I can only speak from my own personal experience I’m not an authority on what most other alcoholics do or don’t do. I’ll leave that job to the experts in the field of addiction research.
For myself, a personalized recovery program developed by a highly trained specialist in addiction disorders did the job exceedingly well. It started with inpatient treatment then aftercare, therapy groups, personalized; exercise, diet and psychological/ emotional consoling, sober friends support, psych Dr., general MD and meds, Zazen. I guess some would say I choose “the easier softer way” because AA was not an option for me. Not because AA wasn’t available but because it offended my core belief system.
