Not that going on a binge is necessarily bad; there's a gift in it as well.
But I sure am glad to be back as a Sobrietist, let me tell you, there's nothing better.
Do whatever it takes to become a Sobrietist; and define that for yourself.
For me it's drinking 0-4 standard drinks when I drink.
And those 0 days are practically my favorite.
But I sure do love this gif!:
With The Intention Of Achieving Balance And Control Over Drinking And Being Fully Deprogrammed From CultAA--which I am learning to forgive, and let go of. Research teaches us that 1 out of 3 people are problem drinkers, but 90% of problem drinkers are Not Alcoholics and can change.
My Drinking History: Over four decades of mostly problem drinking, five drunken-related arrests in my 20s (the early 80s), of abstinence and binge-drinking, of trying moderation and usually-or-often failing, of being immersed in almost every other recovery group out there, but of being mostly sober.