Originally Posted by
aussie89 
However, after spending a night counting my drinks and now having another one the day after - I could quite happily stop and that is what I will do.*
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...and only time will tell if my apathy about whether I have one drink or six will last.
AA offers a good test to determine for oneself whether one has in fact crossed the line into alcoholic drinking ("the phenomenon of craving" i.e. loss of control) -- to try to have one or two drinks, and stop abruptly. Try this more than once. Shouldn't take long to decide.
Meanwhile, take care of that reef down there!
Cheers!