Originally Posted by
Boleo 
Of all the ways I have seen fail to keep people sober, psychology is by far the least reliable.
P.S. I have a B.S. degree in Psychology. When it comes to alcohol-ISM, it really is B.S.
I somewhat agree with you regarding professional psychologists. With regard to addiction, most of them have either never been addicted, and can't imagine what it is like, or they are presently addicted, in which case they cannot see clearly. If you read
"The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind" by Princeton University psychologist Julian Jaynes, for example, you can see that it provides a piercing insight into how addiction works, but Jaynes was likely alcoholic, and simply could not see the connection.
Since you have a background in psychology, Boleo, have you read it? I'd be curious as to your thoughts on it.