Stop Drinking Without AA and Without 12 Steps

Common myths about quitting drinking and overcoming addiction include to go to rehab and AA, you can't do it on your own, and you must be "in denial. help – and, apparently, without involvement in a step program.
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Red flags, to me, are thoughts that romanticize drinking. Had I not been halfway around the world, in a different time zone and with spotty internet access, I definitely would have checked in with program friends. But I would rather this happen than return to the life I was living prior to sobriety.

Before I got sober, my physical and mental health were questionable. My career had hit a dead-end. All I wanted to do was be wasted, and I was putting myself in dangerous situations when I drank. Most of all, I was isolated and lonely, my drinking and poor choices having alienated me from everyone around me. One of the best parts of the step program was that I felt welcomed into a community of people like me.

I met people who knew the devastation of hardcore drinking, as well as the joys of living alcohol-free.

How to Quit Drinking without Alcoholics Anonymous: 5 Steps

I may not go to meetings anymore, but I still keep in touch with these kinds of people. Of all the things that support my sobriety, one of the most critical is knowing that there are sober people are all around me, inside and outside formal programs like AA. Life is hard, but it's better when you're not alone. Sign up for our newsletter and get our Self-Care and Solidarity eBook just because we love you! Skip to main content.

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The shot went down — hot. Not hot as in Tabasco, but hot as in alcohol. It had been pure booze. I remember what AA taught me.

Overcoming Alcohol Addiction

If you think you have a drinking problem, you should check out AA. This can be accomplished using a 5 step framework, which I used in my coaching practice for 8 plus years. Psychotherapy, in my opinion, is far more valuable than any twelve step program. After a brief run in AA I started seeing a therapist in a group therapy setting.

The group therapy setting really challenged me and helped me get to the root of what it is that truly makes me tick. Things from my past that were buried were suddenly revealed and I began to have a better understanding of why I drank so heavily in the first place. Long story short, to really get sober and remain sober it is imperative to understand yourself at a deep level. What makes you angry? What makes you sad?

What makes you happy?

What makes you scared? If you can truly confront yourself and your past you will have the tools necessary to stay sober. I wish you the best of luck, it took me quite a while to figure it out for myself. This page may be out of date. Save your draft before refreshing this page. Submit any pending changes before refreshing this page. Ask New Question Sign In. How can I overcome alcoholism without the 12 step program? My answers are usually pretty simplistic.

It goes along with an imperfect, simple mind. The first thought I had when I read your question was, if there was a way to overcome alcoholism without doing the 12 steps, as suggested in Alcoholics Anonymous, there would be no 12 steps. I mean who wants to be rigorously honest with themselves? Who wants to acknowledge wrongs they might have done that harmed other people? Spoiler alert corporations own the government.

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