Old 04-07-2016, 06:50 AM
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leviathan
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I think a more telling division might be whether one is drinking for escape or not.
I use my father and myself for example: my dad enjoys a glass of white wine probably once a week. He likes the way it tastes with certain foods. He sometimes gets a glass at a restaurant, and if it's not very good, he doesn't finish it (What?!). He also doesn't re-order another brand.

Myself, I ALWAYS drank for escape. When I was young, it was to escape the possibility of boredom. As I grew older, I added every emotional state I could as reasons to drink. I tolerated beverages I didn't like the taste of without batting an eye. -And now that I've quit, slippery moments are never about missing the taste. They are about missing the effects of a solid buzz.

I believe that true moderation doesn't involve rationing or counting. If it is an effort, you're already on the continuum and would probably serve yourself best by quitting.

It's simple (in theory).
It works.
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