How can someone stop drinking?

[Anonymous]

Especially, how to deal with cravings? I have been drinking every day for about a year. I have tried to quit or at least cut down a few times before, but I always end up back in the same pattern because I have such a strong desire to go back to it after a day or two has passed.

[sage2021]

First of all, if you have family members who drink 🍷🍻 and are alcoholics, you are genitically predisposed to be an alcoholic when you took that very first drink.
I am a big believer in the Alcoholics Anonymous 12-step programs (AA).
These meetings have been very successful since the 1950's when they first started. They are all over the United States. I'm not absolutely sure but they used to be in every city and town. These meetings are free. They ask for $1.00 donation if you can afford it.
Just don't ever give up on yourself!!
There are recovery centers all around but you might need insurance of some kind to pay for it. Some people are on their parents health insurance policies. I didn't check your age before writing this to you.
I read just the other day from a member on this website that he stopped drinking 8 months and 3 days ago. He didn't say how he did it but he was excited about it. 🙂

[Asker]

None of my relatives have been drinkers (that I know of). Alcohol just ended up appealing to me because it’s the only thing that can relieve my stress levels. And even help me to forget the problems, if only for a short time.

I’m considering going to one of those AA programs. Hopefully it’s truly anonymous though. I’m very worried that I’d run into someone I know. I’d be embarrassed for people I know professionally to find out that I have this problem.

[sage2021]

I hope you do go to AA. And I seriously doubt that anyone who you know would be there. I wouldn't be concerned about that.🙂

[sage2021]

Thank you for the MHO 🙂🧡

[Anonymous]

You can't do it alone. You need to go to a treatment center. It could even be dangerous to try to stop alone.

[DryGermanGuy]

It looks like you lack the willpower. I stopped smoking, to do more sport and be healthier.

[Nice222]

Try cold turkey and if that doesn’t work you need to seek professional help or a program like AA. Good luck.

[jahaims]

Go get help. You can die getting off booze alone

[jahaims]

You can try to taper the use if you can manage that and if it's too much replace the booze with thc for a bit. It will be much easier to get off of thc than booze. You don't want to detox solo. If you have limited resources you have to slowly cut out the booze and not do it all at once.

[Anonymous]

Taper yourself of