Is it possible to be in control if you lost it as an alcoholic?

So say I want to be able to drink but not overdo it, is it possible if you have struggled previously? My issue is when I get to drinking even if I buy a little bit I will wander to a gas station and buy more

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Graylight · 51-55, F

I believe you answered your own question. For the alcoholic, no amount of alcohol will ever be okay. No, friend, we can't drink again, even a little bit. I play a game with myself - the day I can watch a perfectly glass poured out into the sink and not have a near panic attack at the loss of perfectly good alcohol, then that's the day I can drink. 438 days and no green light yet.

We have the research and anecdotal evidence that says sobriety is the only road that works in the long term. But I'm telling you, for as steep and rocky as is it right now, it won't always be. There are sherpas to help you with the terrain and one day you'll be running headlong along that road. You don't have to believe it now - you only have to believe others believe it for you. Each day is a victory.

Morrowind · 26-30, M

@Graylight I can’t keep living like this not being able to have a drink :(

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Carla · 61-69, F

@Emosaur what many people see as proof is very often just that.
Alcohol grabs some people in such a way that they become an addict. One drink will send that addict into a tailspin. Leaving no option but to abstain.
When someone speaks from experience, it is by no means "wasting people's time". It sharing knowledge. And there is nothing wrong with that.