I tried the same, I realized that I had a problem and should not drink daily, so I tried to take longer breaks. And it worked, I managed weeks, even 1-2 months without a drink, giving me the false hope that my tolerance would go back to normal and I could try to drink socially again. But I was wrong... the longer the breaks, the more intense were the binges (although the binges never lasted than a few days). I even ended up in the hospital once after such a binge, fell down and got knocked unconscious. 2 hours after the ambulance brought me to the hospital the doctors measured blood/alcohol level that would be lethal for a non-drinker
