Originally Posted by
GonzoTaxi 
I think the thing that bothers me about this article is not necessarily the steps that he chose or the fact that he isn't doing AA, but that he seems to believe that he has arrived at a destination instead of being on a journey that isn't over yet. Indeed, that will never end.
I have no problem with that, but he's contradicting himself. He hasn't quite got a handle on it if he needs constant babysitting so he doesn't accept a drink. Whatever 'destination' he may have in mind, it doesn't sound like he's arrived. He's saying he's not powerless, while simultaneously saying that he needs constant babysitting to not drink. He writes that "recovery culture has set the bar for being an alcoholic very, very low," but that is precisely what he has done.