Hey Melina and Fishy
Great to hear from you ! Hope all is well !
Melina, when I was trying to stay abstinent, I also began to taper down over a 6 month period. My psych I was seeing at the time, was always positive about my reduced drinking despite the fact that I was frustrated at not being able to stay stopped. Then finally I managed 7 days in a row and was jubilant about that. The next time I saw my psych, she smiled broadly and asked me to review my past 6 months drinking volumes which I hadn't considered before. I realised that slowly, slowly, over the 6 months prior to staying stopped, my drinking had gone down dramatically to the point where I considered a relapse being 1 drink. From her perspective, she was confident I could stay stopped eventually. It was simply a matter of time. Of course, she didnt mention that to me until I did stay stopped !! So, keep going Melina ! You can do this !