Although everyone is at a different place on their journey, I am like you Zebra, accepting of the knowledge that I can't drink. Moderation just isn't an option for me.
It is hard for me at times, to offer encouraging words on threads where others have just cut back, and are going to try moderation.
I can only decide what to share on those threads, or to post my own experiences with them. Hoping that they might avoid some of the pain and heartache my drinking has caused in my life, and my loved ones.
Although I may think I know that moderation is taking them down a slippery slope, that is their choice...and I must remember, although I do believe at times that I am like the Wizard of Oz....knowing and seeing all, the reality is, that I am not. That person may have to drink that last drink, that last drop before hitting their bottom, whatever that may be.
I do feel though that the older I get....the more I practice acceptance in my life, the better I am.
I accept that I cannot moderate, I cannot drink.