It's getting to be too much
Being Me for the first time
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Wishek, North Dakota
Posts: 1,160
personally when i started workin on the reasons i was drinkin and delt with them the less i was in need of the drink , that was almost 6 yrs ago . i took it like everyone in this site , One day at a time , and One problem at a time , it may seem scary to think of your future with out that clocked date with a drink , dont think bout then just think bout this moment , at this time you wont drink and take that minute to minute if thats whats needed , Most will agree that you cant control the drink , the drink controls you. were glad your here and welcome to the family , stick around read , chat .. what ever you gotta do .. but just now ...... dont pick up if you can avoid it .. Endzy
Laozi Old Man
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Detroit, MI
Posts: 6,665
Originally Posted by saucer 
Maybe nobody else here understands this, but I like to drink, I am in love with the initial feeling of disconnect from the world. That first couple of shots that burn and the first couple of beers that extinguish, and being back in a place where my body is not screaming at me any longer.
What I need, is someone to help me, advise me how they became a moderate drinker, and what steps I can take to numb the pain and stop, without this daily blackout and lack of self-control.
What I need, is someone to help me, advise me how they became a moderate drinker, and what steps I can take to numb the pain and stop, without this daily blackout and lack of self-control.
It was not until I recognized and addressed my "real problem" that
sobriety became comfortable. My real problem was in the form of the
"Four Horse-man of the Apocalypse " (Terror, frustration, bewilderment
and despair). Until I found a way of chasing them away, sobriety was
not worth having.
What keeps me sober today is what allows me to be comfortable in my own skin; serenity, humility and benevolence.
Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: scotland
Posts: 1,493
hello saucer and welcome.i tried for 20 yrs to moderate my drinking,which i realise now was and obsession,when i was going to drink,what i was going to drink,the money,how i was going to try and only drink so many so no hangover for work the next day (when i was still a "high functioning alcoholic" as you put it) notice i used the word still??? alcoholism IS progressive and it never ever gets better,things spiral out of control,sometimes quickly and sometimes a little less quickly,but never the less it usually never ends good.all those symptoms you described gave me the heebie jeebies,that is how i was.there is NO moderation for me.i am on a lifelong recovery programme and i am happy to say i am free from king alcohol.i hope you find what you are looking for.
Forward we go...side by side-Rest In Peace
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Serene In Dixie
Posts: 36,740
Saucer, Welcome to our SR Alcoholism Forum.....
Let's get facts about what is considered moderate drinking
Continuing to drink a toxin that damages your mind
and body......alcoholic or not....is unhealthy and foolish.
Hope you decide to enjoy a better way of living...
Let's get facts about what is considered moderate drinking
According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control
Moderate drinking is no more than
2 drinks a day for men..1 for women
They consider a drink to be
12 oz. of beer..5 oz. of wine...1 1/2 oz of liquor.
Your body and mind processes all 3 toxins equally
so drinking only wine or only liquor or only beer
or mixing them is of no importance.
They all do the same damage.
Moderate drinking is no more than
2 drinks a day for men..1 for women
They consider a drink to be
12 oz. of beer..5 oz. of wine...1 1/2 oz of liquor.
Your body and mind processes all 3 toxins equally
so drinking only wine or only liquor or only beer
or mixing them is of no importance.
They all do the same damage.
and body......alcoholic or not....is unhealthy and foolish.
Hope you decide to enjoy a better way of living...
Guest
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,262
No question I loved drinking too -- for many years and in many different ways. Binge drinking in college, drinking on dates in my 20's, happy hours after work, sharing bottles of wine with close friends... and more recently, drinking and getting smashed alone, messing up my body and my life. Not so much fun anymore. I used to love to drink, but it turned on me.
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