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In my case, I finally realized it made no difference whether or not I was an "alcoholic" by any definition. Being an "alcoholic" is all about the negative impact that alcohol has on my life. But once I realized that alcohol's positive impact on my life was absolutely zero, there was no point parsing out fine distinctions about how to define my drinking habit. You're balancing a scale - harms to benefits. When the benefits have zero weight, the harm end of the scale just clanks to the ground no matter how little weight you put on it.

"I had the epiphany that this alcoholism shit is not about fucking alcohol." Wise words from BGstop on quitting and getting into the program.

Chef here... The only way to cook off all the alcohol is to actually set fire to it. Simmering only cooks off around 25%.

12 Steps of Alcoholics Bro-nonymous

Self-linking because I'm a narcissist. Some common traits of alcoholics that AA tries to break you of from day one.

Deep shit from both pizzaforce and strangesobriety re: why can't I quit.

Actually, today I feel like every AA'er has the rebuttal to everything everyone ever says in every meeting. Somebody's down in the dumps? They need to focus on gratitude. Somebody's experienced some sober joy? They're on a pink cloud. Somebody's sorry for the damage their alcoholism has done to them and their loved ones? They need to stop wishing for a different past. Somebody's proud of the time they've achieved? They need to know that a drunk is just around the corner. We alcoholics are apparently all wrong, all the time.

After stopping drinking, I have seen a lot of social anxiety surface, and then disappear after confronting it, but even more interesting is the interactions I'm having with people are so much more positive. Looking back on these two months, I have really realized that I had been feeding my social anxiety with alcohol, and had been really leading some very shallow relationships. Stopping drinking has removed that mask, and has allowed me to delve much deeper into my own personal relationships.

SMART Recovery Toolchest and Homework. SMART Recovery is the leading self-empowering addiction recovery support group and an alternative to 12 step groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous A.A. or Narcotics Anonymous NA.

Good advice about how to connect with people without the crutch of alcohol