Occasional drinks or just stop completely

[passthebluebottle]

I'm pretty sure I know the answer but other than my to DH I haven't really told anyone in RL how much I was really drinking or that I was recently on ADs. I'm interested in others opinions

When I came off the ADs I noticed my drinking was slowly increasing to daily and the anxiety and dark thoughts were creeping back.

I went 10 days dry. I felt so much better, refreshed more energy, less aches and my head was clearer.

It was our anniversary Friday so I had one large glass of wine at a restaurant and a beer much later in the evening.
Even before bed I was feeling down again and this morning achey tired and foggy

Do I need to accept that I should give up drinking all together? Am I being naive to think I can get to a point where occasionally drinking is okay?

Don't drink OP. The whole point of drinking surely ought to be pleasure, end of. But if for you (and thousands of others, it's a big club) alcohol actually just gives you a tiny window of joy but ongoing misery, take it out of your life forever. Anyway my sounds like your 'stop' button is faulty and one isn't enough. So don't bother.