>>>>>>From now on, whenever you go out, on the way to wherever, buy no liquor, and then on the way home, do the same again. If you happen to actually be going to a store that sells liquor, do the same when you're in between going and returning.
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>>>>>>I'm no expert, but if you stick to those rules, it should work out. ;)
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>>>>>Do you really think it is so easy?
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>>>>No it's not easy. You missed my 'wink' at the end. But having said that it's not easy, I know it works with nicotine; should work with liquor.
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>>>Not easy - just not complicated.
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>>So you say.
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>What I meant was, it is difficult to do what must be done, but what must be done is clear - don't drink - ever. It's not easy, but the solution is quite simple. The reason programs like AA are successful is that they focus on behavior modification over insight. When you are trying to stop any kind of addiction it may be interesting or even useful to know "why" but nothing is ever solved or resolved unless behavior changes, so that is where the focus has to be.
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>If you don't drink - ever - your life will be better. If you do, it won't. Everything else is obfuscation.

OK, that's obviously true -- if you don't drink, ever, your life will be better. But undoing the habits of many years, especially if there is a chemical cause, is complicated.

This is probably just an esoteric debate point. The key is to change behavior, as you say. I just bristle a little when I hear how easy it is. I know it isn't.