Decision
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Decision
I made my decision. As to not keep that replied to my first post in the dark about what I decided I wanted to write this new thread: I will continue drinking. For those guiding me to stop, I appreciate you a ton!!! For those saying if I can still manage it, keep it in check; I appreciate you!!! At this time I want to still enjoy beer. If however I get ridiculously drunk I will stop drinking. I will be honest I had one beer with dinner, then later two beers for relaxing from my week. I want another one..... but I know that is where it begins; giving into that temptation. I ask myself, do I want another one to enjoy the taste, or for the buzz, at this point it is for the buzz so I wont allow it!! I can drink water or tea, and stay up studying 'til I can't.
I will be honest, I hope to never come back to these forums! If I do you will know that I have failed! Thanks for listening.
I will be honest, I hope to never come back to these forums! If I do you will know that I have failed! Thanks for listening.
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It's your dime, MF 
My advice? Set yourself a standard for pass/fail on your experiment now - and stick to it.
If you find yourself 'failing' again, I really hope you follow through, face up to what needs to be done, and do something about it...
best of luck to you mesofreak
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My advice? Set yourself a standard for pass/fail on your experiment now - and stick to it.
If you find yourself 'failing' again, I really hope you follow through, face up to what needs to be done, and do something about it...
best of luck to you mesofreak
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I wish you luck (suspect we all do, this is a great group!!). But that being said, IF you feel the need to come back, you will be welcomed with open arms. Keep strong and good luck!!!
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I remember making the very deliberate decision that I would rather wrestle with my drinking daily than quit. That I would do what you want to do now. "want" one more and fight against it. I'd set up all these rules to make that easier (At one point I did calorie tracking in sparkpeople). Anyway - I remember thinking that the effort to control my drinking was worth it because at least I got to drink. I remember even saying to my husband "I can't let my drinking get out of control because then I'll have to quit 
".
It was for me, all alcoholic nonsense. What normal person fights that hard to drink a 'normal' amount? 3 beers each with an assignment (I did the same thing). I would do - a drink before dinner, a drink with dinner, an after dinner drink. A drink with a movie. An extra one b/c it's a long movie. A nightcap and a drink with my husband before bed. Six (SSIL pours) glasses of wine. Normal, right?
I hope you can pull it off
".It was for me, all alcoholic nonsense. What normal person fights that hard to drink a 'normal' amount? 3 beers each with an assignment (I did the same thing). I would do - a drink before dinner, a drink with dinner, an after dinner drink. A drink with a movie. An extra one b/c it's a long movie. A nightcap and a drink with my husband before bed. Six (SSIL pours) glasses of wine. Normal, right?
I hope you can pull it off
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(btw - note the 3 year gap between my joining this site and my quitting for good 
. There was also a 16 year gap between the first time I contemplated if my relationship with alcohol was normal and my quit date).
Sigh.
. There was also a 16 year gap between the first time I contemplated if my relationship with alcohol was normal and my quit date).Sigh.
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