my grandfather used to say ... if you cant stop at one then best have none
as a young man i used to see him battle drink he would go for months not drinking then fall off the wagon in spectacular style
he would hit the drink hard for a week then go fighting the drink again ,after every drinking session the self loathing and depression would hit him
almost like clockwork after 6 weeks or so he would feel great again then blow it all over again
i cant moderate my drinking if i had a few pints then i would probably go back to being a drunken mess
so granded from beyond the grave your words of wisdom are helping me stay sober ..thanks