I know the feeling, the glass is half empty!

Really there may be something to this method. I know I am having problems with drinkning but when I look back at the times I had been the in throws of the "party" and uncontrolled drinking, well it did not bother me! I just partied and went on. It was when I started to get hangovers, that seemed to be wake up call, everyday awakening with a hangover, so that's when I first tried to limit my intake.

I do see now as the years have passed, I have managed to reduce my intake. I can now go to parties and just have a much less amount, and that was before the NAL, it is my time alone that I can not control. But I do see with the NAL I do have an ability to not get drunk or over drink, and I do attribute that state to the NAL effect.

So dear Clay, I wish you the best, such a love hate relationship, it really is tiring and annoying isn't it?

Reality I am hoping beyond hope for what you are saying here!

So I just finished week 1 with 48 units. Slightly less than my pre-SM average. And I'm finally up to a full tab a day with very little side effects.

I did notice the vivid dreams last night.

It's interesting and instructive reading all your comments and stories. We're all coming from many different places and many different drinking patterns.

I also noted something that Canadian said on another thread about being bored. I experienced that too with my friends on Friday night and at several other times. I find I have little patience with things I'm really not interested in now. Perhaps there's more than a grain of truth in the old joke.....I drink to make other people more interesting.

Thanks for the support. Now on to week 2.