Was anyone ever able to successfully social drink again?

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Great insight! Reminded me of this thread too

Binge Drinker Rules

So, as a binge drinker I know that I made a lot of rules for myself when it came to drinking after I relapsed in an attempt to control my drinking. For me, my rules were: No drinking while at my boyfriend’s gigs which lasted anywhere between 3 and 4 hours (which I got around by drinking at dinner or at home or after his gigs). When it came to shots, only one!! (which 9 times out of 10 put me over the edge into the blackout zone since the shots came after several drinks). No drinking if …