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    Starting to feel REALLY GOOD! ( bye bye daily hangovers)

    I joined MWO last Sunday and now it is Friday night. Something finally clicked inside, and I picked up a copy of Drinking-A Love Story. Wow. Really powerful. So went from 3-5 glasses of wine per day to 2 glasses this week!!!! My biggest challenge is after work (stress relief needed) and during work-related evening socials. But after 4 AF days (not successive) I believe I can do it! And for the first time EVER, one glass is enough. Always crave more as soon as I finish but with a dose of willpower I get past it and 30 min later...no desire whatsoever. Better yet, HAVE ENERGY in the evenings. And NO HANGOVERS! Hope I can keep this up...Tell me your mod stories!
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    Starting to feel REALLY GOOD! ( bye bye daily hangovers)

    Congrats!!! What is your goal? Af or modding??? X
    'Breakfast, every hour, it could save the world.' Tori Amos

    "Turn a stumbling block into a stepping stone."

    AF since 23rd December 2010 - progession is paramount! :truce:

    "don't be sad because it's over, smile because it happened!"

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      #3
      Starting to feel REALLY GOOD! ( bye bye daily hangovers)

      Hi Mimsy,

      I read Drinking, A Love Story Too - and loved it. Tragic, though. One thing that really struck me was how she gave up alcohol and then basically killed herself smoking.........go figure........

      Well, my modding story is that I had been drinking more and more about the last couple of years after my husband got cancer. I used alcohol to numb the fear, sadness, etc. I had always been a pretty moderate drinker, but ratcheted up to a point where I was feeling hungover every day because I drank every night. (Actually, I think I had started developing a problem a year or two before my husband's illness but it really went over the top after that). So, after two bad episodes I decided I had to stop drinking altogether. I found this site and with the support of the fabulous people here, went without any alcohol for 2.5 months.

      I was thrilled to feel better and really turned a corner. My sleep changed dramatically for the better. One thing that had plagued me from the beginning, though, was not being able to drink in social settings. So, one night when having a lovely dinner with my husband, I decided to share a bottle of wine with him. At that point, I decided I wanted to try moderating.

      So, for about the last month and a half I've been moderating very successfully. I'm not drinking most nights, and then just having 3-4 drinks when I do (usually 3) - typically 1-2 nights per week. What I'm finding is that I like my AF nights just as much if not more than my social drinking nights. So, at least thus far, I feel like I'm moderating successfully. It's coming very naturally and the nights I don't drink are without any kind of struggle.

      That's basically my modding story. Of course, it's a work in progress, so I'm being careful not to become complacent. I don't want to lapse back into drinking every night or drinking too much on the occasions I do drink.

      It sounds like you've gotten to a good place, but I just want to mention one possibility to you. I've been on this site a while now, and I see a couple of common threads. One is that most people can't moderate because they've gotten past the point of no return. The other is that the ones who are able to do it have first been abstinent for a good period of time. So, you might want to keep these things in the back of your mind while you try to moderate. If you've caught yourself in time, maybe you can continue what you're doing. If not, you might end up having to go AF for a few months before you try modding.

      Sending you peace and strength,

      KG

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        Starting to feel REALLY GOOD! ( bye bye daily hangovers)

        Hi Mimsy,

        My story in a nutshell. Was AF for five years which ended 5 years ago when I decided to moderate (the first time) I was very successful in modding for about a year and then I went through a very rough personal time and reverted back to my binge drinking. Fast forward to now, I went AF for almost 4 months which ended in late December, stress reared its ugly head and I binged again. But this time I have decided and am committed to being a moderate drinker. I was not thinking or trying to mod when I last binged and I really don't want to quit forever so here I am happy in my mod decision and I will be successful as something really clicked this time, I can feel it.

        Welcome and join us on in our modding if that is your plan. I have started using the drinktracker which I like as it keeps me accountable and I am also a visual person. I am planning of being AF more than not, but my main plan like you is to never have a hangover again :welcome:

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          #5
          Starting to feel REALLY GOOD! ( bye bye daily hangovers)

          Hi Mimsy. Sounds like you're off to a good start. KG has some wise words there for you. If you go to the With Respect Moderators only thread you will read a bit of my journey. Welcome~~keep reading and posting.

          Start by doing what's necessary, then what's possible and suddenly you are doing the impossible.


          St. Francis of Assisi

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            #6
            Starting to feel REALLY GOOD! ( bye bye daily hangovers)

            Nice to hear some positive stories about moderating. I just asked in the top thread whether anyone is doing it successfully and then found this thread. Good for you.

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