"The fact is I can't pick and choose the experience when I introduce alcohol...
I give up my control - and I have no idea whether I'll have a good time, a bad one, whether I'll get into trouble or not, and whether I'll drink for a night or a year."
Dee this is exactly what the issue is and what I need to keep thinking about. I can't control how far I will go, or when I stop. Once the alcohol is pulsing thru my veins, it's anybody's guess what can happen next. Put myself into some pretty scary situations in the past due to that, it's a wonder I never ended up with some kind of trauma. One minute I could be dancing and the next, waking up in a strange place, in my clothes from the nite before or worse, not. Ugh. Thanks for your post.... I needed to be brought back to THOSE memories. And yeh, day 7 is way too young to be comfy cozy. BUT, I will feel awesome tomorrow when I wake up able to face anything that comes my way sober, be it my morning cup of joe or a day at work.