AA didn't ring for me, so I tried just quitting. Many here on SR encouraged me to make a plan. I didn't and fell back into the fire. AVRT resounded much better to me and I subscribed to it. Soon, I found things that again did not resonate for me. I sank deeper in to the bottom of the bottle. This time, some enlightenment on the addiction lit me up like a light bulb. The concept of alcoholism I used to have was vanquished and I saw it in a clear light. No longer was I unable to divest myself of addiction, I simply and honestly saw the worthlessness of the drug and the lies it, and society's acceptance of alcohol, had placed on my life. I made the final choice to rid myself of addiction, and come hell or high water, I will not be catering to it again. End of story.