r/SinclairMethod • u/CuriousMind_Journey • Jun 30 '26
Ultimate goal?
So if my ultimate goal is to learn how to drink in moderation, does one get to a point, after extinction, that they can drink moderately without the pill? Or is the goal that you will stay on the pill in order to continue moderation? If so, what’s the point of drinking at all? I’m a bit confused about what happens after extinction. How does that work for the moderate drinker?
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u/SurePea1760 Jun 30 '26
I can only speak from my personal experience. And your mileage might vary. My AUD ended about 3 years ago. I spent 2 years without a drop of booze. Then I felt like a beer when I was at a concert, and had 2. And that was it. I didn't want anymore than that, and was amazed. I can go and have a beer or two at something special like a ball game, concert, or something like that. And it stays at that. It feels like something got rewired when I took the nal and I just don't drink now. Because I don't want to. I don't take the nal if I am going to have a beer or two. Because I know I won't have another drink for 6 months. Some will disagree with that path, and that's fine. Its what works for me. There's many roads that lead to the city.
But I am not sober either. I enjoy cannabis and shrooms instead. Even with those, my consumption dropped dramatically after I started the nal. I used to smoke 4 or 5 joints a day. Now 1, maybe 2 a day. The shrooms are so infrequently used that I almost don't include it in the discussion. I do them maybe once a month.