Well, each person is diferent, and each recovery is different. I'm just an addict. I kicked cocaine on my own. I've cut alcohol to respectable consumption, but it all came back to bite me in the *****. I drink a bottle of wine (or more) a day and take Valium on top of that. I'm in deep doo-doo. I know that, but there are also times when I feel Ok about losing by battle. One glass of wine 3x a week turned into 3 glasses of wine 7x a week, and now, I get so messed up on alcohol and Valium, I wonder if I'm going to wake up in the morning. I get *that* messed up. I don't know if I'm going to O.D. and at the time, I don't really even care, I just want that high, then I want to pass out.
I'm not saying your life is going to end up like this, but I didn't start out like this. I know I'll find a way to become addictied to a drug, any drug, if I have it in my possession without restriction long enough because I'm a druggie and a drunk. It hurts like hell to say it, think it, especially BE it, but it's true.
It doesn't matter *what* I've overcome, and I've done ALOT of drugs. I'm an addict and an active one. I will substitute another substance for the "bad" substance, and think I've got control. Oh, and I will have control...for a while. That's the evil of addiction.
I hope you can go back to enjoying 3 beers, and maybe you can, but I have to drink an entire bottle of wine every night because I thought I could go back to drinking a little wine. Just be careful. I'm in an awful way and you don't want to be here.