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Jim-

That is seriously one of the most fascinating posts I have read on this site. I think that thought had sort of crossed my mind of someone sort of rigidly clinging to the identity of an alcoholic no matter what, I mean it happens with everything right, but I had never heard of it happening. Whoa.

OP—

Sober For Good by Anne Fletcher highlights a couple of "sober" people who drink in a controlled way. Sort of an oxymoron, her terminology not mine, but don't let that dissuade you from the book which is actually quite good. Like Jim's post she talks about people who have been sober for years and drink at church to people who have been sober for years and go back to drinking a certain number of drinks per day.


And the original founder of Moderation Management ended up stepping down and then killing two people in a drunk driving accident which I think is taken as the ultimate advertisement against moderate drinking. I am not necessarily saying so, just providing the anecdote.