDs and downloads with great success.
Learn something new, a skill, an attitude, a technique, a story, a song, a dance, etc. Always ask related question about what you learned. Have short breaks after class.
The stress that comes with studying can be pretty high, making you sicker than before. You may also get easily tired or even emotionally imbalanced. One of the best ways to beat stress is to meditate. Meditation calms the nerves immediately.
So stop alcoholism in its tracks before it does permanent damage to you, your health, your life, your family, and so on. And make sure you remove it permanently so you won't tackle the same problem again ever.