I can never have just one...
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Originally Posted by tcarl1989 
. . . . .That's how it always is though. One turns into a binge. I'm so sick of it. I'm exhausted. I CANNOT drink responsibly and moderately. I .
Tcarl, you may be feeling poorly and down but you have come to an important understanding; this and acceptance that alcohol will never again have anything of value to offer you is key to recovery.
Welcome to SR, tcarl.
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Hi Carl - great to meet you.
It took me ages to finally acknowledge that I couldn't have 'one' either. I tried everything to control the amounts I drank, never realizing that once it was in my system all my plans went out the window. It was much easier to just stop than to keep struggling in a winless battle. Glad you are here with us.
It took me ages to finally acknowledge that I couldn't have 'one' either. I tried everything to control the amounts I drank, never realizing that once it was in my system all my plans went out the window. It was much easier to just stop than to keep struggling in a winless battle. Glad you are here with us.
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Originally Posted by Ust
Are you saying that alcohol has never ever brought you any benefits? Or is that not allowed?
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Originally Posted by SoberLeigh
It has nothing of value to offer me and didn't/hadn't for a long, long time.
That's true of every substance I have ever become addicted to. It starts with "benefits" that quickly run out.
The longer I am sober, the more I recognize how false these "benefits" are.
Even the social "benefits" have turned out to be false. Alcohol worsens my social anxiety, makes me slur my speech and forget things, and conversations have less meaning when booze is involved.
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