I said for about 3 years that I wanted to drink less. I actually couldn’t do it. Couldn’t even come close. Ultimately, I just had to stop drinking period. I needed help. I went to rehab and then worked the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous.
At first I thought it was some sort of hideous, disgusting cult/religious freak show – both of which I’m not into. Then I found out it’s nothing but a few simple ways to deal with my problems in a healthy way. Problems – we all got em, it’s about how we deal with em. Haven’t had a drink in two years tomorrow.
My life actually got really good after I’d put down the booze for awhile. I became employable again – no easy feat for a drunk AND a lawyer. (As a website owner and consultant – not an attorney.) And now I’m building a network for people in recovery at allmyaffairs.com.
So I learned to drink less by accepting I couldn’t drink at all.
