DefconOne

Who wants one drink? When I have ONE drink it gives me a thirst for more and I don't stop until I pass out. I'm a classic alcoholic no way would I experiment with one drink; totally out of the question.

Deckard

In my experience normal drinkers do not ask themselves these questions.

instant

For me there is no point to 'having one'. In the past i tried 'just getting drunk now and then' , "only on weekends" etc. Sounds good, cant do it and sustain it. Waste of time trying, puts a lot at risk

LadyinBC

I agree, people who don't have a problem don't obsess over how much, when and how often they drink. They just don't.

fastfocus

sounds to me like youre p!ssing about with it, because normal people DONT get arrested, go bonkers, lose their jobs, through drink

alcoholism centres in the mind

the mental state that precedes a relapse is the crux of the problem

but if drink works for you who am I to tell you any different

but I don't agree with posting on a forum such as this one where people are really trying to give up drinking " that its ok to drink, im not alcoholic" from posts ive read on this thread it seems others are now wondering, hey perhaps I can drink too, maybe im not alcoholic.

only my outlook on this topic, it may sound harsh, but I don't take my alcoholism lightly, its serious, and I have to work for my sobriety.

dave

MelindaFlowers

Playing the one-more-drink game just kept me drinking. Should I stop? Should I continue? Should I stop? Should I continue? It was like a ping pong match but the "should I stop" NEVER ever won. I always drank again.

Dee74

Wondering whether we can moderate is a part of nearly everyone's story I think.

As I read it the OPs not suggesting it's a great idea for everyone, he was wondering about whether it might be possible for himself.

There been some great recovery in the responses tho

I do appreciate your concern Dave...but everyone has the choice to avoid these threads if they upset

D

Kevin78

I was just thinking this.

Jack16

I can absolutely second that, for what it's worth.

Yhink it through very carefully, and good luck.

MatthewMills197

thanks so much to everyone who has posted on this thread, it has really helped me.

Hawks

I drank again after 2 years.

Bought a six pack, drank 4 of them and went to bed.

Woohoo... A couple of years off was the answer..... Or so I thought.

4 years later, I drank 9 beers, 9 bourbon and cokes, 6 shots of tequila, 5 drambuies and according to my bank balance, there was more but I'd blacked out by then.

I was too drunk to walk, so I drove 40km home in a blackout, finally falling asleep at the wheel about 1km from home and stuck my car in a ditch with 4 feet of water in it.

Climbed out the window, cause I couldn't open the door, went home and carried on drinking.

4 drinks to 40 drinks in 4 years.

Be careful would be my advice.

MatthewMills197

thanks again for all you comments to each and everyone of you

foolsgold66

You can't moderate. The odds are awful. My guess is 99.99 to .01. The house will kick your butt. I've been there. Don't try, please.

Mountainmanbob

My guess is 99.99 to .01.

I would give it a little better odds than that

But, not much better

MM

Sanfran49

I'm hoping to avoid these issues but my tendencies are likely to lead me down a similar path. I am confident I can quit but less confident I can avoid alcohol altogether in the future. The replies to this post have helped me understand what I have to deal with and keep in mind.

phoebe64

Hi Matthew. I once had 5-6 months. I was not exactly counting back then, because I gave it up due to health issues, but did not identify as alcoholic. I needed to change my eating, stop drinking and to lose weight. I thought I could go back to occasional drinking, and even had the ok from *my liver doctor.* "out to dinner, with friends on the weekend, but no habitual use." That was what he said when I asked if I could ever have a glass of wine again.

well, so, I had 2 glasses on New Year's Eve that year. Then I drank at a party in February. I drank too much that night especially for not having drank for months. I was very hungover. It was awful. Then, I decided to drink on a vacation. I was trying not to, but my husband was drinking every night, and I finally caved and joined him. And, from there on out, I was pretty much back to habitual drinking. I have had a sober month or two since, here and there, weeks here and there, but cannot get to 100% sobriety. It gets harder all the time.

I wish I had not started back to it at that time, after that 6 months. But I am still trying.

Boylan

I did the same thing, instant - lost a six month quit because I was so proud of myself. Now I'm struggling just to get a week together.

And like the OP, every time I relapse I tend to quickly ramp up faster and drink more than before. Scary stuff.

OklaBH

Alcohol is it's own demon. I've been fooled several times into thinking I had a handle on it. I even thought I'd matured and had outgrown it. I was such an idiot. Please don't be like me.

DuhDave

But I probably cant.

I had 5 Months going, sober and free, feeling great...then I blew it.

In one week....just 1 WEEK!!!...I'am back to where I was a year ago!

Just that quick. I'am working again on "Day 1".

The "Day 1's" dont come easy anymore !

Dave

5KRunner

Hi Matthew,

I am the classic mental health/alcoholic combo. Going on 44 days complete and total sobriety tomorrow. I'm certainly not close to seven months, but my advice is don't even try to moderate. Stay quit and never look back.

The last six weeks of my life have been the happiest I've had in a long time. There's no reason to gamble that away, and my perspective is that you shouldn't take that chance either. I won't go into further detail as to why, because it seems like other commenters have done that job already.

I wish you the best!