My current plan
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My current plan
Right now my plan is to stop drinking on weekdays. It's only Tuesday, and so far so good. My face feels like I have a rubber band wrapped around my head, which is unusual, but otherwise I feel good about my decision.
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Welcome Cric!
I think most of us have made plans like that at some point. I sure did.... in fact, I tried to control my drinking for a long time before I finally gave up and quit altogether.
Glad you're looking at your drinking - if you do have a problem, it probably won't be too long before you know. Good luck!
I think most of us have made plans like that at some point. I sure did.... in fact, I tried to control my drinking for a long time before I finally gave up and quit altogether.
Glad you're looking at your drinking - if you do have a problem, it probably won't be too long before you know. Good luck!
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Welcome Cric 
yeah, that didn't work for me either, but I think everyone tries it
The plain fact for me was I didn't want to drink like a normal person...I wanted to get wasted.
I had no control - maybe a night here or there, but no lasting control.
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yeah, that didn't work for me either, but I think everyone tries it
The plain fact for me was I didn't want to drink like a normal person...I wanted to get wasted.
I had no control - maybe a night here or there, but no lasting control.
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Ditto to what everyone else said. I think we've all tried to control it, eventually you end up caving in again, at least I do.
I watch Dr. Drew tonight and he was talking about alcoholism and how people who drink like we do "don't have a normal relationship with alcohol."
Welcome to SR, this place is great for advise and sharing.
I watch Dr. Drew tonight and he was talking about alcoholism and how people who drink like we do "don't have a normal relationship with alcohol."
Welcome to SR, this place is great for advise and sharing.
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Welcome to SR, Cric!
You can count me among the defeated. I gave up trying to control it, because even when I wasn't drinking, I was being an addict. Obsessing over it. Counting down days. Rationalizing excuses to drink sooner than I'd planned. Arguing with myself. To me, that's alcoholism—the obsession. And the only way I found to escape that was to finally accept the fact that I would never be a normal drinker.
Which turns out to be just great. Life is a lot more fun now—and a lot less work. I count myself lucky to be among the defeated.
I really do wish you best of luck whatever you decide. Glad you found us!
You can count me among the defeated. I gave up trying to control it, because even when I wasn't drinking, I was being an addict. Obsessing over it. Counting down days. Rationalizing excuses to drink sooner than I'd planned. Arguing with myself. To me, that's alcoholism—the obsession. And the only way I found to escape that was to finally accept the fact that I would never be a normal drinker.
Which turns out to be just great. Life is a lot more fun now—and a lot less work. I count myself lucky to be among the defeated.
I really do wish you best of luck whatever you decide. Glad you found us!
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Welcome!
If you want to get sober you came to the right place. I also agree with all the others. I couldn't moderate ant more than anybody else. Having a day or two of success and rewarding myselffor not drinking by drinking as the reward made sense when I was a drunk. Now I see how insane I was. Took awhile but I got here.
Welcome once again.
If you want to get sober you came to the right place. I also agree with all the others. I couldn't moderate ant more than anybody else. Having a day or two of success and rewarding myselffor not drinking by drinking as the reward made sense when I was a drunk. Now I see how insane I was. Took awhile but I got here.
Welcome once again.
to our recovery family!
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That was what I did about 4-5 years ago.
Worked for a while. Then I did things like, okay I need a drink on Wednesday so I will "sub" my Sunday for Wednesday. What happened on Sunday? Well I would justify having just one, which turned into 6-10.
Holidays became a weekend day, days off became a weekend day, vacation time became a weekend day.
I used to celebrate every small success and failure with a drink. I used to praise myself on weekends for only having 15 beer Monday through Thursday, then I pounded even more on the weekend.
I reached my first week sober this year, for the first time in ages. I felt tired and frustrated but extremely proud. Today is day 16.
Come get in our January class and start day one!
Worked for a while. Then I did things like, okay I need a drink on Wednesday so I will "sub" my Sunday for Wednesday. What happened on Sunday? Well I would justify having just one, which turned into 6-10.
Holidays became a weekend day, days off became a weekend day, vacation time became a weekend day.
I used to celebrate every small success and failure with a drink. I used to praise myself on weekends for only having 15 beer Monday through Thursday, then I pounded even more on the weekend.
I reached my first week sober this year, for the first time in ages. I felt tired and frustrated but extremely proud. Today is day 16.
Come get in our January class and start day one!
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