https://mm-build.jeremyarmstrong.cc/how-i-went-from-heavy-daily-drinking-to-by-the-book-moderation-in-four-months/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-i-went-from-heavy-daily-drinking-to-by-the-book-moderation-in-four-months Mon, 08 Aug 2022 18:43:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 https://mm-build.jeremyarmstrong.cc/how-i-went-from-heavy-daily-drinking-to-by-the-book-moderation-in-four-months/#comment-14 Mon, 08 Aug 2022 18:43:47 +0000 https://moderation.org/?p=13273#comment-14 I’ve been struggling with the amount and the frequency I consume alcohol for a couple decades now. I never wanted to give up drinking entirely and am not a religious person so I found the AA model off-putting even though I crave the camaraderie and support. I love wine. I love beer. I love cocktails. I love the analgesic effect on my aching body. I love the mental vacation from the tensions in my life. I love the tasting, the sharing, the culture, the openness… the abandon. But I hate the wasted hours being drunk and hungover. I hate the forgotten conversations. I hate hearing about the person I was when I overindulged. I hate the guilt. I hate the shame. I hate the disconnection. Your approach to dealing with your issues has given me hope like nothing else I’ve read has. Thank you for sharing.I just found this yesterday while nursing yet another hangover… after a night of consuming more than 15 drinks as a petite woman in her forties. Your approach is so practical and gentle and doable. Thank you.

]]> https://mm-build.jeremyarmstrong.cc/how-i-went-from-heavy-daily-drinking-to-by-the-book-moderation-in-four-months/#comment-13 Sun, 01 May 2022 22:24:32 +0000 https://moderation.org/?p=13273#comment-13 Effin awesome!! Keep it up. Almost 3 yes here! It does go quick. After awhile you accept the changes. Then you just live knowing what you have to mess up. It’s not easy to want to be bad. You just be proud of where you were. Where you are where you will be. Or a day at a time. Didn’t work for Me. 3% don’t require AA for a successful recovery. It’s more likely to win a dollar on a scratch ticket! So I don’t know any one else that needed aa and was not ok without it. It is not that wild that I fell into the smaller percentage. I don’t know if that’s better or not. My life is better. Everyone noticed. That’s my proof. And I don’t crave.

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