Being sober is so much more than not drinking Tiger. It's also about a change in thinking. However you do this (through a counsellor, AA, religion etc) is irrelevant, but it is an essential part of your recovery, otherwise you're still the same person with the same ways of thinking with no solution. The solution you have been using for a while is booze, so this needs to be changed to something else - something better than booze. So the next thing to do is to find that thing - whatever it is, which will make your life without booze comfortable, enjoyable and fun. That's sobriety. Being an alcoholic and not drinking and enjoying life, not just an alcoholic that doesn't drink. That's called a nutcase.
