How much you think it's possible for an ex-alcoholic to drink with moderatio!


Question: It seems everybody thinks an ex-alcoholic must not drink for the rest of his life if he don't want to fall again? Someone with an experience proving it is possible ? You or someone you know can enjoy a drink after being an alcoholic ?


Answers: It seems everybody thinks an ex-alcoholic must not drink for the rest of his life if he don't want to fall again? Someone with an experience proving it is possible ? You or someone you know can enjoy a drink after being an alcoholic ?

I am a former "friend of Bill W."...that's the insider/cult way of saying you're an AA member. AA members will tell you that there is no way an alcoholic can ever drink in moderation.

But let me tell you a story. I'm sure it's not an unusual one.

My ex-husband, when I met him, drank more than anyone I knew. Several nights a week he was out getting blasted and he never drank in moderation. He was an obnoxious, loud drunk, and he was arrested and thrown in jail at least once for public intoxication.

If he'd gotten a DUI at that time in his life, he'd likely have been ordered to undergo some sort of rehab. At rehab, they would absolutely, no doubt in my mind, have diagnosed the guy as an alcoholic. Since most rehabs are "12 step" based, they would have told him to go to AA, where, if he did not admit he was an alcoholic, they would have told him he was in denial, that he was an alcoholic and would therefore never be able to drink in moderation. Had he left AA at that point, heads would have shaken sadly, and people would have said "how sad, he couldn't get this simple program, he has gone back out drinking."

But he didn't get a DUI. Instead, he got married. To me. And he then cut back on his drinking and drank moderately with no problem whatsoever from then on.

Now an AA member, reading this, is going to say well, he was never an alcoholic in the first place. And maybe that's true. But I've never seen a new person in AA, in on a DUI, with a drinking history like his, encouraged to leave...no, they are told they are just alcoholics in denial. Only if they leave and drink again successfully are they pronounced never to have been alcoholics in the first place.

Therefore, I believe the answer to your question is, in fact, yes. I do think it is possible for a person who has been diagnosed with alcoholism to drink in moderation.

That said, I don't think it is possible for ME to drink in moderation. I have tried too many times, and for me, it never worked.

Impossible. Unless they want to ruin their life again.

I am a dietitian working and worked in the our national liver unit once upon a time. I have seen quite a few people who have been alcoholics, abstain for a while then drink in moderation. But unfortunately from what i have seen it takes one incident/trauma to flip the switch and go back drinkning heavily again. Sorry

There is no such person as an ex-alcholic. Either you are or you aren't. It is a personal choice should one decide to drink again. It is also that person's responsibility to deal with the consequences.

I wish you luck.

Zero. I've seen too many try and go back to being a complete drunk, dead or chronically ill. I have never once seen an alcoholic go back to drinking safely.

The problem isn't just psychological, it's chemical, and alcoholics, by definition are powerless in the face of alcohol.

The only way to stay away from alcohol, now you're off it, is to stay away from it altogether. It's the same with other addictive things, gambling, smoking etc.

First off there is NOTHING as an ex-alcoholic. You either have the disease or you don't. If you are an alcoholic you can drink NOTHING!!!!

Hi, My name is Bill, I'm an alcoholic, I've been sober for 34 years. I've been an AA Member for that amount of time!

From what I have seen I would just advise you to stay away from anything that might trigger you i.e. tempt you to get back into your habit. You (the ex-alcoholic) will not realize that you are back into the habit, you might be thinking that you are just having a one drink occasionally, but you know that is how it all started in the first place. So stay away from the drinks, stay away from people who are telling you this is ok, and stay away from other alcoholics who are making you THINK this is fine, stay away from bars, and do not keep liquor in your house. You can have a good time without drinking, you do not need it.

There is no such thing as an EX- alcoholic.

I always drank for effect, not enjoyment. Almost every other recovering alcoholic will tell you the same thing; the rest are lying to you.
Historically, a recovering (NOT ex) alcoholic could have one drink, but if he or she has another drink within thirty days, it is "Katie, Bar the door".
Don't try holding your breath until you see me try a drink to see what happens.
I have been alcohol-free for many years and sometimes want a beer so bad that I think that I can actually taste it.
A glass of water will take me out of that mood instantly.
If I started drinking again, I would (again statistically) probably die within two weeks, six weeks at the longest.
I believe it was the Rand corporation who tried to "reform" a small group of hard-core drunks, and teach them to drink socially. It turned out that the participants in the project were just playing along, just for the free food, free drinks, and a place to stay. They all went hard-core again as soon as they were released from the program.
I hope this answers your question.

as an ex alcoholic i would say dont go there you may rember what it was like to have drink and you felt good but think why did you give up in the first point having one drink will make you have another and you will have a relapes all that hard work you did for beeing clen will go to wast the urge to have a drink will always be with you but you gota fight it and be strong you know you can do it cos youve come this far try keeping your self busy and do different activites it wont be good to go back cos i did that to and now its been a year that ive stayed away from it and the urge will always be there but you have to fight it off x





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