Originally Posted by
Mountainmanbob 
Due to the fact that you have reached the point in time where you are getting the shakes, I seriously doubt that social drinking will ever work for you.
We drunks tried over and over again to control our drinking but, it just never seemed to work out for long.
Followed yet again by a still worse relapse.
As seen from up top the mountain,
Bob
Agree, relapses after the hey "I'm okay having a couple drinks" are worse, and there you are in sucky withdrawals again. I'm in that situation now. I absolutely cannot drink, was a social only drinker for years, then I wasn't, and am paying a heavy price.
Read around this site, people's stories, stickies on the top, it really helps.