I went from Williams, to Ezra Brooks, to Royal Canadian…got it down to under $10 a night, with 2 liter. After awhile I wasn’t bingeing I was on a bender.
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I have a 100ft by 50ft blackberry/raspberry/black raspberry patch I planted to make my own beer from…can’t be an alcoholic if you make your own…right?!?..looks like I will have pies and jams for the whole state this year
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New business opportunity!!!
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This is my favorite❤.
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I downloaded this alcohol tracker app on my phone one time and literally started only logging like half my drinks to trick my brain. Wtf
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I would only drink Australian wine bc I thought it wouldn’t give me a hangover.
I’m noticing a pattern that I did a lot of crazy shit trying to avoid hangovers. Never once did I consider not drinking. Not one damn time.
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I am definetly guilty of romanticising alcohol use. Still trying to figure out how to get that idea out of my head
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Haha I said the same to my partner. We went out in the country and I saw an orchard I said does it count if I make my own cider ? I was kidding. I’m on day 16
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- Only drink on weekends which turned into only drink liquor on weekends and beer on week days.
- Only have one glass of whiskey on Sunday nights cause of work Monday.
- Only drink after kids are in bed.
- Only buy one bottle of whiskey for the weekend.
I feel right at home here. My rules “adjusted” over time.
“Never drink at home and never in front of the kids” adjusted to:
“After the kids are asleep,” adjusted to:
“Two, as long as I’m not slurring for bedtime stories,” adjusted to:
“One glass while making dinner,” adjusted to:
“Hmm, it’s noon. Time to make dinner,” adjusted to:
24/7.
I worked ER for decades so, “As long as I’m not that bad,” was a good one.
“Wine only,” adjusted to:
“Vodka tonic only,” adjusted to:
“Straight vodka, who needs extra calories,” adjusted to:
“Don’t bother with the glass.”
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Ok, that made me LOL for real.
I, too, have made the trek from crystal champagne flute all the way to a pink Princess Jasmine sippy cup. I’m pretty sure I actually said to myself the words, “I am an alcoholic,” for the first time just to give myself permission to ride that bus all the way downtown - and drink it out of the bottle.
I really do have the most twisted thought processes.
I was never much of a binger. I would “pace myself”. Of course, the pace could often be a full-out sprint to see how much I could drink, before I passed out…so there’s that.
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I made up so many stupid rules. I broke them all. Only drinking after 5. Food first rule. Wine only. Then, no wine, only cidres. When I reacted to those, only vodka was allowed. (Really? That helps lmao) Only allowed after work, when doing something else. Then weekends only. Social events only. And then holidays/special occasions. What…I woke up breathing today, that makes it a special occasion! I’ll quit for a week to know it’s under control. Or 29 days because on day 30, game back on…soooo many. Even during this time of really doing it, I’ve questioned myself and “if” I have an issue. The only way it works for me is knowing like @Yoda-Stevie said, it’s a terminal addiction. And I know this first hand! If I pick up one, guaranteed I’ll have more. In the end, this addiction is NOT going to win. I’ve got too much living to do! There is not a single good reason I have found to have that one, so I’m sticking with none and I’m doing it damn it!
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Solid plan with the best chance of success!
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Same! Must drink the leftovers… But top up the stash cos 6 cans won’t put me to sleep must drink 10,which means I’d buy 12,have 2 left over and repeat and repeat and repeat. So happy to be free of that crazy trap. 3 weeks clean and sleeping like a baby 0 cans required 
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I used to drink my wife’s open bottles of wine, if they sat in the fridge (she likes sweeter white wines) for more than a month. I rationalized this as not wanting them to go bad, and be wasteful, as it would be tragic for all of those grapes to have given their lives, in vain.
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Haha this made me laugh only because it’s soooo true!! Trying to figure out ways to avoid hangovers other than the SUPER OBVIOUS one of not drinking lmao. . I was the exact same way! 
Super obvious now, but I was certainly perplexed at the time…
Don’t forget the Pedialyte!
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Lol trying to avoid a hangover because if I’m not hung over then I wasn’t really that drunk so I’m fine.
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