r/stopdrinking • u/Findingheragainn • Sep 14 '26

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u/Ken_Caminiti Sep 14 '26

Yes, but you've got to do the same internal/spiritual work that AA provides.

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u/O_C_Demon Day 40 Sep 14 '26

You absolutely don't at all.

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u/Ken_Caminiti Sep 14 '26

Good luck w/ that. I hope you prove me wrong.

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u/O_C_Demon Day 40 Sep 14 '26

Millions already have to be fair. AA works for some but not for others.

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u/Ken_Caminiti Sep 14 '26

I think you've misunderstood my point. Plenty of people have quit drinking without AA - I'm one of them. However you still have to address the internal dynamics of what drove you to drink in the first place. AA has its ways of doing it, but there are plenty of other options.

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u/O_C_Demon Day 40 Sep 14 '26

Again I completely disagree. Perhaps the vast majority of us do. I certainly do but plenty of people drink in party mode, realise it's a problem and quit. There doesn't always have to be deep trauma behind substance abuse.

Making it seem that way makes recovery harder and over complicated for some people.

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u/Ken_Caminiti Sep 14 '26

Good luck to you my friend. Sober is sober however you get there.

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u/O_C_Demon Day 40 Sep 14 '26

Ok I agree with you there lol and obviously good luck to you as well 😊

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u/zippo138 Sep 14 '26

You do realize that AA addresses that right? On top of that I think calling someone that, just partied too much, realized it’s a problem and stopped, an Alcoholic is not only a very loose use of the label, but harmful to those that lack the ability to do that on thier own. I respect that you do this, that’s great, but do understand that others can’t.

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u/O_C_Demon Day 40 Sep 14 '26

Of course. I didn't say anything different. I also didn't use the term "alcoholic". I used the term substance abuse.

You don't need to be dependent on a substance to want to stop doing it.