Other than AA, how did you stop drinking?

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If you are an alcoholic & AA does not work for you, how did you stop drinking?

Answers:
My grandmother was an alcoholic and she overcame the addiction on her own. She did not like AA because it teaches people that they are powerless over the addiction. She believed that the only way to heal was to empower herself to confront the problems and issues she hid behind the addiction. She never touched alcohol again once she made that commitment to herself.

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try moving to saudi arabia

why stop drinking.life so fun why stop drinking..?really .go drink man talk to those around you and ask for support.

for info of last person, you can drink in saudi arabia in any licenced premises (and there's A LOT of them!)

I am an alcoholic, and never attended an AA meeting in my life.
I sorted out my priorities in life, and discovered that drinking wasn't one of them.
It is not easy, and it has been 11 years. It is strict discipline, and just re-learning how to deal with what life passes to you without grabbing a bottle. Dealing with it sober.
If you have the insurance, try seeing a therapist one on one. That might help better than listening to others problems. We each have our own, and it is easier to get better help, or learn better tools when you are speaking and getting feedback by only one person.
Good luck!

Find Osama and hang out with him.

drinking will stop because..

1) he's a muslim and they don't drink
2) The darn cave is a loooong way from the nearest grog shop.
3) and even if there was a bar, he's so tight he wouldn't buy you a beer.

I realized that the people who love me didn't like it when I drank. It took me a long time and I still struggle with it daily but for me, living sober is much better. I'm really lucky I have that kind of family and boyfriend that support me. By the way I tried AA years ago and it didn't work for me. I had to do it on my own. AA made me WANT to drink! All that depression. Got tired of the bullshit, vowed not to drink for a month. Liked what I saw, now it's a habit to NOT drink. Just try it for thirty days. You'll like what you see. The main thing to remember: DO NOT HANG AROUND YOUR FRIENDS THAT DRINK! That's rule number one! And if you have a support system of people who would like you to stop, they WILL help you, just don't be afraid to ask.

I didn't want to do it anymore. Faith and Family and Friends come first. In AA, the concept of surrender is made known. That's what it takes, too.
One can quit without AA, but it is an extremely successful and valuable program.
I wish you well.

Well.why isn't "AA" working for you? "AA" is in almost every country in the world, it has to date 2 million members and counting. It has changed lives and given hope.
Have you talked to someone in "AA" about this?
throughout the centuries physician's, psychologist's and clergy have tried effortlessly to help alcoholic's, and they have all failed. "AA" has proven time and time again for some unknown reason, that it works!
Sure, you don't need "AA". Many have done it without "AA", but I wouldn't trade with them for the world.
And, how do I know this, because: "I am a grateful alcoholic, who was shown through the doors of AA"!
I wish you well friend, and I hope to see you at a meeting of "Alcoholics Anonymous" one day!
Remember this: IT WORKS IF YOU WORK IT!

Try Cocaine. you have to want to quit, for yourself no one else . I drank for alot of years, went to aa meetings, I used the 12 steps thats been 7 years ago.Prayer also works. By Gods grace I haven't drank again.

As the last person said, you have to quit for yourself. Another person above said to figure out your priorities. I have not drank for 30 years and it became very easy very quickly. And I did it by myself. If you want to survive, you have to "just do it". But do it for yourself. You just quit, promise yourself to never do it again no matter what anyone says or does. This is for you. Do not be concerned what anyone else thinks. Do not be concerned about what anyone else does. Do this most important step for you. Good luck to you my friend.

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