Charon

Your comment is something to think about. It relates to the fisrt step toward getting sober. You have to come to the realization that the point at which you no longer have control isn't when you are drunk, isn't after a certain point of drinking. Once you decide to take the 1st drink and actually take the 1st sip you will ALWAYS zip right past that imaginary point, go directly to drunk, do not pass GO, do not collect $200.

It's what we all do. Some people can sit all night, have a glass of wine and leave half of it unconsumed. Hell, I can't leave a few drops in the bottom of the bottle. Once I have that first sip I am a goner. Doesn't matter what it is - beer, wine, booze. I have come to accept that I cannot consume alcohol because I will always lose control and these days the physical consequences of that - severe hangover lasting days - simply isn't worth it.