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Old 11-12-2014, 07:01 PM
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For the past while before I committed to sobriety I was kind of proud of how I was able to moderate. I was chatting with my accountability partner and somewhere in the middle of explaining the system of measuring to the ml and watching the clock to time between drinks I "heard it out loud" for the first time and got embarrassed and felt foolish and faltered off. She smiled and said, "It sounds like moderating is a lot more work than just not drinking." It was an eye opener about how knowing something and actually putting it out there to someone else can make such a difference on perspective, so it seems like for me that total honesty is going to be really key in having success.

Ending Day 3 in good spirits. Just thought I'd share.
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Old 11-12-2014, 07:04 PM
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Old 11-12-2014, 07:14 PM
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Moderation. What a pain in the @$$. No thank you.

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Old 11-12-2014, 08:20 PM
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Moderation's exhausting Congrats on day 3, well done indeed. Keep it going!
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Old 11-12-2014, 08:21 PM
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Moderation's exhausting Congrats on day 3, well done indeed. Keep it going!
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Old 11-12-2014, 11:29 PM
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Nice. Even when I moderated I felt like crap the next day.
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Old 11-12-2014, 11:32 PM
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Moderating never stopped the obsession. It only fed it enough to whet the appetite.
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Old 11-13-2014, 01:37 AM
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Congrats on day 3, Lance

Yeah, moderation is kind of pointless, took all the fun out, I found.

And you're still feeding the demon, as DoubleBarrel said.

You're doing great !
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Old 11-13-2014, 02:01 AM
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Well done on day 3
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Old 11-13-2014, 02:18 AM
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For me, it's just easier to not drink at all than to try to moderate my drinking. I like being sober a lot better.
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Old 11-13-2014, 02:54 AM
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moderation is so unsatisfying, I always wanted more more more. It is easier and less annoying to fight regular cravings and not drink than to drink and fight mega obsessive cravings from hell that come on as soon as I have the first sip.
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Old 11-13-2014, 02:58 AM
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Oh yes Lance I know. I want to want to moderate but I really don't want to so it's simpler and more successful when I don't start. I haven't started for a year and a half now.
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