I don't know about your demons, but my demons were always available to work on weekends.

Nemo is right.
I stopped because I was supporting my son the alcoholic. Amazing how much more difficult it was than I had thought. The social thing, the relaxation thing...as a "normie" I came to realize that it is an easy way out for us, and not really healthy.
Did you know the word intoxicated comes from alcohol being toxic to our bodies? Try stopping for a month, or 6 and then see how you feel.

My demons didn't go away just because I stopped drinking. I was probably angrier in my first few weeks of sobriety than I was when I was drunk. That needed addressing, for the sake of me, my family and my whitegoods.

Andy, it's good your looking at changing habits. Exercise can help to let out some pent up frustrations. Boxing became a kinda meditation for me. But when all that stops, what may be causing that anger deep inside may still be there. Stick around and let us know how you go along the way. I'm glad you've found a friend to go to the gym with too. :}

A friend once told me "The only demons in your life are those that you invite in."

He's yet to be wrong.

Good luck to you.

demonds exist...I saw them in the movie Ghost....so I have no doubt they exist....the social drinking on weekends...humm...if I tried that I would still be drinking today....it has been just under 16yrs since my last drink...so I will let you have social drinks if you do not pour any of that booze into my soda or tea....or milk...yeah the big book has a story of a guy who was sober and thought that it would be ok to add the booze to his milk....you can guess where that got him....a prominant place in the big book! Yea I guess I learned not to mix my booze with milk too....

hugs bill

Hi Andy, do you think you have a problem with booze?

I would suggest seeing if you can just drink one glass of wine and be done. If you get agitated on two-that would seem the reasonable solution if you are not an alcoholic.

If you have a problem with your weekend drinking going past one glass-(as Nemo states the demons don't take off weekends), you may want to re-examine your situation.

I don't have a drinking problem, it is just that I am someone a lot of folks keep inviting to parties and dinners where wine is avaialable.

I just want to stick to weekend drinks.

The gym is a good place to start, becuase when I work out I cut alcohol during the week. So a change of habits will be positive.

Are you an alcoholic trying to control your drinking? Won't work.

Peace!

I am with Nemo. Not only does my demon not take weekends off, he is always there holding that first drink for me to take.

A lady best said it in AA and it applied to me when she said that after 2 years of sobriety she thought she could control her drinking and wanted to test it. She did fine for several days of controlled drinking then went on a bender. Her conclusion spoke volumes to me when she said that for her she can control her drinking until she can't control it.

If your friends who drink are really your friends then they would not care if you did not drink. Good Luck with it.

Andy - if you don't have a drinking problem, why you asking a group of alkies or informing the group of alkies of your drinking plans. Are you trying to entice the ones who recognize and accept their disease to fall back into a train of thought that they can control drink or that it's an OK thing to be an ass on the weekends?

Most people who don't have a drinking problem, could care less about intermingling with a group of people who do.

Maybe you do have a drinking problem that you have yet to admit to, or possibly you are a demon tormenting those who know they have a drinking problem -

Just saying........

Demon or troll????

Well for me, the moderated or controlled drinking didnt work. can you drink socially and just have one drink then walk away? If you drink to get drunk you probably have an issue that relaxation and moderation alone won't help.

I agree the demons dont take weekends off, When I finally decided to stop drinking I had the worst nightmare and negative spiritual oppression of my life and it lasted about a week, be careful and really evauluate what is the cause of your anger, I found it was my relationship with my parents and childhood which I Thought I had put past me, only to find out I buried it with alcohol for 10 years!

Very simple..... two ekks went by. I behaved. no demons. This will be my last post. Later!!!

andy2011,
Good luck mate.

I believe you are much younger than me & might get a chance
to fool yourself a while longer ... I did ...
... then again you MAY NOT BE ALCOHOLIC, or become alcoholic,
in which case enjoy your life.

I wanted to be NON - ALCOHOLIC so bad that I was ...
WILLING TO GO TO ANY LENGTH TO PROVE I WASN'T
AN ALCOHOLIC ...

I had been unable to quit drinking for any period of time but ...
always assured friends, family, and myself I could quit when -
ever I wanted ... I just didn't want to.
I finally declared I'd quit, & did quit drinking any alcohol for a full
365 days ... I was miserable & tortured ... I marked the days
off on a calender ... like I was in jail or something ...
... on day 365 as the SECOND HAND announced the top of
the hour ... I WAS ECSTATIC ! ... I HAD DONE IT ! ...

I ran out to my car & grabbed the 1.75 liter of Smirnoff Vodka I
had place there for this joyful occasion ... as I ran inside to
call my friends I chugged about 4 ounces from the bottle ...
... all was well in the world ...
... I started calling my friends ...
I'M NOT AN ALCOHOLIC ...
I DON"T NEED ANYTHING THOSE AA 's HAVE ... I told them all ...

as I continued to call friends & family they said ...
great, we are really happy for you ...
as I continued to call & drink ... the comments changed a little ...
that's great, we are really happy for you ... BUT ...
you sound different ... YOUR NOT DRINKING NOW ARE YOU ? ...
...
that turned out to be one of the worse drunks ever ...
I had tried so hard to prove something, & thought I had done just
that ... turns out I was MUCH SICKER THAN I THOUGHT.
From the high of having proved my point ... to the low of having
to FACE REALITY ... I finished the 1.75 in 1.5 days.
... after mourning my condition for a few days ...
... tail between my legs ...
... I headed back to get some help ...
I got the help I needed, and things get better most everyday.
G'Day everyone, thanks for letting me share,
jack / j