I’ll probably calm down and back off the booze soon anyway. I’ve gone back and forth a few times anyway.
That doesn’t need to cost anything.
It would be dangerous for you to immediately give up but keeping a record of your consumption and carefully reducing the trend of consumption (you will have bad days where you will drink more but if you can get the direction to point away from drinking you will make progress).Why would it be dangerous for him to immediately give up the booze? You sound like you are talking about more than just the odds of failure of successfully going cold turkey.
Some people don’t like AA, some of it’s methods are a bit cultish to be honest but it can be a good way of getting support from other people.
I didn’t know that it was cultish. I do know it helped someone I know.
As I said before no two people are identicle but resigning yourself to being soon dead is unfair on the guy you may be in the future.
I agree with Bingo here. When Bingo and I agree on something, you know there must be some truth to it.
If being dead was a goal in life I doubt you would bother to tell people about it much. You sound more like you want to live without the reliance on the liquid holiday a glass can give.
Am I wrong?I don’t know think you are.
Going cold turkey on booze can be lethal.
It’s best to slowly reduce the trend until the habit is broken and always with medical consultation and monitoring.
And yes while some people find AA to be helpful for others there are cultish elements so it’s not for everyone but other options are out there.