Can I mod - binge drinker?

[patrice]

Can I mod - binge drinker?

Yes ISIC... I stopped moderating yesterday. I wrote a post called My Update if you want to read it.
It really just got too hard to keep moderate.. I really really gave a good go, but having to always put the brake on got exhausting. I guess in all honesty I just wanted to get drunk and for me it was very unsatisfying stopping at 2 or 3 drinks so then I started a bit of 'controlled bingeing' - started with one bottle of wine every Sat night. That was ok for a while, then it was 2 nights a week - either 1 bottle of wine or 3 beers.. never more never less. But then it got more and more and this past week I drank every night culminating in Friday night when I drank 1 bottle and 2 beers. Then had 2 beers on Saturday morning. Gross!!
I'm going AF now and doing ODAT
Take Care

[bkyogagurl]

Can I mod - binge drinker?

Hi Leolady-

I am trying to moderate too because I have had no luck with absteince. It seems to me that as soon as I tell myself I'm not drinking it makes me crazy with cravings & desires. When I acknowledge that I am going to drink just not today my mind feels at ease because it doesn't feel like alcohol is going somewhere. I try to tell myself alcohol will always be waiting for me & there will always be plenty of it so I can relax & not drink today. I am having a little luck with moderation but I am using Nal to help. It has worked but 2 times so far I have drank over it but it and got drunk. I know this is all a process that takes time. I have just been on it for about a month. I was talking with a gal who had really good luck with it but it took her 6 months. I am wondering if it will take me longer? I tried Nal before but got discouraged & quit fairly early in so I will plan to stick with it for as long as I can.
How are you doing?

[MossRose]

Can I mod - binge drinker?

Thanks nonamegirl for finding this post. I found it very interesting. I am all over the board - from "pretty good" to "nice try." I guess it depends on what's going on in my life at that time.

yogagurl - love your tagline.

[Leolady]

Can I mod - binge drinker?

Thanks nonamegirl for the post re what type of moderator are you and thanks to you all for your input. I, like MossRose, am all over the place at the moment. Most of the time I think I am "pretty good", but then there are these monthly one night binges I referred to earlier, which I desperately want to stop doing. I don't actually get any cravings on the days I don't drink and don't find it that difficult to stop after a few on the other days normally. I just don't understand why I sometimes just let it all slip and drink gallons without a thought to the consequences! I don't know much about Nal, ukyogagurl. Is it something you take to help with cravings and how does it work exactly? It sounds like you are doing quite well with it, but, as you say, it is all a process that takes time. I know what you mean about wanting to drink all the more once you try to stop completely. I have always been the kind of person who hates being told they cannot do something. It always makes me want to rebel instantly!

[istym4me]

Can I mod - binge drinker?

A gene mutation for excessive alcohol drinking found - Press Office - Newcastle University


I am really pushing this link with the belief knowledge is power. Leolady, I am just figuring out how to get back to threads to find responses, sorry for the delay. Different cultures seem to have different limits for SAFE alcohol use. As for longevity, island drinkers seem to live the longest and don't get fed the guilt throughout their lives! France? Seems they average 4-6 glasses of wine a day. Which would be half of my usual intake. The USA loves to push their ways and rules down other countries throats, probably the 1 for women 2 for men came from us. We wanted no country on earth to grow pot or hemp, now we know it's amazing benefits as a people and are forcing our government to change things. But they already knew it could cure cancers in the 60s! With alcoholic I am starting to believe they don't want us 'healed' it's BIG BUSINESS TO KEEP US IN THE CYCLE, we make big comps big money and big pharm even more money...

[istym4me]

Can I mod - binge drinker?

Also a breath of fresh air...

I'm Strong and in Control;1589619 wrote: Patrice - have you stopped moderating? I know people on the abstain thread have slips and go back to abstinence. I expect to have slips while moderating.

I have to be honest with how I see something right now.

IF you SLIP while you are abstaining, most to all people here consider it OKAY, you will get right back up there. If you are attempting to Moderate WHICH THIS site was created for- YOU CAN NOT SLIP OR CALL IT SLIPPING. YOU DID IT TO YOURSELF! IT'S Ludicrous!!

Anyhow. I am in a mood. Something other than alcohol related but I know I will have a few drinks today. I planned it this morning, but I did not plan to have the turmoil prior to drinking! So, now I am just trying to wait out my angst and start fresh! BREATHE.

Did anyone read the link I posted?