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Originally Posted by ladyjane4rent
One day at a time... it sounds better to me than the "long run" because this reassures me there IS some day in the future I CAN have a drink without getting out of control. I just need to learn to control it right.. One drink a week can't hurt.. two drinks one night a week can't hurt. Or two drinks a night every two weeks I can. Can I do that? Would that classify as "quitting" ?
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ladyjane if we've stepped over into active alcoholism contol goes out the window. in that case alcohol controls us not the other way around. i tried controlled drinking and alcohol won out everytime.
if you're not alcoholic restraint/moderation may work for you.
BUT if we're constantly thinking of alcohol even if we're not drinking may be something for you to look at.
there's a helpful "test"-commit yourself to not drink for 30 days. see how it goes. it may offer you insight about your drinking.
hope this helps.
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Last edited by madisgram; Mar 24, 2012 at 09:20 AM.
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