Can Problem Drinkers Drink in Moderation? | Dr. A. Washton | Conversations with Therapists #4

[@AtulKumar-xv5zu]

Dr. Washton is a true legend. Thankful to have come across his book "Willpower is not enough". Much respect from India.

[@Zx-ln1lk]

I certainly can’t stop once I start’ I can’t stop, until I’m drunk I’m starting another drink free journey

[@FinanceCobra]

In my experience, and obviously this is purely anecdotal and not very useful, but it colors the way I view problem drinking. I've been sober some time now, and I was watching a movie where a character goes into a bar and orders a beer. I put myself in his shoes and my first thought was "how can I drink this quickly and order my next beer, without someone commenting"? When I see a slice of pizza, or a cigarette, or a cookie, my mind goes man, I want ONE of those. When I see alcohol, my mind goes man, I want FOUR of those. To start. Then four more. And probably four more after that. When I was trying to be "good", I would tell myself I can only have a 6-pack. So what I did was just started drinking later, and would pound the six beers over the course of maybe an hour, then go to sleep. There was never any middle ground. I was getting drunk, and I just can't see that ever changing, with the exception of taking something like naltrexone. It didn't matter if I had the most important day of my life the following day. Once that alcohol hit my bloodstream, I was going to drink to "completion", in other words, until all the alcohol was gone or until I was so drunk and tired that I could just pass out in bed.

[@kasisoot]

Naltrexone works, if you let it.

[@peterrex8191]

It’s the first drink that gets you drunk…

[@billmoore1936]

I am afraid they can’t is either one or the other

[@adamy3834]

Not me. And Im WAY better off its poison and a depressant

[@denisemurray8856]

No!