Moderation? 🤷‍♀️

[SassyRocks]

A few threads regarding moderation…plenty of first hand experiences, opinions, suggestions here for you…

Abstinance Vs. Moderation

I know this is probably a highly sensitive topic, I don’t mean to cause any hurt by asking this question, the thought has just been bothering me for some time and I know that talking is far better than staying quiet. I have been completely abstinant from alcohol for almost 12 months (I know, I’m crazy proud of myself!) and over the time, I have learnt so much about myself, and genuinely my world has done a complete 180. I’m a completely different person and it’s wonderful. Now this is going to…

How often did u try moderation before realising it wasn't working? (if that is ur situation)

The reaction to another poster got me thinking about something. It can take a long-ass time to realise moderation doesn’t work. And maybe some people just aren’t there yet. I am not even sure I have got the message 100% yet. I started drinking 20 years ago. 5 of those years I was ttc, preggo, or bf-ing and sober. Another 5 I was young and binge-drinking and not even trying to be sober. So ten years trying. Sometimes I tried and succeeded for weeks. Sometimes I tried and failed many times in one…

My Therapist Said This About Moderation

She said that there is no moderation for people who are addicted because they can’t jusy walk away. She said moderation is an illusion. There is moderation in that moment (I only had two today so I can control myself, I can moderate) but then there is the next time, and the next time, and the next time even if each one of those times for the rest of your life is only 2 drinks, it’s still not moderation because there is always a next time. People who are not addicted don’t think about moderation,…

For Anyone Struggling With The Thought Of Drinking Moderation

Continuing the discussion from Why moderation is not usually possible: This video has been shared on a couple other threads and I think it’s important for anyone who is struggling with trying to drink in moderation. I know for me, drinking in moderation is so extremely exhausting it’s just not worth it. I constantly have to think about how many drinks have I had, how quickly have I been drinking them, what have I been mixing together, etc. It gets to the point where I’m frustrated and irritat…