I don't know if it was easy or not to quit, it's strange to say, but I quit regardless. When I decided to pack it in, the question of difficulty did not even come up, easy or hard, it was irrelevant. I was going to quit no matter what. Failure was never going to be an option, there was simply too much at stake. Everything was at stake, I guess.
I understand that most of us formerly alcohol dependent folks quit the same way, so I don't know how unusual we are, SiamAmerican. I would think that most who quit as we did are likely to be found in places other than alcoholism support groups.
Thanks for piping up and sharing your experience, hope you stick around.