DeyDurkie5 wrote: I see no big deal in having a drink or two, just learn how to control it so it doesn't affect your life. It's definitely a great tool when dealing with stress to have a drink or two to relax and calm yourself down.

BCBulldog wrote:

DeyDurkie5 wrote: I see no big deal in having a drink or two, just learn how to control it so it doesn't affect your life. It's definitely a great tool when dealing with stress to have a drink or two to relax and calm yourself down.

That's horrible advice to a recovering alcoholic. Fine for others, but some people can't do it that way.

O-Trap, you did the right thing by remembering why you quit. Don't look at it as a "I almost failed" moment, but a "I beat that damn thing" moment. Hold your head high. You controlled the situation with the strength you had because of your commitment to staying sober. Well done!!

sleeper wrote:

BCBulldog wrote:

DeyDurkie5 wrote: I see no big deal in having a drink or two, just learn how to control it so it doesn't affect your life. It's definitely a great tool when dealing with stress to have a drink or two to relax and calm yourself down.

That's horrible advice to a recovering alcoholic. Fine for others, but some people can't do it that way.

O-Trap, you did the right thing by remembering why you quit. Don't look at it as a "I almost failed" moment, but a "I beat that damn thing" moment. Hold your head high. You controlled the situation with the strength you had because of your commitment to staying sober. Well done!!

I don't think that's horrible advice. It's a lot harder to learn how to control your alcoholic intake rather than just not drink alcohol at all.

Fab1b wrote: You made the right decision. I have never had to battle addiction but I would think that if one is a recovering addict and they got a taste of what got them in trouble before the nightmare would begin again. Keep doing what you are doing and don't give in!!

O-Trap wrote: I personally have been sober for just over three years now (1-26-07), but I had a really bad day today, and I found myself in the liquor aisle at a local Giant Eagle (one with a full liquor license). I got half-way to the register when I remembered the look on my wife's and brother's faces the last time I was drunk.

I was never a party drinker. I only drank when I was alone and when I had problems I didn't want to deal with. So when I saw the little bro who had always looked up to me and my then fiance who'd always considered me her rock, it just killed me.

That feeling was enough to get me to put the Jack back this evening, but damn did it feel close.

What do you guys do when the bottle calls out to you? What do you do that helps?

sonofsam wrote: I will be one of the first to say I drink way to much than I want to and when i drink I just keep drinking. My health has taken turns and still I continue to push on. I really think that my job has a lot to do with it and feeling the need to just escape things for the brief few hours it takes me to consume more alcohol than most would consume in a 2 week period. I wake up pretty much every morning and my liver hurts no matter if I drink or not. I am not jaundice and in danger of liver failure, but it may be close... I took this job in 2002 and since then I have gone from 176 lbs. to 254. I know I am not healthy and would love to find another way to deal with the shit I see on a daily basis...