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moderate drinking after being sober for a period, god knows I tried that a thousand times, it will NEVER EVER work, once you cross the line with you’re drug of choice there is no going back, I am giving it my everything right now to stay sober and not let the addiction tell me that it wasn’t that bad IT WAS THAT BAD, I’ve seen people ie family die of this disease and it’s not pretty, life will always throw stuff at us but whilst sober it’s more manageable than it is whilst intoxicated, wishing everyone a happy sober Sunday 👍
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Good morning and happy Sunday as well. Yes this moderate or just have one thing is not in my deck of cards. Least not for me. Especially now that I'm further along than ever in recovery 134 days. Right now my feelings are I wouldn't trade it for nothing .im either all in or not. There is no happy medium. Shoot to just think about what I put myself thru to get where I'm at. And for what? Nothing earned or gained by me boozing again real talk. As long as I stay consistent with what works for me I'm good. ✌
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Originally Posted by Mummyto2 
I am giving it my everything right now to stay sober and not let the addiction tell me that it wasn’t that bad IT WAS THAT BAD
Coming to this forum and learning about the AV opened my eyes. I didn't know that such a thing existed. I am trying to be aware of the AV now, and it's helpful. But it's also scary how easy it is to forget.
The other night I went out to dinner with two friends. They each had about 2.5 beers over the course of almost 3 hours, neither of them finished their 3rd beer. I knew they would just go home and go to bed. I am envious of people who can do that. But unfortunately that's not me. I'd never have left the table with beer in my glass.
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I think a lot of us have read at length of the subject of heavy drinkers changing to become moderate drinkers. No success stories out there ☹️
It saddens me slightly that I can’t have a glass of wine every few weeks or on a special occasion like a normal* person, but that’s the reality. If I do so, I’ll get huge cravings all over again and those awful withdrawal anxieties.
* I don’t consider myself normal as I’m alcohol dependent
It saddens me slightly that I can’t have a glass of wine every few weeks or on a special occasion like a normal* person, but that’s the reality. If I do so, I’ll get huge cravings all over again and those awful withdrawal anxieties.
* I don’t consider myself normal as I’m alcohol dependent
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I must admit I hate that word NORMAL we are NORMAL we just have an imbalance that means we can’t have one drink because it leads to drinking everything in sight and then some, ladybug have you seen rain in my heart I will put a link on this post for you it’s powerful stuff though ❤️
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lwv7Utcf-gM. Ladybug here it is 👍
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Originally Posted by Mummyto2
I must admit I hate that word NORMAL we are NORMAL we just have an imbalance that means we can’t have one drink because it leads to drinking everything in sight
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