Hi, everyone,
I'm a 33 year old male from an European country. Over the last 18 years or so, alcohol have been an important and natural part of my life. However, during the last five or six years I have taken up the bad habit of drinking every single night before going to bed. I don´t drink insane amounts (usually a sixpack of 0.5 liter cans of beer or a bottle of red wine). My alcohol consumption don´t interfere with my job and I never drink during the daytime, even at weekends or during holidays. If I skip drinking for a day or two, I don't get any physical signs of withdrawal, so I guess I'm not an alcoholic in the physical sense of the word. Nonetheless, I feel that alcohol have a grip and a level of control over me. If I don't drink anything in the evenings, I can't calm down and go to sleep.
My goal is not to stop drinking, but to regain a more normal relationship with alcohol. I want to be in control of my drinking, rather than vica versa. When I were in my early 20's I was addicted to heroin and benzos for a year and a half. I don't want to let a drug get that level of control of me ever again and I fear that I might become an alcoholic if I don´t do something about my drinking habit now. So my question is, have anyone managed to go from being an everyday drinker to getting a more healthy relationship with alcohol?
I'm a 33 year old male from an European country. Over the last 18 years or so, alcohol have been an important and natural part of my life. However, during the last five or six years I have taken up the bad habit of drinking every single night before going to bed. I don´t drink insane amounts (usually a sixpack of 0.5 liter cans of beer or a bottle of red wine). My alcohol consumption don´t interfere with my job and I never drink during the daytime, even at weekends or during holidays. If I skip drinking for a day or two, I don't get any physical signs of withdrawal, so I guess I'm not an alcoholic in the physical sense of the word. Nonetheless, I feel that alcohol have a grip and a level of control over me. If I don't drink anything in the evenings, I can't calm down and go to sleep.
My goal is not to stop drinking, but to regain a more normal relationship with alcohol. I want to be in control of my drinking, rather than vica versa. When I were in my early 20's I was addicted to heroin and benzos for a year and a half. I don't want to let a drug get that level of control of me ever again and I fear that I might become an alcoholic if I don´t do something about my drinking habit now. So my question is, have anyone managed to go from being an everyday drinker to getting a more healthy relationship with alcohol?
