Originally Posted by Dee74

I think there are two schools of thought.

One is the black and white school - you drank, be honest, day one.

I tend to belong to that school because I always rationalised for the Olympics.

I could, for example, convince myself that having had most of a beer, that having really weak shandies (beer diluted with lemonade) are ok....but I know where that would end.

I also see my sobriety date as more than a number. It's the day my life changed.

The other school tends to see reverting to day one as demoralising and detrimental to continuing sobriety.'heck I have to go back to day one anyway I may as well make it 'worth it'...

Many people now seem to have recovery dates (when they decided to get sober) and sobriety dates (when they actually did get sober).

I have no experience with that.

You have to choose which one you're comfortable with Justin.

I know we can do things by rote or by accident and pick up a beer and maybe take a gulp - I wouldn't call that a relapse....but nearly finishing the glass is a step beyond tho, isn't it?

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