Welcome, Clara.
Originally Posted by
clara73 
I'm... very newly sober, but as a binge drinker have gone through periods of sobriety before. Does anyone think it's possible for us to "drink like normal" at some point, to learn moderation? Can we have champagne at a wedding, or is it a never again thing?
No, I don't think so. If you could drink normally, don't you think you would? Given all you've tried?
It doesn't help my recovery to think about one day drinking normally. That's not the reason I quit drinking. I didn't quit so I could have
one. I quit so I could have
none.