I'm new to TSM. Earlier this week I was able to control drinking wine. I'm normally a beer drinker. I had one 5 oz glass of wine the first and second night. The third night I had two classes. Yesterday I thought I'd control drink a Fosters with out luck. I ended up drinking 10 USA standard drinks. Could my brain associate beer with the endorphins more so than with wine? If so then should I stick with beer during the treatment? Thanks.

Are you craving beer specifically? If you're following the golden rule and otherwise adhering to your usual drinking habits, it might be worth sticking with wine to get your consumption level down. I see the potential upside in drinking beer for TSM if you don't think you're killing those cravings with wine...but if you're not killing those cravings, you'll find out in due time when your body demands beer.

You seem to be responding to TSM, so it's happily not likely to be a big deal in the long run either way.

Don't over analyze please. "Drink as you normally would". I wouldn't shy away from your beer. That is a craving you want to extinguish so go ahead and have it. You can begin to worry or fine tune after 4 months. For now, just carry on.

agreed. it's a little easy to overthink it. drinking as "normal" seems to be the heart of TSM, especially in the early stages.

I'll try not to over think it. I'll just stick with normal drinking and thinking Thank you.