Not going to the store to restock is a powerful - and wonderful - thing. It is the reintroduction of choice into your drinking life. It sounds like the rewiring of your brain is underway.

Even if you are compelled to *start* drinking on any given day, the beginning does not automatically foretell the end, as it might have in the past. You now have a powerful question to ask yourself after every glass: "Am I done?" And after the next one, "How about now?" The beauty of TSM is that if you are NOT done - have the next glass. If it's going to be a struggle - have the next glass. But just knowing that the very question - "am I done?" - is now an option will help train you to drink on purpose, not by habit.

Last night you didn't restock when you ran out. Some time in the future you will decide you're done when your glass is empty, instead of when the bottle is empty. A new choice! Then some day you will decide you're done before you start. AF day!

Last night for Valentines day I had a single glass of champagne with my sweetie, and a single glass of wine with dinner. Both were delicious, and enough was enough. I blew my calorie budget on cake instead

I liked your post, Vanilla, "Am I done"? I really like that - also that you had a couple of glasses with your sweetie and were done. Very cool. I'm still drinking wine, and notice the first few sips taste a little metallic, but have I stopped? haha

Plus I'm reading Dr. Ameisen's book & you'd think it would turn me off to alcohol, but like so many who go to AA meetings & reading about it, all that talk about drinking just makes me want to do it! LOL

It's wonderful NAL works so well for so many. Even though it hasn't worked for me in the amazing ways it has for a lot of people, I have seen/felt small changes and especially now taking Campral along with it. I look forward to hopefully getting on Baclofen next time I visit my DR. I truly think this is a biological/medical condition and is, can be & will be treated successfully w/ medication. If it is a "disease" then it should be treatable the same way other diseases are: with medication.

I highly recommend his book, BTW. Even following TSM, it's just a good read.

thanks PV really appreciated that advice 'am i done?' I will certainly start on this advice and as you say not to be drinking just out of habit.

Glad you and your sweetie enjoyed your valentines day!

Actually I am finding Rose is a really easy to drink wine and I didn't even finish the bottle last night which is so unlike me. Usually I finish the bottle and have to check to make sure it really is all gone, as it's barely touched the sides. Also reading Dr Amiensen's book and wondering if Baclofen might be the stuff for me as also suffer from anxiety. I've always loved a beer in the heat and the hot weather had me reaching for one the other day but I failed to enjoy. Also, my favourite thing to do was get rather tipsy and put the headphones on for a bit of solo rock-out. I just don't get the high from this that I used to either. Sigh .... It just goes to show I guess. There's really nothing that can give you all the good without any of the bad. At least I'm not sending strange drunken facebook messages to people anymore ...

Great Thread, I'm a wine drinker. Reds are my thing. Drink whites as a last resort.

1. Just started TSM wine tastes OK.

2. I don't get Buzzed , I get drunk, lose fine motor control earlier.

3. Irritable is the exactly the right word. Yes, I think it's because the happy Buzz is gone. Same irritability I would get (Pre-TSM) if someone took the bottle away after two glasses into a good buzz. I'll consider myself cured once the irritability is gone. A long way off.