Headed back to the rooms - not sure how long I’ll last but reading these posts always help. Honestly thought I was moderating well but fooled myself…

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You got it OP - believe in yourself

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Welcome back. Those lies we tell ourselves are the biggest. I am still amazed when I think back to the delusion I was under when I thought it wasn't that bad. Objectively it it wasn't so bad on the outside, but man was I suffering.

In my experience the ego is the hardest battle of them all. Abstinence is relatively easy in comparison.

I’ve got about 13 years and sometimes I still tell myself I can drink like a normal person. The alcoholic in me will never go away and that is why I still need help.

Keep coming back!

For me, I had to learn that it wasn’t the ability to successfully moderate (on occasion) or not, it was the fact that I would drink to blackout during times when I desperately didn’t want to, and I was helpless to control which nights had a semblance of moderation and which nights would lead me down that scary dark path. The only guarantee is to not pick up the first drink, which of course I can’t do on my own. Thank goodness for AA, and welcome back!

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