I had a second thought also -
that 'I need to know you're never going to leave'
or however he phraed it...
is similar to what I hear in the Fellowship
said over and over again by people just starting out -
they want to stop drinking -
but they want to be guaranted
everything is going to be the same.
They want to keep the illusion that they're in full control
and everything is painless and worry free.
Besides the second part of wanting someone else to do it FOR them.
Neither thing leads to sobriety.
We've a saying goes like
"The only thing that has to change... is everything."