I also want to mention that in the "Kick the Drink.. Easily" book by Jason Vale.. he said that the problem of "self control" is a huge thing with drinkers. Some people try to justify their drinking "well, I only have drinks to socialize or relax during happy hour, when I'm stressed, at Thanksgiving, at Christmas, at birthdays, at funerals, at Christenings, at Bar Mitzvahs, after a stressful event, after a happy event, after a sad event, etc. He said that the more you drink, the MORE you need to exercise "self control" and it is a LOSING battle. Another awesome thing that I found hilarious in the book was :

He said that if I told you "I only have a banana twice a week.. When I do eat bananas those two days of the week, I eat like 50 of them.. but I swear, I don't eat bananas the other 5 days of the week.. I limit it to those two days".. Wouldn't you think that person had a banana problem? That's what people do when it comes to their alcohol consumption. They try to control it to the point where it is UN-controllable and you will need to exercise more and more "willpower" to the point where you completely can't after awhile.

Please do yourself a favor and invest in yourself by getting this book as I know how hard it is to struggle through alcoholism (Jason Vale said there is no alcoholism but I do not agree with this.. I do believe alcoholism exists). I'm just tryin to pay it forward as these 4 years I have been sober have been an up and down struggle for me. Good luck to you all.