The writing is on the wall for r/conspiracy

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[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

That is the method but simple doesn't mean easy. Also there's a difference between active addiction and alcoholism. You can be totally sober and still be an alcoholic. What we generally never can do is enjoy a single drink and be satisfied like a normal person. There's a saying, "One drink is too many and a thousand never enough."

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    [–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

    You might be interested in reddit.com/r/dryalcoholics, that's a group generally for heavy alkies and the amount of experience there with substance abuse and recovery is impressive. That and the mod of reddit.com/r/alcohol_medication were what personally helped me mostly quit for a year when my liver was having issues, although I didn't go the route of medication (unless you count Kratom, which does help a lot of people quit drinking, although I use it for pain).

    Smart Recovery is often considered superior to AA there, although I have never attended. And people generally like NA better than AA, which I'd agree with.

    There's also r/stopdrinking, although that sub is both ban happy and geared more towards lighter drinkers, it has helped a lot of people. It's not really a black and white issue about the bans, I understand they ban people actively drinking to protect the other members, but that also means banning people in their hour of greatest need.

    [–]F--K_HITLER 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

    i appreciate AA because it is a hotbed of mental and emotional disorders, and nothing more.

    most people in AA dont really want to quit drinking, they just want to say that they want to quit drinking.

    i do wish you well.

    [–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

    Thanks. I'm doing pretty well. My liver enzymes are back to normal and my drinking, while it is still excessive to normal standards, is no longer something I do every day or have to do to avoid WD.

    I did lose a woman I was very close to, she went from feeling fine to dead a month later from stage 4 liver disease. That's been a powerful motivator to avoid that same outcome for myself.

    [–]F--K_HITLER 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    if it ever seems like i am disrespectful to you, i hereby stand corrected. you are a fine person and if i can be of service to you in any way, i am available to you at any time of the day or night.

    kindness for you,

    me.