Originally Posted by
RobbyRobot 
Having a drink is certainly part of an addiction for alcohol. Having a drink is not part of a recovery process, imo. Drinking is always 100% addiction and even then still a choice made.
True, but struggling and tapering from a high rate of drinking to a lower rate of drinking to NOT drinking is quite common. My bluebirds tell me that anytime someone with a maladaptive appetite for alcohol wants a drink, but refuses to take it, something positive has happened. Even if it wasn't technically
recovery yet.