How do you enjoy only 2 drinks?

[tea]

How do you enjoy only 2 drinks?

The thought of being limited to two drinks would 'possibly' put me off having any at all, but having said that, I have said to myself - ok there is a max of 3 drinks left in that bottle, just drink that and then you will be fine.................NO the end of the 3 drinks saw me down at the local 'offie' for more....... so my thing is if I am drinking then I am drinking til I pass out, no moderation there. Love to you all. Lorna xx

[julie001]

How do you enjoy only 2 drinks?

I'd like to think that I could to the mods. The first thing that I would need to do is to stop drinking at home all together. Then when I was out, I would only be able to have two drinks. Finally, I'd have to leave shortly after that so that I wouldn't be temped to have that third drink. Seems like a lot to think about just to have those two drinks once in a while. The only think is I really want to be able to drink like normal people...people who know when they've had enough and stop. Probably not the most realistic plan...

Julie

[on-the-up]

How do you enjoy only 2 drinks?

AF vs Moderation

Personally moderation was torture... everything about having a drink started off with good intentions... sometimes it worked and home we would go after a 'successful' evening down the pub where I only drank 3 pints of lager - whoopee.. well done me! The reality is that if you feel proud for managing to survive an evening without drinking to get drunk then secretly you have a problem.. The problem being that we have inside our brains a trigger to alcohol which 'normal' drinkers do not.. that is subject to much research right now and genetics seems to play a big part.. I may be mad but i decided to start naltrexone 6 weeks ago of my own accord.. So far, i have enjoyed the benefits of being a 'normal' drinker for the first time in years.. Naltrexone blocks the buzz but you still feel tipsy or if you drink enough... drunk .... For me- I am no longer craving alcohol, nor desire to continue drinking once I have had a couple... i can barely manage 3 pints of lager whereas at christmas i could drink 10 pints in an evening and for a 5ft 4'' 9 stone girl thats alot of beer!

I could drink two bottles of red wine, or two bottles of champagne and i'd be wasted, lose my memory, become aggressive (no wonder as i was probably close to alcoholic poisoning on some occasions) my partner got it with two barrels and i'd be remorseful and hungover almost everytime i 'lost control' of when to stop.....

I'm back within normal limits, I don't crave alohol anymore, i can have a glass of wine and leave it at that, even when the rest of the bottle sits in the fridge and goes to waste because it's been there 3 days and is probably 'off' and my life has changed amazingly! (sleeping, eating, getting things done, happier, not depressed, not suicidal, not thinking too deeply... the list is endless of what is better....)
Unlike some who are taking naltrexone to achieve long tem sobriety, I am taking it permanently so i can live my life just like 'normal' drinkers.. Is it worth it? Do I love alcohol so much that I am willing to stay on medication forever? I don't think it's so much love or fear of living without.. it's the fact that I have found something which works for me and enables me to have a champagne toast at a housewarming or have a bbq and a few beers or go on holiday and have wine with my paella and at the same time no longer be killing myself... and i value those occasions and that lifestyle enough to pay for a pill.
It doesn't work for everyone, but then, there are many kinds of illnesses which respond to treatments differently..

Good luck!

[justme]

How do you enjoy only 2 drinks?

I'm new here too. I've been trying to quit since Oct, '06 and after a good start slipped and have been moderating since. I'm down to two drinks at night, after 9 or 10 pm, but from everything I've read elsewhere I'm told it's not really possible to moderate.

Then someone told me about this site and the fact that it has a moderation thread, so here I am smack in the middle of now and somewhat confused re:quitting vs. moderating

Anyone have any thoughts on this?

[snadybeach]

How do you enjoy only 2 drinks?

Hi Justme
I am new too, I'm not sure about moderation either, I managed 3 days af, then went to friend house and they were drinking, so took bottle of red and drank most of it then went home, guilty, hangover, ugh. then did another 3 days but last night I got mr vodka and drank all (half size bottle) so maybe not able to drink only 1 or 2 glass?. Its very hard and and I'm trying to do with no help, want to ask on- the-up where did she get Naltrexone and how much do they cost? I also have underactive thyroid and worry about taking anyother medication. Any Advise?

[Deniselb]

How do you enjoy only 2 drinks?

I have beein moderating by having 1-3 glasses of wine 3 nights a week. I can't lie to you, it's not easy I'm just detemined to be in control of my drinking, not the other way around. I have found that taking a Kuduz before having a drink helps quite a bit, there are times when I'll only have 1 drink, Kuduz really works well for me.

[Kimmy]

How do you enjoy only 2 drinks?

The only way I have 1 or 2 drinks is when I am telling my husband that I have had only 2 drinks - but if the truth be told - I am a 1 or 2 bottle girl, I lie about my intake - the only people I have ever been honest with is you guys. I find myself justifying why I need the drink - I have had a bad day, I have had a good day, what a lovely evening for a sundowner, I need to relax, what a lovely bottle I must try it, there as only a little left so I finished it, and I can go on and on - If you ever need and excuse and cant find one get hold of me and I promise I have one for you.

Hopefully if everything goes well - I will no longer need them.

[Serenity]

How do you enjoy only 2 drinks?

There was a time when I thought oh a chardonnay , chablis, sauvignon blance, pinot grigio what a lovely bottle - then it got to the stage when it was "where is the 13% alcohol bottles - stuff the taste I want to get trolleyed!!!

I know basically if I have 2 it will be 2 bottles not 2 glasses - or what is the point? - 2 glasses don't get me to the place where I want to be and also just stoke the fire, just tease you "oh you want more don't you, just one more glass, won't harm, just buy another bottle and have one glass out of it !!!

Changeling - love your analogy - yeah I'll just put my hand in the boiling water twice a week!

Lush is the expert on moderation though - it works for her!!

Love S

[Kimmy]

How do you enjoy only 2 drinks?

What the hell is Moderation...

I am angry - what the hell is moderation - I am not angry with any one else but myself - I am under the influence of wine and Johny black - both yes I can drink both - I am such a >>>>>>>>>> what am I

[Rocky]

How do you enjoy only 2 drinks?

You are human...

[Kimmy]

How do you enjoy only 2 drinks?

Human se foot

In SA we as Se foot - this means - that is CRAP - I will see everyone tomorrow H ow can I onlyh do 2 days - good night.,

[Guest]

How do you enjoy only 2 drinks?

I can do it; but I have had a couple of slips since I started in Jan. Usually when I am really pissed off. What I do is have a chardonnay spritzer. 2 glasses of wine is 12oz. So I take the measuring cup pour 2 oz into the wine glass then 2 oz white grape juice then 4oz.sprite zero. Take my time 1 per hour or so. I can have 6 glasses of spritzer. My Husband jokes that my spritzers are more complicated than any cocktail I ever had. But really I think it's about holding that glass some sort of odd security.
I dunno just trying things
mar

[achildatheart]

How do you enjoy only 2 drinks?

In AA this is a source of amusement. This is really what hit home with me and my drinking problem. Everyone in the AA meetings laugh at how they could not understand the purpose of buying an alcoholic drink(s) and NOT finishing them. What a waste!!!! Total alcohol abuse!! Pun intended!!! I never thought about it, but I too could not understand how someone could have just a drink or two and leave the glass half full. I guess I am a member of the clean glass glass club...

[angela31uk]

How do you enjoy only 2 drinks?

I drank in public a lot.....but was getting into situations and experiencing memory loss. I also drank at home. Now I drink at home, just like you and others have described...1-2 bottles, then in work situations have gone for the 'no drinks'option, for fear of not controlling my drinking.

This site is becoming interesting reading.....so many similar stories...x

[brightfield]

How do you enjoy only 2 drinks?

HI LISA
WHAT YOU SAID WAS SPOT ON.

IM LIKE YOU, ITS EITHER ALL OR NOTHING.

NICE ONE,

ATB