Quote From: hagar362Your post is the first time I have ever seen allergy addressed in relation to alcohol. My family has many members who can hold their drink and drink themselves silly, but my mood changes after one or two drinks. Recently, after many years of sobriety, I attended a family function and after a couple of glasses of wine, I decided vodka would be better. After one drink of vodka I was face down in my dinner. Imagine my embarrassment when I woke up the next morning after being bundled off as an idiot and driven home and shoved in my door. After so many years of sobriety this lapse in judgment only confirmed to my family that I was crazy and beyond help. Abstinence is on the only answer for me, but it has taken many years for me to realize this. On the bright side, I have far fewer health problems than my other family members who are hard core drinkers. Abstinence has it rewards.
I see that from abstaining from alcohol one reward is that you have fewer health problems which is great. Now, how is your emotional, mental and spiritual health. Abstinence, in it of itself, will not remedy your urges to drink. A person can continue to have "dry" drunk episodes. They may fight off or struggle with the urges. Many times these urges are constant. A person can become "moody", frustrated, angry, tired, lonely, hungry for no apparent reason.
Switching from one type of alcohol to another is definitely not the solution. Cutting back won't do it. Making a resolution doesn't last very long at all. Try it and find out for yourself.
I'm an alcoholic and there is only one way for me to remain sober, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually and that's a daily dose of A.A. meetings, "one day at a time".
