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Old Jun 03, 2015, 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by venom0706 View Post
I am 21 years old. (edited)
I wanted to reduce my beer drinking, because it sometimes makes me feel aggressive and I don't want to cause any unreasonable harm to any of the people I care. (edited)
The second thing I want to reduce once I deal with cutting down the drinking days is the amount I drink - I usually have about 2-3 660ml bottles of beer the nights I drink. This, I guess, is a bit too much...

Could you possibly recommend me a solution to this, or at least an advice how not to get aggressive when I drink? Can I limit myself to drinking less beer, or it will be always an issue and I COMPLETELY have to stop drinking? Thank you and much appreciated.
You can try the moderation management approach or harm reduction, but if you don't reach your target within a few weeks, you may need to be abstinent for a few months and then try reintroducing it gradually. It also helps to have your partner in agreement with your goals.
If after making a good effort at reaching your stated goals, you are successful, then congrats; if you aren't successful, then you will need to ask yourself some difficult questions about how important it is for you to drink at all. Another question that comes to mind is your family history: have other family members/relatives had alcohol or drug problems in their pasts? That may clue you into the fact that you might be predisposed to developing your own problems. Best of luck and all of the other suggestions are great.