I am alcohol free during the week. When Saturday gets here I binge. I have been trying to stop this cycle for years and have not succeeded.
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I have the same problem. I am a binge drinker. What is helping me is getting to the core as to why I do this. It started out with social anxiety and as I got older, it wasn’t social anxiety it was just pure habit. Google “the naked mind pdf file” and you will find a free copy of the book that describes what we go through
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I've been in a similar cycle. For me last time I was just bored, and drank to pass the time. It was a mistake, and I'm really hoping to end the cycle starting today. I probably need to find a club or something for the weekends.
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I am in the same boat. I was keeping it to just drinking on Saturdays. But this summer I’ve slipped more and more. This past weekend I let myself just drink through the whole weekend I am so miserable. I got sick yesterday and I just felt awful the whole weekend and was chasing my perpetual hangover. I think I’m really considering that full sobriety might be the best choice. It’s taken me two years to get to this point.
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Thank you for the suggestion. I’ve read the naked mind before and made it through at least 72 days , But that was a couple of years ago. I think I may need to read it again.
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That’s exactly why I drink on Saturdays because I am bored. I am burned out by the time Saturday gets here and I feel like I want some type of relaxation even though I won’t be relaxed the next day.
Yes I was trying to do Saturday but it always wants up being Saturday and Sunday. I think I’m going to have to reread the naked mind and just abstain 
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Try AA you can’t do this on your own speaking from my own personal experience if you are an alcoholic that is. Do you believe that once you start drinking you can’t stop or don’t have much control over your drinking , you’re probably alcoholic. You can read all the books you want to but I doubt it would help. Finding others like you and seeking help from them in a meeting is the best solution I found and it works for me . Almost two and a half years sober this time around and grateful!
Thank you for the suggestion. I’m going to pray and figure out which route I will take. I have to start first by building my desire to quit it’s like I want to and I don’t want to at the same time. and yes I know that I have a little control once I get started. There’s no such thing as one drink. 
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Good that you realize you have little control once you start drinking and that there’s no such thing as having one drink. You realize you have a problem at least most people don’t get to that point . I had to get to a point where I couldn’t live the way I was living anymore and hit bottom. But not saying you have to go that route but unfortunately that’s how it is for most people they have to hit bottom in order to change . You can start sooner than that before things can get worse with the drink . I wish you luck on your journey
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Thank you for your encouragement
Same here. Saturday nights are hard. I feel like I can’t adult if I don’t go out and have some fun. Always regret it. Gonna try to still go out but get mocktails.
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I'm going to commit to sobriety now though, I love how it feels to be sober and relaxed.
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If you don’t look forward to Saturday as s drinking day but Saturday as a pretty decent day it’s own you’ll be on your way
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What you just said is my exact reason for drinking on Saturday. I exercise eat right pour into my son spiritually work full-time and do it very well throughout the week. I feel like I deserve something and it’s just a habit that I have to break. I’ve tried it myself before but sometimes I expect that euphoric feeling to take me away from reality temporary early and I don’t get it from nootropics or mock tails so I always end up going back to this.
I love it too ……until Saturday. I am determined to do better.
Thank you.
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