For me, being sober is not drinking, period. It's not about the drink really, and whether I could handle a glass of wine after months of sobriety. It's about letting my addiction back in. Because I will never be able to look at alcohol through a normal lens, to give the alcoholic in me a chance to drink again just makes it that much harder to resist the next temptation that comes around.
I do think our sober time counts, though, even when we have a slip. If someone has been sober for 5 years other than one drink, they still have 4 years and 364 days of sober time. Maybe some people don't want to go back to day 1 because it's too depressing..... I don't know? I think most people start over again, though. I know I would have to start over because I really believe even one or two drinks is that dangerous for an alcoholic. I wouldn't want to act like it never happened.
Thanks for the post. Great responses, too!
