Let me begin by congratulating you on exploring sobriety.
Maybe begin with your “why?” As in “why do I want to try to be sober?”
For me, I tried at first just to prove I didn’t have a drinking problem, inspite of all the negative impacts abusing alcohol was causing in my life. Several times I quit for a few days or weeks, only resume drinking when I’d convinced myself that I could have just one, or stop whenever I chose to. I also chose to ignore the fact that each time it was harder to quit, and easier to restart.
I quit for good when I realized that I was in danger of losing my marriage, and along with it everything good in my life. This was the bottom I could see, and I decided to chose a higher bottom, where I was at that moment.
How did I cope? I built new rituals. I walked when I felt like drinking and kept walking until the cravings passed. This usually meant an hour or so every evening, walking and listening to podcasts. It became my new ritual, replacing my post-work drinking ritual. This got me through the first months.
After about 3 months, I signed up for martial arts classes and dove in. I attended class 4 nights a week, plus Saturdays, plus seminars and trained at home in the dojo I built in my garage. Almost 5 years later I am a black belt, teaching classes 4 nights a week. I replaced my drinking lifestyle with a martial arts lifestyle.
For me, it’s less about subtraction, and more about addition. It’s not about coping, it’s about transformation.
Hope this helps.