Originally Posted by
Athena1 
I actually have been able to set rules about drinking for myself and obey them, without exception, actually. So, my AV (while still very much the AV) has a point. That's an experiment that very well could work for me.
No problemo, for me, however...
The quote below is from another thread you started...
Originally Posted by
Athena1 But if I wake up in the morning after drinking whisky and see a little left in the bottle, I have NO willpower to not make myself a couple of mixed drinks for breakfast, which is of course, Not OK. And then I'm only mildly buzzed and the crave for more kicks in, which would involve drunk driving at that point, and I'm good about not doing that, but then I'm just irritated. lol. It's all so stupid. I'm sitting there half drunk and saying to myself "You knew this was going to happen, athena. What's wrong with you?"
I'm sorry, it looks to me like you do have struggles with addictive desire, yeah? Looks like your rules of control are not a for-sure-thing after all...
We can always pretend we are in control...
Sorry, don't mean to be so in-your-face, but these are your own words I'm quoting.